Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Great, cozy Lunch or Dinner. No Reservations needed. Best BLT in town
21 locals recommend
Frankies 570 Spuntino
570 Hudson St
21 locals recommend
Great, cozy Lunch or Dinner. No Reservations needed. Best BLT in town
Cozy little coffee shop, great coffee.
76 locals recommend
Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee
138 W 10th St
76 locals recommend
Cozy little coffee shop, great coffee.
Great selection of teas
12 locals recommend
McNulty's Tea & Coffee
109 Christopher St
12 locals recommend
Great selection of teas
Great cafe, amazing nutella cookies
16 locals recommend
Mojo Coffee
128 Charles St
16 locals recommend
Great cafe, amazing nutella cookies
Best pasta as well as wine and atmosphere.
44 locals recommend
dell'anima
600 11th Ave
44 locals recommend
Best pasta as well as wine and atmosphere.
Great italian bakery/cafe
IL Cantuccio
91 Christopher St
Great italian bakery/cafe
Beast cheese shop, also features a grilled cheese bar.
179 locals recommend
Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson Avenue
179 locals recommend
Beast cheese shop, also features a grilled cheese bar.
Modern and inventive Chinese food. Great restaurant
124 locals recommend
RedFarm
529 Hudson St
124 locals recommend
Modern and inventive Chinese food. Great restaurant
Who docent love a good traditional diner.
Hudson Diner
Who docent love a good traditional diner.
Best burgers
111 locals recommend
Little Owl
90 Bedford St
111 locals recommend
Best burgers
Superb, eclectic food.
65 locals recommend
Fedora
65 locals recommend
Superb, eclectic food.
Home made pasta to die for
26 locals recommend
Perla Cafe
26 locals recommend
Home made pasta to die for
Japanese BBQ
27 locals recommend
Takashi
27 locals recommend
Japanese BBQ
Not to be missed, especially the soup dumplings.
8 locals recommend
Annisa
8 locals recommend
Not to be missed, especially the soup dumplings.
Great Brunch
96 locals recommend
Joseph Leonard
170 Waverly Pl
96 locals recommend
Great Brunch
Simple organic brunch/lunch, excellent for vegans. No thrills
71 locals recommend
Westville West
210 W 10th St
71 locals recommend
Simple organic brunch/lunch, excellent for vegans. No thrills
Awesome, cheap tacos
72 locals recommend
Dos Toros Taqueria
137 4th Ave
72 locals recommend
Awesome, cheap tacos
This unassuming tiny sandwich space is amazing
'ino
21 Bedford Street
This unassuming tiny sandwich space is amazing
Quick, cheap falafel
116 locals recommend
Taïm
45 Spring St
116 locals recommend
Quick, cheap falafel

Essentials

Gourmet supermarket 2 blocks away from our apartment
151 locals recommend
D'Agostino
528 3rd Ave
151 locals recommend
Gourmet supermarket 2 blocks away from our apartment

Shopping

Amazing selection of wine
7 locals recommend
Sea Grape Wine Shop
512 Hudson St
7 locals recommend
Amazing selection of wine
Very eclectic store. Artisan chocolates, salt and flowers. Definitely worth a visit.
10 locals recommend
The Meadow - Hudson Street
240 Mulberry Street
10 locals recommend
Very eclectic store. Artisan chocolates, salt and flowers. Definitely worth a visit.
Aromatics store. Amazing organic oils, blends sprays and incense.
Enfleurage Inc
237 W 13th St
Aromatics store. Amazing organic oils, blends sprays and incense.
You’ll be transported to Paris once you step inside this opulent bath-and-body shop
Aedes Perfumery
16A Orchard St
You’ll be transported to Paris once you step inside this opulent bath-and-body shop
Shoes, dresses and amazing jewelry
Albertine General
15 Christopher Street
Shoes, dresses and amazing jewelry
Established in 1838, Bigelow is the oldest apothecary in America. A must visit
34 locals recommend
C.O. Bigelow
414 6th Ave
34 locals recommend
Established in 1838, Bigelow is the oldest apothecary in America. A must visit
Cozy west village boutique
Considerosity
191 West 4th Street
Cozy west village boutique
Beautiful vintage clothing store
Darling
1 Horatio St
Beautiful vintage clothing store
Perhaps Manhattan’s only store dedicated to rubber stamps, definitely worth a visit.
The Ink Pad
233 W 19th St
Perhaps Manhattan’s only store dedicated to rubber stamps, definitely worth a visit.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great coffee, beer and a pinball machine in the basement
12 locals recommend
Upright
547 Hudson Street
12 locals recommend
Great coffee, beer and a pinball machine in the basement
A speak easy in the tradition of the 1920's. Great cocktail menu as well as palm reader
256 locals recommend
Employees Only
510 Hudson St
256 locals recommend
A speak easy in the tradition of the 1920's. Great cocktail menu as well as palm reader
Great cheap eats and beer. Definitely a local hangout.
150 locals recommend
Corner Bistro
331 West 4th Street
150 locals recommend
Great cheap eats and beer. Definitely a local hangout.
Stylish scottish tavern
43 locals recommend
Highlands
150 W 10th St
43 locals recommend
Stylish scottish tavern
Great dive bar
35 locals recommend
The Rusty Knot
425 West St
35 locals recommend
Great dive bar

Everything Else

Great bread shop. Grab a quick cheap fresh sandwich
191 locals recommend
Amy's Bread
672 9th Ave
191 locals recommend
Great bread shop. Grab a quick cheap fresh sandwich
Robert Lyons moves his indispensable theatrical crucible (home to the summer Ice Factory Festival and much more) to the landmarked Archive building that formerly housed the Wings Theater.
New Ohio Theatre
154 Christopher St
Robert Lyons moves his indispensable theatrical crucible (home to the summer Ice Factory Festival and much more) to the landmarked Archive building that formerly housed the Wings Theater.

Arts & Culture

Longest operating off broadway theatre in NYC. Definitely worth checking out whats playing
27 locals recommend
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St
27 locals recommend
Longest operating off broadway theatre in NYC. Definitely worth checking out whats playing
Great Cabaret fun for all ages
45 locals recommend
The Duplex
61 Christopher St
45 locals recommend
Great Cabaret fun for all ages
This center for the LGBT community was established in 1983 and is now the second-largest center of its kind wordwide. It hosts more than 6,000 visitors weekly
Identity House
208 W 13th St
This center for the LGBT community was established in 1983 and is now the second-largest center of its kind wordwide. It hosts more than 6,000 visitors weekly
The former Luhring Augustine director Michele Maccarone, an outspoken dealer and activist for artists, holds court in this 8,000-square-foot space, where she dedicates herself to representing artists
Maccarone
165 E 64th St
The former Luhring Augustine director Michele Maccarone, an outspoken dealer and activist for artists, holds court in this 8,000-square-foot space, where she dedicates herself to representing artists