Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Babbalucci
331 Malcolm X BlvdThe Burrata pizza is a must-have!
Chicken and Waffles for brunch! Live Gospel music on Sundays. Don't forget to get the Corn Muffins! Good for cocktails. Live music or DJ most nights.
1044 locals recommend
Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveChicken and Waffles for brunch! Live Gospel music on Sundays. Don't forget to get the Corn Muffins! Good for cocktails. Live music or DJ most nights.
Great neighborhood hang-out for good eats, drinks & watching the game.
345 locals recommend
The Corner Social
321 Malcolm X BlvdGreat neighborhood hang-out for good eats, drinks & watching the game.
Essentials
Great selection of hot and cold salad items as well as pizza, sandwiches/panini and sushi makes for a quick and inexpensive dinner
541 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StGreat selection of hot and cold salad items as well as pizza, sandwiches/panini and sushi makes for a quick and inexpensive dinner
Everything Else
Very friendly and reasonably priced yoga studio. Mat pilates classes also available. $14 per class. Schedule: http://harlemyogastudio.com/schedule/
13 locals recommend
Harlem Yoga Studio
44 W 125th StVery friendly and reasonably priced yoga studio. Mat pilates classes also available. $14 per class. Schedule: http://harlemyogastudio.com/schedule/
Shopping
Very, very good prices for casual, quality clothing for men, women, children & infants
44 locals recommend
Gap Factory
264 W 125th StVery, very good prices for casual, quality clothing for men, women, children & infants
Discounted shoes and sneakers for the whole family from your favorite brands!
59 locals recommend
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
301 W 125th StDiscounted shoes and sneakers for the whole family from your favorite brands!
T.J. Maxx
815 Hutchinson River PkwyDesigner labels for less. Home goods also. Not crowded!
Discount department store with a large selection of goods but often crowded. Go early to beat the crowds.
143 locals recommend
Marshalls
125 W 125th StDiscount department store with a large selection of goods but often crowded. Go early to beat the crowds.
Entertainment & Activities
Yankee Stadium
1 E 161 St20-25 minutes by subway or 10 minutes by taxi.
Arts & Culture
If you can only do one museum in NYC, it has to be the "Met". Must sees are the European Art (Old Masters, Renaissance and Impressionist especially Monet's Water lilies), Greek and Roman Sculpture, the Egyptian Wing/Temple of Dendur and the American Wing especially the Singer Sargent paintings. Admission is suggested. Pay what you wish but please support the arts and our beautiful museum.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveIf you can only do one museum in NYC, it has to be the "Met". Must sees are the European Art (Old Masters, Renaissance and Impressionist especially Monet's Water lilies), Greek and Roman Sculpture, the Egyptian Wing/Temple of Dendur and the American Wing especially the Singer Sargent paintings. Admission is suggested. Pay what you wish but please support the arts and our beautiful museum.
Sightseeing
This is our favorite observation deck in the city because it gives you the best view of both the Empire State Building and Central Park including views all the way downtown and all the way to Yankee Stadium on a clear day. Also, there is rarely a line or crowded. Go early or late afternoon for the best light for photographs.
423 locals recommend
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller PlazaThis is our favorite observation deck in the city because it gives you the best view of both the Empire State Building and Central Park including views all the way downtown and all the way to Yankee Stadium on a clear day. Also, there is rarely a line or crowded. Go early or late afternoon for the best light for photographs.
Go to Liberty Island on a tour or simply take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) for an up close vantage point of Lady Liberty. The Circle Line is another option for getting up close.
1303 locals recommend
Statue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis IslandGo to Liberty Island on a tour or simply take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) for an up close vantage point of Lady Liberty. The Circle Line is another option for getting up close.
Iconic neighborhood south of 14th St. & north of Houston (pronounced House-ton) St. known simply as "The Village" to New Yorkers. Start at Bleecker St. & LaGuardia Place walking along Bleecker checking out the famous bars & live music venues (e.g. Peculiar Pub, Bitter End) to the MacDougal St. intersection which is the hub of the Village. Wander up north on MacDougal past the renowned Cafe Wha & Minetta Tavern turning onto Minetta Lane then head down Carmine St. to Joe's Pizza for some of the best sliced pizza in NYC. Then continue west on Bleecker turning north on 7th Ave to Christopher St. and the Stonewall National Monument just outside the Stonewall Inn where the LGBT movement began.
180 locals recommend
Greenwich Village
Iconic neighborhood south of 14th St. & north of Houston (pronounced House-ton) St. known simply as "The Village" to New Yorkers. Start at Bleecker St. & LaGuardia Place walking along Bleecker checking out the famous bars & live music venues (e.g. Peculiar Pub, Bitter End) to the MacDougal St. intersection which is the hub of the Village. Wander up north on MacDougal past the renowned Cafe Wha & Minetta Tavern turning onto Minetta Lane then head down Carmine St. to Joe's Pizza for some of the best sliced pizza in NYC. Then continue west on Bleecker turning north on 7th Ave to Christopher St. and the Stonewall National Monument just outside the Stonewall Inn where the LGBT movement began.
Our favorite neighborhood (outside of Harlem!) in NYC. The quaint side-streets and intimate restaurants and bars are a wonderful respite from the hustle and bustle of NYC. The W. Village is separated from the Central Village by West 4th St. Visit the original Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker, the Friends building at 90 Bedford St. or 66 Perry St. (Carrie Bradshaw's building on Sex and the City.) Little Owl is a fabulous teeny tiny restaurant. Spotted Pig is a wonderful gastropub. Buvette is a wonderful bistro and wine bar. Employees Only and Little Branch are fabulous speak-easy type cocktail bars. Feel free to wander & discover your own favorites!
224 locals recommend
West Village
Our favorite neighborhood (outside of Harlem!) in NYC. The quaint side-streets and intimate restaurants and bars are a wonderful respite from the hustle and bustle of NYC. The W. Village is separated from the Central Village by West 4th St. Visit the original Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker, the Friends building at 90 Bedford St. or 66 Perry St. (Carrie Bradshaw's building on Sex and the City.) Little Owl is a fabulous teeny tiny restaurant. Spotted Pig is a wonderful gastropub. Buvette is a wonderful bistro and wine bar. Employees Only and Little Branch are fabulous speak-easy type cocktail bars. Feel free to wander & discover your own favorites!