Guidebook for New York

Hilary
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Great for an Italian dinner with friends! Rustic chic environment.
156 locals raden deze aan
Supper
156 E 2nd St
156 locals raden deze aan
Great for an Italian dinner with friends! Rustic chic environment.
Same owner as Supper - similar menu, similar environment, just as delicious. Great for big groups, reasonably priced.
149 locals raden deze aan
Lil Charlie's NYC
19 Kenmare St
149 locals raden deze aan
Same owner as Supper - similar menu, similar environment, just as delicious. Great for big groups, reasonably priced.
Burgers.
22 locals raden deze aan
Sidewalk
22 locals raden deze aan
Burgers.
A cute cafe with Wifi, coffee, croissants, and many other menu items. Great for relaxing and getting stuff done in a great environment.
35 locals raden deze aan
Croissanteria
35 locals raden deze aan
A cute cafe with Wifi, coffee, croissants, and many other menu items. Great for relaxing and getting stuff done in a great environment.
This is my favorite coffee shop in the East Village - while they only give you 2 hours of free Wifi, that's been enough for me. I love the decor, and the coffee! It turns into a wine bar at night.
97 locals raden deze aan
Ost Cafe
97 locals raden deze aan
This is my favorite coffee shop in the East Village - while they only give you 2 hours of free Wifi, that's been enough for me. I love the decor, and the coffee! It turns into a wine bar at night.
One of the most famous Ramen Shops in New York City. You'll see why. Call or go ahead of time - could be a long wait!
271 locals raden deze aan
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.
271 locals raden deze aan
One of the most famous Ramen Shops in New York City. You'll see why. Call or go ahead of time - could be a long wait!
Another namesake Ramen Shop in New York City - let me know which one wins: Ippudo or Momofuku!
226 locals raden deze aan
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals raden deze aan
Another namesake Ramen Shop in New York City - let me know which one wins: Ippudo or Momofuku!
I love this Ramen Shop purely for the Curry Chicken ramen. My ultimate comfort food.
18 locals raden deze aan
Misoya
129 2nd Ave
18 locals raden deze aan
I love this Ramen Shop purely for the Curry Chicken ramen. My ultimate comfort food.
One of the most popular Greek restaurants in NYC. Try it, you'll see why! Great, lively, fun atmosphere.
93 locals raden deze aan
Pylos
128 E 7th St
93 locals raden deze aan
One of the most popular Greek restaurants in NYC. Try it, you'll see why! Great, lively, fun atmosphere.
Thin-crust pizza (free on Monday nights with a bottle of wine!), salads, pastas, and a few steps from my apartment!
60 locals raden deze aan
Gruppo Thin Crust Pizza
98 Avenue B
60 locals raden deze aan
Thin-crust pizza (free on Monday nights with a bottle of wine!), salads, pastas, and a few steps from my apartment!
Great, fun environment. Good for lunch, brunch, and dinner. Typical American food with a slight southern twist.
54 locals raden deze aan
Boulton & Watt
5 Avenue A
54 locals raden deze aan
Great, fun environment. Good for lunch, brunch, and dinner. Typical American food with a slight southern twist.
Another New York delicacy - highly recommended!
181 locals raden deze aan
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
181 locals raden deze aan
Another New York delicacy - highly recommended!
For the largest, juiciest, most delicious meat sandwiches you'll ever eat. A New York delicacy. $$$
690 locals raden deze aan
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals raden deze aan
For the largest, juiciest, most delicious meat sandwiches you'll ever eat. A New York delicacy. $$$
Great sushi!
18 locals raden deze aan
Kikoo Sushi
141 1st Ave.
18 locals raden deze aan
Great sushi!
Great sushi.
94 locals raden deze aan
Takahachi
85 Avenue A
94 locals raden deze aan
Great sushi.
Self explanatory. And yes they're delicious!
202 locals raden deze aan
Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue A
202 locals raden deze aan
Self explanatory. And yes they're delicious!
Great French restaurant.
101 locals raden deze aan
Lucien
14 1st Ave.
101 locals raden deze aan
Great French restaurant.
Highly-reviewed restaurant -- good for brunch and dinner.
81 locals raden deze aan
Root & Bone
200 E 3rd St
81 locals raden deze aan
Highly-reviewed restaurant -- good for brunch and dinner.
An incredible Greek joint - very authentic and reasonably priced. So happy to have it newly opened in the East Village!
40 locals raden deze aan
Taverna Kyclades
228 1st Avenue
40 locals raden deze aan
An incredible Greek joint - very authentic and reasonably priced. So happy to have it newly opened in the East Village!
Venezuelan Arepas - can't be beat!
355 locals raden deze aan
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
355 locals raden deze aan
Venezuelan Arepas - can't be beat!
If you're craving lobster any time of the year, go here. They import their lobsters from Maine - top quality!
85 locals raden deze aan
Luke's Lobster East Village
85 locals raden deze aan
If you're craving lobster any time of the year, go here. They import their lobsters from Maine - top quality!
Oysters and beer, can you ask for more?
57 locals raden deze aan
Upstate
95 1st Ave.
57 locals raden deze aan
Oysters and beer, can you ask for more?
Well known for generally healthy fare, a great environment for breakfast, lunch, dinner. If you're a veggie lover, go here!
186 locals raden deze aan
Westville East
173 Avenue A
186 locals raden deze aan
Well known for generally healthy fare, a great environment for breakfast, lunch, dinner. If you're a veggie lover, go here!
Really cool menu and delicious food.
87 locals raden deze aan
Northern Spy Food Co.
511 East 12th Street
87 locals raden deze aan
Really cool menu and delicious food.
Dig in! This is an amazing, hole-in-the-wall place but you'll be happy you went.
41 locals raden deze aan
Pommes Frites
128 MacDougal St
41 locals raden deze aan
Dig in! This is an amazing, hole-in-the-wall place but you'll be happy you went.
Craving some authentic noodles from X'ian, China? This is the place to go.
107 locals raden deze aan
Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway
107 locals raden deze aan
Craving some authentic noodles from X'ian, China? This is the place to go.
A great, local barbecue restaurant with amazing meat.
139 locals raden deze aan
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals raden deze aan
A great, local barbecue restaurant with amazing meat.
A great brunch place.
89 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Orlin
89 locals raden deze aan
A great brunch place.
The nearest Ramen joint, it's been written up many times. Love it!
103 locals raden deze aan
Minca
536 E 5th St
103 locals raden deze aan
The nearest Ramen joint, it's been written up many times. Love it!
Great Mexican place.
31 locals raden deze aan
Mercadito
179 Avenue B
31 locals raden deze aan
Great Mexican place.
Fried chicken from a famous restaurateur!
39 locals raden deze aan
Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
28 E 1st St
39 locals raden deze aan
Fried chicken from a famous restaurateur!
Mediterranean fare.
66 locals raden deze aan
Pardon My French
103 Avenue B
66 locals raden deze aan
Mediterranean fare.
From a famous restauranteur Mario Batali, Eataly important the majority of its stuff from Italy. It's a gourmet grocery store with "sit down areas" throughout - fish, veg, pasta/pizza, meat, gelato.
592 locals raden deze aan
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Ave
592 locals raden deze aan
From a famous restauranteur Mario Batali, Eataly important the majority of its stuff from Italy. It's a gourmet grocery store with "sit down areas" throughout - fish, veg, pasta/pizza, meat, gelato.
One of my favorite restaurants in New York. Fresh seafood all year round with down to earth atmosphere.
24 locals raden deze aan
Fish
280 Bleecker St
24 locals raden deze aan
One of my favorite restaurants in New York. Fresh seafood all year round with down to earth atmosphere.

Shopping

My deli/convenient store, located a few steps from my apartment on 6th and B. $1.25 coffee. Has everything you need from a fresh-made salad or sandwich, to laundry detergent.
63 locals raden deze aan
Sunny & Annie's Deli
94 Avenue B
63 locals raden deze aan
My deli/convenient store, located a few steps from my apartment on 6th and B. $1.25 coffee. Has everything you need from a fresh-made salad or sandwich, to laundry detergent.

Everything Else

Most long-distance buses depart and arrive here.
349 locals raden deze aan
Port Authority of NY station
641 8th Ave
349 locals raden deze aan
Most long-distance buses depart and arrive here.
Not only a train station, but a top tourist attraction in NYC. Beautiful, old, elegant, and breathtaking.
781 locals raden deze aan
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
781 locals raden deze aan
Not only a train station, but a top tourist attraction in NYC. Beautiful, old, elegant, and breathtaking.
Major NYC train station.
356 locals raden deze aan
Penn Station LIRR
214 W 34th St
356 locals raden deze aan
Major NYC train station.
The nearest convenient store if you're looking for a huge, typical-American drugstore.
41 locals raden deze aan
Rite Aid
81 1st Ave.
41 locals raden deze aan
The nearest convenient store if you're looking for a huge, typical-American drugstore.
Donation based yoga studio, really good classes. You'll sweat a lot for a great price! Right on St. Marks.
66 locals raden deze aan
Yoga to the People Teacher Training
12 St Marks Pl
66 locals raden deze aan
Donation based yoga studio, really good classes. You'll sweat a lot for a great price! Right on St. Marks.

Drinks & Nightlife

A cool, hip, trendy, and worth-it Mexican joint.
71 locals raden deze aan
Mayahuel Mariposa
304 East 6th Street
71 locals raden deze aan
A cool, hip, trendy, and worth-it Mexican joint.
The nearest, and coolest, bier garten.
128 locals raden deze aan
Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida Ave
128 locals raden deze aan
The nearest, and coolest, bier garten.
Chill here to watch a game, drink from a huge selection of worldwide beer, or buy a unique beer to go. The owner is awesome, he's my former coworker.
81 locals raden deze aan
Alphabet City Beer Co.
96 Loisaida Ave
81 locals raden deze aan
Chill here to watch a game, drink from a huge selection of worldwide beer, or buy a unique beer to go. The owner is awesome, he's my former coworker.
Jamaican fare. Cool environment.
137 locals raden deze aan
Miss Lily's 7A Cafe
109 Avenue A
137 locals raden deze aan
Jamaican fare. Cool environment.
A cool speak-easy bar.
203 locals raden deze aan
Death & Company
433 E 6th St
203 locals raden deze aan
A cool speak-easy bar.
Dim lighting, cool decor, old New York, big, comfy chairs, great cocktails.
45 locals raden deze aan
Cienfuegos
95 Avenue A
45 locals raden deze aan
Dim lighting, cool decor, old New York, big, comfy chairs, great cocktails.
Great for live music and dancing.
17 locals raden deze aan
DROM
85 Avenue A
17 locals raden deze aan
Great for live music and dancing.

Essentials

For all essentials.
509 locals raden deze aan
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle Ave
509 locals raden deze aan
For all essentials.
Organic, nutritious, gourmet supermarket. Pricey but amazing.
1895 locals raden deze aan
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals raden deze aan
Organic, nutritious, gourmet supermarket. Pricey but amazing.
Huge supermarket, cheap, great selection of stuff, long lines, but so worth it.
1296 locals raden deze aan
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals raden deze aan
Huge supermarket, cheap, great selection of stuff, long lines, but so worth it.
For all locally produced groceries!
18 locals raden deze aan
Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket
East 7th Street
18 locals raden deze aan
For all locally produced groceries!

Sightseeing

A block from my apartment, a lot of greenery, a beautiful scene!
538 locals raden deze aan
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals raden deze aan
A block from my apartment, a lot of greenery, a beautiful scene!
Not only great for walking around, but it's also called "Little Tokyo." You'll see why when you get there! Walk into any shop for a great Japanese meal.
111 locals raden deze aan
Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks Place
111 locals raden deze aan
Not only great for walking around, but it's also called "Little Tokyo." You'll see why when you get there! Walk into any shop for a great Japanese meal.
Awesome tour of old New York - you learn about how people lived in the Lower East Side in the late 1800's to early 1900's. They bought a building and maintained it for the museum!
603 locals raden deze aan
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals raden deze aan
Awesome tour of old New York - you learn about how people lived in the Lower East Side in the late 1800's to early 1900's. They bought a building and maintained it for the museum!
A New York institution.
2653 locals raden deze aan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals raden deze aan
A New York institution.
Cool exhibits and amazing art from famous artists.
2114 locals raden deze aan
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals raden deze aan
Cool exhibits and amazing art from famous artists.