Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Best place for people watch, amazing farm to table food. Crafted drinks at the bar. Downtown hipster hangout joint
193 locals recommend
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard StBest place for people watch, amazing farm to table food. Crafted drinks at the bar. Downtown hipster hangout joint
Dim Sum Go Go
5 E BroadwayBest weekend Dim Sum place. Worth the wait
Wait in the long line for its juicy buns. The wait it self is an exciting thing. Give about half and hour to 1 hour every day lunch or dinner time. Unless its off hour, you can score a table fast
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 BoweryWait in the long line for its juicy buns. The wait it self is an exciting thing. Give about half and hour to 1 hour every day lunch or dinner time. Unless its off hour, you can score a table fast
Marea
240 Central Park Ssuper amazing but pricy Italian food, the best!
JoJo
160 E 64th StModern French restaurant
The Mark Hotel
25 E 77th StGreat American food in a beautiful environment
Crepe Cafe
1642 Lexington Avenuecoffee shop across the street serve breakfast, lunch and early dinner
Neighborhood restaurant serves the best pizza and everything Italian
35 locals recommend
Lexington Pizza Parlour
1590 Lexington AveNeighborhood restaurant serves the best pizza and everything Italian
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Aveindoor italian food market with many restaurants inside
Chelsea Market
75 9th Aveindoor market for all kinds of amazing food
Ooki Sushi
1575 3rd Avegreat neighborhood japanese restaurant. Cheap, fast and great food
Great Korean food one next to another
32nd street and broadway. 6 train get off 32nd street. walk over 2 blocks
159 locals recommend
Koreatown
Great Korean food one next to another
32nd street and broadway. 6 train get off 32nd street. walk over 2 blocks
Everything Else
Beautiful view at the foot of brooklyn bridge. There's a small park there to walk around
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeBeautiful view at the foot of brooklyn bridge. There's a small park there to walk around
Shopping, people watching. Just walk around. weekend farmer's market, dining...
277 locals recommend
South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton StShopping, people watching. Just walk around. weekend farmer's market, dining...
Great area just to walk around for some Italian food, snacks, little stores... warm days you can sit outside watch dogs, people walk by have some Italian coffee or sweets
312 locals recommend
Little Italy
189 Grand StGreat area just to walk around for some Italian food, snacks, little stores... warm days you can sit outside watch dogs, people walk by have some Italian coffee or sweets
Best for windown shopping or real shopping. small cobble stone streets, high end designer label stores. Super cool shops and now some affordable stores too
909 locals recommend
SoHo
Best for windown shopping or real shopping. small cobble stone streets, high end designer label stores. Super cool shops and now some affordable stores too
bar and lounge on 2nd floor is the best for relaxing and meeting friends for drinks and hang out all day
33 locals recommend
Soho Grand Hotel
310 W Broadwaybar and lounge on 2nd floor is the best for relaxing and meeting friends for drinks and hang out all day
a bit of a walk or M15 bus. Tons of bars, restaurants, little Japan. NYU student town and hipster area.
216 locals recommend
East Village
a bit of a walk or M15 bus. Tons of bars, restaurants, little Japan. NYU student town and hipster area.
along the water which is only 2 block away from the apt. lots of joggers run along the water every day. some people are fishing from the river all day... good for long walks
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Avealong the water which is only 2 block away from the apt. lots of joggers run along the water every day. some people are fishing from the river all day... good for long walks
Arts & Culture
Best museum downtown. check out some edgy shows. Lots of cool people there. Also a nice rooftop.
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryBest museum downtown. check out some edgy shows. Lots of cool people there. Also a nice rooftop.
One of the best photography museums ever, straight across from the New Museum. You can do half day museum trip to both. there are a lot of hip galleries around as well.
52 locals recommend
International Center of Photography Museum
79 Essex StOne of the best photography museums ever, straight across from the New Museum. You can do half day museum trip to both. there are a lot of hip galleries around as well.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avethe Best
Neue Galerie
1048 5th AveGerman & Austrian Art
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveMuseum of the City of New York
1220 5th AveWithin 2 blocks by walking distance
Drinks & Nightlife
faux English hunting lodge bar/restaurant. A lot of beautiful, cool people, mostly in art and fashion
60 locals recommend
Freeman Alley
Freeman Alleyfaux English hunting lodge bar/restaurant. A lot of beautiful, cool people, mostly in art and fashion
there are so many bars, restaurants, cafes in lower east side. Traffic jam 3am! If you like young hip and fun crowd, check that area out just by 10 mins walking distance from my place.
214 locals recommend
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge Stthere are so many bars, restaurants, cafes in lower east side. Traffic jam 3am! If you like young hip and fun crowd, check that area out just by 10 mins walking distance from my place.
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
35 E 76th StThe famous nightly live show at the Bobby Short bar
Sightseeing
Its being developed as the new water front of New York downtown.
Lots of restaurants, shopping, parks...you can stroll around or eat, drink in local restaurants in open air. Very nice area to walk around all day
6 locals recommend
South Street
South StreetIts being developed as the new water front of New York downtown.
Lots of restaurants, shopping, parks...you can stroll around or eat, drink in local restaurants in open air. Very nice area to walk around all day
Just to see the inside of the station. Its beautiful and its for free. Within 1 train ride down from the apt. 6 train get of Grand Central station. you are there!
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StJust to see the inside of the station. Its beautiful and its for free. Within 1 train ride down from the apt. 6 train get of Grand Central station. you are there!
Shopping
This is newest area in New York with indoor highend shopping, restaurants. You can check out the amazing architecture. Its large, you can spend all day inside
126 locals recommend
Brookfield Place
230 Vesey StThis is newest area in New York with indoor highend shopping, restaurants. You can check out the amazing architecture. Its large, you can spend all day inside
It has shopping, food and bars
the nicest indoor mall in manhattan
112 locals recommend
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus CirIt has shopping, food and bars
the nicest indoor mall in manhattan
Walk down 5th Ave from 60th street is the best window shopping you can do in NY.
all the luxury brands are on that street
39 locals recommend
5th Avenue
5th AvenueWalk down 5th Ave from 60th street is the best window shopping you can do in NY.
all the luxury brands are on that street
Parks & Nature
Vanderbilt Gate
East 105th StreetCheck out the formal garden there. The best kept secret of NY
Central Park
85 S Jefferson Rd
The High Line Park
along east river, very beautiful to walk during the day. there is walk way created for runners and bikers
64 locals recommend
John V. Lindsay East River Park
1234 East 6th Streetalong east river, very beautiful to walk during the day. there is walk way created for runners and bikers