Julie's Guidebook

Julie
Julie's Guidebook

Food scene

Incredible bagels! Get there early on weekends to avoid lines.
28 locals recommend
BO's Bagels
235 W 116th St
28 locals recommend
Incredible bagels! Get there early on weekends to avoid lines.
98 locals recommend
BLVD Bistro NY
2149 Frederick Douglass Blvd
98 locals recommend
541 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th St
541 locals recommend
Wonderful neighborhood butcher. Interesting and delicious selection of meat and other local products.
212 locals recommend
Harlem Shake
100 W 124th St
212 locals recommend
Wonderful neighborhood butcher. Interesting and delicious selection of meat and other local products.
Incredible soul food. Go at off times to avoid the lines.
241 locals recommend
Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th St
241 locals recommend
Incredible soul food. Go at off times to avoid the lines.
12 locals recommend
Caféine
2124 Frederick Douglass Blvd
12 locals recommend
Wonderful crepes. Bring your laptop or NY Times.
23 locals recommend
Café Frederick
2104 Frederick Douglass Blvd
23 locals recommend
Wonderful crepes. Bring your laptop or NY Times.
To die for cookies. Must be shared! Or not. 😃
197 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd
197 locals recommend
To die for cookies. Must be shared! Or not. 😃
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend

Sightseeing

423 locals recommend
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller Plaza
423 locals recommend
Deeply moving. Not easy but important.
567 locals recommend
9/11 Memorial South Pool
180 Greenwich St
567 locals recommend
Deeply moving. Not easy but important.

Spiritual

Lines can be long. See their website for info on the queue.
35 locals recommend
First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
35 locals recommend
Largest gothic cathedral in the US
378 locals recommend
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
378 locals recommend
Largest gothic cathedral in the US

Traveler advice

Getting around

Many ways to get around

2/3/B/C trains all nearby. Uber, Lyft and Via all offer private or ride share options.