Guidebook for New York
Drinks & Nightlife
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey StGreat mid-sized live music venue
One Mile House NYC
Small pub with great beers on tap
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St3 stages, almost always free and great local/regional bands
Food Scene
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Avequality simple food done exceptionally well
Small, quality long-standing new orleans style dive. Great brunch and bloody marys.
27 locals recommend
Great Jones Cafe
54 Great Jones StreetSmall, quality long-standing new orleans style dive. Great brunch and bloody marys.
Mile End Deli
97a Bond Stterrific meaty sandwiches
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston Stpastrami / corned beef institution
Lucien
14 1st Ave.wonderful quaint French restaurant - brunch, lunch, dinner...
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Avedelicious BBQ
Fiat Café
203 Mott StSmall affordable neighborhood Italian joint
Walk through taco shop down to secret restaurant. Make reservations.
263 locals recommend
La Esquina - SoHo
114 Kenmare StWalk through taco shop down to secret restaurant. Make reservations.
Tacombi
267 Elizabeth StTaco spot in cool, airy Mexican space in Soho
Unique spot - walk through pawn shop to enter restaurant. Fun vibe good food.
235 locals recommend
Beauty & Essex
146 Essex StUnique spot - walk through pawn shop to enter restaurant. Fun vibe good food.
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard StNew sit down location!
Bowery Meat Company
9 E 1st StDuck lasagna & wagyu steak
GATO
324 Lafayette StBobby Flay spot with lots of bar seats to enjoy tasty tapas
Barrio Chino
253 Broome StTasty mexican in divey spot - lunch/brunch/din
Cocoron
16 Delancey StTerrific soba & ramen
Root & Bone
200 E 3rd StFried chicken, shrimp & grits with honey tabasco...
Oyster nights on Sunday/Monday. Tiny bar with amazing food, mostly ceviche and latin-ized sushi dishes
56 locals recommend
Desnuda
221 S 1st StOyster nights on Sunday/Monday. Tiny bar with amazing food, mostly ceviche and latin-ized sushi dishes
Exceptional Thai food. No reservations. Pro tip: stop by 1.5-2hrs before your desired eating time and give name/mobile #. Go get a cocktail nearby and they'll text you when something opens up.
68 locals recommend
Uncle Boons
186 Mott StExceptional Thai food. No reservations. Pro tip: stop by 1.5-2hrs before your desired eating time and give name/mobile #. Go get a cocktail nearby and they'll text you when something opens up.
artisinal wraps - casual, delicious food for dine-in, takeout or delivery
32 locals recommend
Wolfnights
99 Rivington Startisinal wraps - casual, delicious food for dine-in, takeout or delivery
Arts & Culture
Great tours providing insight into the rich Lower East Side immigrant history
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StGreat tours providing insight into the rich Lower East Side immigrant history
Take elevator to top of Citizen M hotel (you stare at it from the living room window). FANTASTIC rooftop bar/cafe.
Definitely check out the bathroom - view from the far one is amazing.
Enjoy street art in stairwell on the way down.
Museum of Street Art (MoSA)
189 BoweryTake elevator to top of Citizen M hotel (you stare at it from the living room window). FANTASTIC rooftop bar/cafe.
Definitely check out the bathroom - view from the far one is amazing.
Enjoy street art in stairwell on the way down.
Sightseeing
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryCool museum
Entertainment & Activities
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe AveAmazing live music venue with great food, drinks, fun