Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Best little cupcakes you will ever have. Try the cream cheese topping with a chocolate base. Always fresh.
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Butter Lane
123 E 7th StBest little cupcakes you will ever have. Try the cream cheese topping with a chocolate base. Always fresh.
Always delicious and always fun. Try the enchiladas and hibiscus margarita.
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Fonda
434 7th AveAlways delicious and always fun. Try the enchiladas and hibiscus margarita.
Juice Crawl
85 Avenue AAmazing fresh juices and decent prices.
Avant Garden East Village
95 E 7th St Vegetarian/Vegan
Somtum Der
85 Avenue AAuthentic Thai food. Ranked #4 in all of NYC.
Super thin crust pizza and excellent salads. Try the shroomtown.
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Gruppo Thin Crust Pizza
98 Avenue BSuper thin crust pizza and excellent salads. Try the shroomtown.
Supper
156 E 2nd StMinca
536 E 5th StLavagna
545 E 5th StBig Gay Ice Cream Shop
125 E 7th StMiss Lily's 7A Cafe
109 Avenue A#1 Caribbean Restaurant in NYC.
C&B
178 E 7th StRoot & Bone
200 E 3rd St
Pylos
128 E 7th StBobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida AveRanked #1 for fried chicken in NYC.
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton StBrunch!
Omakase!
Expensive but the best sushi you will ever eat. No sign on the door but easy to find.
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Kura
130 St Marks PlOmakase!
Expensive but the best sushi you will ever eat. No sign on the door but easy to find.
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveCaracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand StCafe Orlin
Luke's Lobster East Village
"Tell your Airbnb guests that if they want a real piece of meat they have to come here." - My dad
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Black Iron Burger
540 E 5th St"Tell your Airbnb guests that if they want a real piece of meat they have to come here." - My dad
Yuca Bar
111 Avenue AThe most perfect spot for an outdoor summer brunch.
Smorgasburg Williamsburg:
SATURDAYS 11am-6pm (spring/summer/fall)
"Buzzy seasonal outdoor foodie market on Saturdays, offering 75+ vendors & city skyline views."
Enjoy the views of Manhattan across the river as you chow down a ramen burger and sip on coconut water from a freshly chopped coconut.
P.S. Also go to Smorgasburg Prospect Park on Sundays 11-6. Then get lost in the magical park and later ask one of the horses for directions back.
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveSmorgasburg Williamsburg:
SATURDAYS 11am-6pm (spring/summer/fall)
"Buzzy seasonal outdoor foodie market on Saturdays, offering 75+ vendors & city skyline views."
Enjoy the views of Manhattan across the river as you chow down a ramen burger and sip on coconut water from a freshly chopped coconut.
P.S. Also go to Smorgasburg Prospect Park on Sundays 11-6. Then get lost in the magical park and later ask one of the horses for directions back.
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StDrinks & Nightlife
Really nice bar. There's no sign. There's always a door guy. You have to get on his list and wait for a spot to open up. Worth it.
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Death & Company
433 E 6th StReally nice bar. There's no sign. There's always a door guy. You have to get on his list and wait for a spot to open up. Worth it.
The Wayland
700 E 9th StPretty much the best bar around.
Really cute new place with a medical theme, full of couches and chandeliers.
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Sanatorium
14 Loisaida AvenueReally cute new place with a medical theme, full of couches and chandeliers.
Ace Bar
531 E 5th StFun. Games. Casual. Really big inside.
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village
45 Bleecker StComedy Club
Lovers of Today
132 1/2 E 7th St
Amor y Amargo
95 E 6th StBibi Wine Bar
211 East 4th StreetAlphabet City Beer Co.
96 Loisaida AveThe Third Man
Bar/Nightclub
"Young corporate types fill this vast, greenery-lined rooftop bar with postcard-ready Midtown views."
Really large rooftop with magical views of the Empire State Building (you can't get any closer than that to the Empire State Building without hurting your neck).
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230 FIFTH ROOFTOP BAR NYC
1150 5th AveBar/Nightclub
"Young corporate types fill this vast, greenery-lined rooftop bar with postcard-ready Midtown views."
Really large rooftop with magical views of the Empire State Building (you can't get any closer than that to the Empire State Building without hurting your neck).
Always fun and busy, with lots of industrial-style tables and seats.
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Boulton & Watt
5 Avenue AAlways fun and busy, with lots of industrial-style tables and seats.
Sightseeing
East River Promenade
East River PromenadeJohn V. Lindsay East River Park
1234 East 6th StreetBrooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeHipster Central.
Hop one stop on the L train or take a 10 minute ride across the Williamsburg bridge.
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Williamsburg
Hipster Central.
Hop one stop on the L train or take a 10 minute ride across the Williamsburg bridge.
See the view from the top. Just hop on the bus (M9 or M103) to get there and look out your window as you pass Chinatown on the way.
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One World Observatory
117 West StSee the view from the top. Just hop on the bus (M9 or M103) to get there and look out your window as you pass Chinatown on the way.
One World Trade Center
285 Fulton StParks & Nature
Good for people watching, dog watching (best dog park in the city) or just bringing a sandwich/coffee and sitting on a bench.
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Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetGood for people watching, dog watching (best dog park in the city) or just bringing a sandwich/coffee and sitting on a bench.
Better than Central Park. Designed and built by the same guys who created Central Park first, then make it 10X better by creating prospect park.
Bring something to feed the cute ducks and geese.
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Prospect Park
Better than Central Park. Designed and built by the same guys who created Central Park first, then make it 10X better by creating prospect park.
Bring something to feed the cute ducks and geese.
Essentials
Open 24/7, clean, good prices. Will have all your grocery/produce needs.
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Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AveOpen 24/7, clean, good prices. Will have all your grocery/produce needs.
Most popular yoga studio in all of NYC. Candlelit classes on Sunday evening.
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Yoga to the People Teacher Training
12 St Marks PlMost popular yoga studio in all of NYC. Candlelit classes on Sunday evening.
Bikram Yoga Lower East Side
172 Allen StreetHot.
Sunny & Annie's Deli
94 Avenue BSuper popular. Best sandwiches. Try the "Bush".
Entertainment & Activities
Beautiful historic building with gorgeous gold ceilings in some of their movie rooms.
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Village East Cinema
181-189 2nd AveBeautiful historic building with gorgeous gold ceilings in some of their movie rooms.
I love this little hidden movie theater and they always play something unique. Get there early and take a stroll through central park south.
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The Paris Theatre
4 W 58th StI love this little hidden movie theater and they always play something unique. Get there early and take a stroll through central park south.
Shopping
Mast Books
72 Avenue AExit9 Gift Emporium
51 Avenue AAlphabets
Cute gift store.
They have everything and some funny-looking old wooden escalators. Classic new york. Worth a visit for some gifts.
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Macy's
151 W 34th StThey have everything and some funny-looking old wooden escalators. Classic new york. Worth a visit for some gifts.