Guidebook for New York

Elyse
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Amazing tiny restaurant around the corner with fantastic Japanese food and an extensive sake selection!
15 locals recommend
Azasu
49 Clinton Street
15 locals recommend
Amazing tiny restaurant around the corner with fantastic Japanese food and an extensive sake selection!
Salty DELICIOUS asian fushion!
98 locals recommend
Pig and Khao
68 Clinton St
98 locals recommend
Salty DELICIOUS asian fushion!
Japanese food is great in NYC!
14 locals recommend
SakaMai
157 Ludlow St
14 locals recommend
Japanese food is great in NYC!
Great Ramen! Yum!
124 locals recommend
Ivan Ramen
25 Clinton St
124 locals recommend
Great Ramen! Yum!
The new Russ & Daughter's restaurant is beautiful and fabulous and nearby! Lox heaven!
181 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
181 locals recommend
The new Russ & Daughter's restaurant is beautiful and fabulous and nearby! Lox heaven!
Arguably the best doughnuts in the northern hemisphere.
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Arguably the best doughnuts in the northern hemisphere.
Amazing gluten free doughnuts!
48 locals recommend
Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC
248 Broome St
48 locals recommend
Amazing gluten free doughnuts!
Great, meaty food, although a little heavy! Trendy place, but worth it!
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Great, meaty food, although a little heavy! Trendy place, but worth it!
Good cappuccino down the block, plus nice little avocado toasts and other snacks.
13 locals recommend
Rosella Coffee Shop
13 locals recommend
Good cappuccino down the block, plus nice little avocado toasts and other snacks.
This place put Clinton Street on the map- for good reason, but get ready to wait in line! It's just down the street!
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
This place put Clinton Street on the map- for good reason, but get ready to wait in line! It's just down the street!
Really fantastic, local, mind blowing cuisine. You'll wait on weekends for brunch, but it's with it!
99 locals recommend
Prune
54 E 1st St
99 locals recommend
Really fantastic, local, mind blowing cuisine. You'll wait on weekends for brunch, but it's with it!
One of my very favorite Japanese restaurants in NYC. Famous for tempura fried sweet potato. It's very understated, not cheap, but absolutely fantastic. Hidden bathroom sanctuaries! So beautiful!
14 locals recommend
Kyo Ya
94 E 7th St
14 locals recommend
One of my very favorite Japanese restaurants in NYC. Famous for tempura fried sweet potato. It's very understated, not cheap, but absolutely fantastic. Hidden bathroom sanctuaries! So beautiful!
GREAT coffee! Tiny little place. And amazing pastries made locally every morning (get em early- they sell out).
127 locals recommend
Abraço
81 E 7th St
127 locals recommend
GREAT coffee! Tiny little place. And amazing pastries made locally every morning (get em early- they sell out).
One of the best coffee spots in NYC!
236 locals recommend
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 locals recommend
One of the best coffee spots in NYC!
THE BEST ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD.
79 locals recommend
Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream
2 Rivington St
79 locals recommend
THE BEST ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD.
Super friendly, delicious, healthy restaurant with a weird, "Aliens eat free" slogan...?
24 locals recommend
Siggy's Good Food
24 locals recommend
Super friendly, delicious, healthy restaurant with a weird, "Aliens eat free" slogan...?
If you love food, please go! They don't take reservations, and it's loud and crowded. But AMAZING! Try the 'Penicillin' cocktail.
112 locals recommend
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South Street
112 locals recommend
If you love food, please go! They don't take reservations, and it's loud and crowded. But AMAZING! Try the 'Penicillin' cocktail.
Great food, trendy, chic and popular. Good raw bar, good cocktails, pretty interior with lots of deer antlers and distressed walls.
60 locals recommend
Freeman Alley
Freeman Alley
60 locals recommend
Great food, trendy, chic and popular. Good raw bar, good cocktails, pretty interior with lots of deer antlers and distressed walls.
Great, tiny, gem of a healthy, yummy, super hip little restaurant.
212 locals recommend
Dimes
49 Canal St
212 locals recommend
Great, tiny, gem of a healthy, yummy, super hip little restaurant.
Japanese macrobiotic yum!
27 locals recommend
Souen at East Village
326 East 6th Street
27 locals recommend
Japanese macrobiotic yum!
Cool little restaurant inside the Essex Street Market. Great food, but weird hours (check before you go).
20 locals recommend
Shopsin's
88 Essex St
20 locals recommend
Cool little restaurant inside the Essex Street Market. Great food, but weird hours (check before you go).
Good food, drinks, ambience and people watching!
127 locals recommend
Schiller's Liquor Bar
127 locals recommend
Good food, drinks, ambience and people watching!
Super hip little Soho frenchy restaurant- food is great, coffee is good, pretty people watching and possible celebrity sitings.
219 locals recommend
Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St
219 locals recommend
Super hip little Soho frenchy restaurant- food is great, coffee is good, pretty people watching and possible celebrity sitings.
Great Cuban food, super hip. There's a quick take out space next to the restaurant which is just as good.
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
Great Cuban food, super hip. There's a quick take out space next to the restaurant which is just as good.
The Shroomtown pizza is so delicious!
60 locals recommend
Gruppo Thin Crust Pizza
98 Avenue B
60 locals recommend
The Shroomtown pizza is so delicious!
Delicious, absolutely cheap, authentic Indian food. Cabbies love this place. If you're feeling like NYC is pricy, hit this satisfying dive! The chai tea is great too.
34 locals recommend
Punjabi Deli
114 E 1st St
34 locals recommend
Delicious, absolutely cheap, authentic Indian food. Cabbies love this place. If you're feeling like NYC is pricy, hit this satisfying dive! The chai tea is great too.
Healthy, quick, juices and smoothies- there are several around town- yummy (but not cheap).
178 locals recommend
Juice Press
70 E 1st St
178 locals recommend
Healthy, quick, juices and smoothies- there are several around town- yummy (but not cheap).
Small Jamaican bar/restaurant with good music and dancing upstairs.
9 locals recommend
Spur Tree
76 Orchard St
9 locals recommend
Small Jamaican bar/restaurant with good music and dancing upstairs.

Drinks & Nightlife

Can't get this kind of place in Kansas!
25 locals recommend
Nurse Bettie
106 Norfolk St
25 locals recommend
Can't get this kind of place in Kansas!
This is one of the most amazing sake bars you'll find outside of Japan. It's hard to find- no sign- look for the 'On Air' red light on 9th street. Look for the kitty shrine inside.
88 locals recommend
Sake Bar Decibel
240 E 9th St
88 locals recommend
This is one of the most amazing sake bars you'll find outside of Japan. It's hard to find- no sign- look for the 'On Air' red light on 9th street. Look for the kitty shrine inside.
One of my oldest favorite places in NYC. French-Russian with a non-trendy, eccentric clientele and the most beautiful green, glittering, palm leaf ceiling. Live music, flavored vodka and borsht!
35 locals recommend
Anyway Cafe
1602 E 2nd St
35 locals recommend
One of my oldest favorite places in NYC. French-Russian with a non-trendy, eccentric clientele and the most beautiful green, glittering, palm leaf ceiling. Live music, flavored vodka and borsht!
The entrance to this "secret" speak easy bar is through a phone booth inside the Grif Dogs hot dog space. Go early or at an off time, or else you WAIT! Zzzzzzzzzz....
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks Pl
287 locals recommend
The entrance to this "secret" speak easy bar is through a phone booth inside the Grif Dogs hot dog space. Go early or at an off time, or else you WAIT! Zzzzzzzzzz....
Dive bar with plastic coated couches and Ms. Pacman tables.
44 locals recommend
Welcome To The Johnsons
123 Rivington St
44 locals recommend
Dive bar with plastic coated couches and Ms. Pacman tables.
Good late night dance club- try Sunday late for reggae night. Beautiful interior.
24 locals recommend
Louie and Chan
292-310 Broome St
24 locals recommend
Good late night dance club- try Sunday late for reggae night. Beautiful interior.

Essentials

Try the chocolate covered glanced apricots! Totally mind blowing!
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Try the chocolate covered glanced apricots! Totally mind blowing!
Old, lower east side big grocery with a few restaurants (and good ones), weird shops, local ice cream and old New York character.
341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex St
341 locals recommend
Old, lower east side big grocery with a few restaurants (and good ones), weird shops, local ice cream and old New York character.
Pricey, but healthy and an amazing variety of good food.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
Pricey, but healthy and an amazing variety of good food.

Arts & Culture

Great indie films and one of NYC's oldest theaters.
246 locals recommend
Sunshine Cinema
246 locals recommend
Great indie films and one of NYC's oldest theaters.
Super close, very New York, modern museum with a great gift shop!
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery
629 locals recommend
Super close, very New York, modern museum with a great gift shop!

Shopping

I love this kooky little store. I buy my Japanese wash tape here, Danish lighting and other great little objects. Beautifully curated store- the staff is pretty aloof- don't take it personally.
14 locals recommend
Top Hat
245 Broome St
14 locals recommend
I love this kooky little store. I buy my Japanese wash tape here, Danish lighting and other great little objects. Beautifully curated store- the staff is pretty aloof- don't take it personally.
Second hand, high end clothing shop- Japanese run & curated. Good couture finds.
52 locals recommend
Tokio 7
83 E 7th St
52 locals recommend
Second hand, high end clothing shop- Japanese run & curated. Good couture finds.
High end second hand clothing shop. Good finds, but sometimes there are annoying people inside the store. :[
15 locals recommend
INA
21 Prince St
15 locals recommend
High end second hand clothing shop. Good finds, but sometimes there are annoying people inside the store. :[
SUCH A CLASSIC!
42 locals recommend
Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby St
42 locals recommend
SUCH A CLASSIC!
Cool museum design store- walking distance to the apartment.
39 locals recommend
MoMA Design Store
81 Spring St
39 locals recommend
Cool museum design store- walking distance to the apartment.

Everything Else

Total classic!
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals recommend
Total classic!
Peaceful respite from the crazy city. They have a "water lounge" and a great steam room & sauna. Good treatments.
21 locals recommend
Great Jones Spa
29 Great Jones St
21 locals recommend
Peaceful respite from the crazy city. They have a "water lounge" and a great steam room & sauna. Good treatments.
A neighborhood so different from the LES, and yet, so close! Check it out! Try some bubble tea....
497 locals recommend
Chinatown
497 locals recommend
A neighborhood so different from the LES, and yet, so close! Check it out! Try some bubble tea....
Amazing little museum with tours of a house in a lower east side tenement that shows what immigrant life was like 100 years ago- so cool.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Amazing little museum with tours of a house in a lower east side tenement that shows what immigrant life was like 100 years ago- so cool.
Fantastic and huge NYC greenmarket/farmers market with all local NY State grown farm fresh food, flowers, wines, and great stuff! They are open M, W, F & Sat- classic NYC!
987 locals recommend
Union Square
987 locals recommend
Fantastic and huge NYC greenmarket/farmers market with all local NY State grown farm fresh food, flowers, wines, and great stuff! They are open M, W, F & Sat- classic NYC!
World class!
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
World class!
One of New York's most amazing places. Try to visit on a weekday if you want to avoid the crowds. Have a cocktail on the roof and take a picture as a momento! One of the best views of the city.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
One of New York's most amazing places. Try to visit on a weekday if you want to avoid the crowds. Have a cocktail on the roof and take a picture as a momento! One of the best views of the city.
Check out the Whitney's new location, then take a walking tour on the highline.
884 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
884 locals recommend
Check out the Whitney's new location, then take a walking tour on the highline.
A great high up walking tour of New York's west side from what was once an elevated train track. Beautiful!
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
A great high up walking tour of New York's west side from what was once an elevated train track. Beautiful!