Guidebook for New York
Essentials
One of my favorite spots in the LES. Great food vendors, butchers, coffee, & produce market.
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Essex-Markt
88 Essex StOne of my favorite spots in the LES. Great food vendors, butchers, coffee, & produce market.
Union Market
240 E Houston StFancy groceries. Fantastic produce.
September Wines and Spirits
100 Stanton StGreat wine shop
Food Scene
Fantastic coffee & if you are there around 10am you can sit in Seward Park (across the street) and watch a group of women practicing traditional Chinese dance.
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Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex StFantastic coffee & if you are there around 10am you can sit in Seward Park (across the street) and watch a group of women practicing traditional Chinese dance.
Sauce
78 Rivington StGreat Italian food. Cash only.
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.Fantastic ramen...always a long wait.
Great bar & burgers. Always playing great music. Local bar in Greenwich Village.
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Corner Bistro
331 West 4th StreetGreat bar & burgers. Always playing great music. Local bar in Greenwich Village.
great spot to get a slice of pizza & they have a great menu for italian dinners & salads. They deliver, but they're right across the street.
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Nonnas L.E.S. Pizzeria
great spot to get a slice of pizza & they have a great menu for italian dinners & salads. They deliver, but they're right across the street.
The Falafel Guys
127 Rivington Stgreat spot to grab a quick bite or take home.
Sixty Lower East Side
190 Allen Stpretty good mexican food.
Oslo Coffee Roasters
328 Bedford Avegood coffee
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
30 W 8th Stgreat coffee
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton Stfamous for their breakfast.
Tinys Giant Sandwich Shop
Great sandwiches / to go or stay
Five Leaves
18 Bedford AveGreat restaurant
Gotham West Market
600 11th AveIncredible food marketplace!
Famous pizza. Always a long wait so plan on drinking at the bar!
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Roberta's
261 Moore StFamous pizza. Always a long wait so plan on drinking at the bar!
Northern Spy Food Co.
511 East 12th StreetWonderful dinner on a cute street in east village
Go and enjoy all the many fantastic food vendors. Check it out online to confirm place and times.
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveGo and enjoy all the many fantastic food vendors. Check it out online to confirm place and times.
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th Stsuper yummy fried chicken & pies
Yummy food. There's a good flea market across the street on the weekends.
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Westville West
210 W 10th StYummy food. There's a good flea market across the street on the weekends.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local bar. Always playing good music. Good place to get a glass of wine.
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Clandestino
35 Canal StGreat local bar. Always playing good music. Good place to get a glass of wine.
Great cocktails & ambiance. It gets crowded so try to get there early on a weekend (opens at 6pm) or go on an off night during the week.
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Elsa
136 Atlantic AveGreat cocktails & ambiance. It gets crowded so try to get there early on a weekend (opens at 6pm) or go on an off night during the week.
Good local bar. Some food is served & there's a pretty good happy hour.
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Marshall Stack
66 Rivington StGood local bar. Some food is served & there's a pretty good happy hour.
Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie StFun dance spot...usually playing soul.
Live music. My favorite venue in NYC. Check online to see if anyone is playing you'd want tot see. Always get your tickets beforehand...usually have sold out shows.
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The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey StLive music. My favorite venue in NYC. Check online to see if anyone is playing you'd want tot see. Always get your tickets beforehand...usually have sold out shows.
Great little music venue. Check out who's playing there while you're in town.
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Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston StGreat little music venue. Check out who's playing there while you're in town.
great happy hour. it's a big bar so there's always a place to sit. super friendly bar staff.
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The Magician
118 Rivington Stgreat happy hour. it's a big bar so there's always a place to sit. super friendly bar staff.
Schiller's Liquor Bar
Great bar / restaurant...really cool ambiance.
Barramundi Bar
67 Clinton Streetgreat happy hour. good local spot.
great mexican food & fantastic margaritas. it's small & there;s usually a wait so try to get there early or at an off time.
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Barrio Chino
253 Broome Stgreat mexican food & fantastic margaritas. it's small & there;s usually a wait so try to get there early or at an off time.
Very neat old bar inside Grand Central Station. It can get crazy late at night, but it's a great spot for spot to get a drink during the afternoon.
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The Campbell
15 Vanderbilt AveVery neat old bar inside Grand Central Station. It can get crazy late at night, but it's a great spot for spot to get a drink during the afternoon.
Super fun bar. Great happy hour. sometimes there are live shows in the back.
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Pianos
158 Ludlow StSuper fun bar. Great happy hour. sometimes there are live shows in the back.
Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan AvenueGreat bar / piano in back / turns into dance party late
OYSTERS & great cocktails. They have a really good day happy hour. check it out online to get details.
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Maison Premiere
298 Bedford AveOYSTERS & great cocktails. They have a really good day happy hour. check it out online to get details.
Shopping
Narnia
130 Driggs AveGreat vintage!
THOMAS SIRES
243 Elizabeth StreetPretty dresses. Cute baby stuff. Really cool jewelry.
Discovery Wines
16 Avenue BGreat wine shop!
L.A.B Brooklyn
144 Driggs AveBeautifully curated store. Really nice things.
Loren
80 Nassau Aveamazing denim!
Goods for the Study Mulberry
234 Mulberry StGreat book store
Everything Else
Gorgeous jewelry...it's pricey, but really cool stuff & beautiful space.
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Love Adorned
269 Elizabeth StGorgeous jewelry...it's pricey, but really cool stuff & beautiful space.
This gallery always has very interesting pieces on view. There is another location on 20th st. Check it out online to see what's going on while you're here.
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David Zwirner
537 W 20th StThis gallery always has very interesting pieces on view. There is another location on 20th st. Check it out online to see what's going on while you're here.
Hell's Kitchen Flea Market
408-424 W 39th Stgreat flea market...check it out online.
Great park. Go get coffee at "9th street expresso" & sit in the park. There;s a dog section so good people and dog watching!
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Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetGreat park. Go get coffee at "9th street expresso" & sit in the park. There;s a dog section so good people and dog watching!
comedy club! you never know when you may see a famous comedian try out some material here.
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Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal Stcomedy club! you never know when you may see a famous comedian try out some material here.
Arts & Culture
Neue Galerie
1048 5th AveMy favorite gallery in NYC. German & Austrian art.
Webster Hall
125 E 11th StGreat place to see a show
Great museum. It's very big so you can easily make a day of it!
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetGreat museum. It's very big so you can easily make a day of it!