Guidebook for New York

Tim
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best burger in the city! Sometimes it's not on the menu, but ask for it, and get it the way the chef recommends-- medium rare.
36 localnici recomandă
Brindle Room
647 E 10th St
36 localnici recomandă
Best burger in the city! Sometimes it's not on the menu, but ask for it, and get it the way the chef recommends-- medium rare.
Aw baby I like it raw! Raw vegan food!
17 localnici recomandă
Quintessence
17 localnici recomandă
Aw baby I like it raw! Raw vegan food!
Awesome handmade ramen.
103 localnici recomandă
Minca
536 E 5th St
103 localnici recomandă
Awesome handmade ramen.
Macrobiotic power food. Super healthy, simple, delicious, reasonably priced. Pretty little dining room. I eat here often.
27 localnici recomandă
Souen at East Village
326 East 6th Street
27 localnici recomandă
Macrobiotic power food. Super healthy, simple, delicious, reasonably priced. Pretty little dining room. I eat here often.
Plantian arepas, coconut milkshakes, and the rudest waiter in NYC. :)
355 localnici recomandă
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
355 localnici recomandă
Plantian arepas, coconut milkshakes, and the rudest waiter in NYC. :)
Nuanced, spicy, unusual, delicious regional Chinese food. Handmade noodles. Beloved by foodies (Bourdain, etc.). Eat in the small seating area or bring food to the park. Ridiculously cheap.
107 localnici recomandă
Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway
107 localnici recomandă
Nuanced, spicy, unusual, delicious regional Chinese food. Handmade noodles. Beloved by foodies (Bourdain, etc.). Eat in the small seating area or bring food to the park. Ridiculously cheap.
Italian suckling pig stuffed with herbs, sausage, etc. Scrumptious and not PC. Great side dishes. Very small seating area, but you can eat in Tomkins Sq. Park.
32 localnici recomandă
Porchetta
32 localnici recomandă
Italian suckling pig stuffed with herbs, sausage, etc. Scrumptious and not PC. Great side dishes. Very small seating area, but you can eat in Tomkins Sq. Park.
Legendary NYC deli; it's actually good, and locals still use it.
690 localnici recomandă
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 localnici recomandă
Legendary NYC deli; it's actually good, and locals still use it.
It's the closest restaurant to my apartment and it has excellent soul food at a reasonable price. Very "American"-- and the fried chicken is even organic.
86 localnici recomandă
Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida Ave
86 localnici recomandă
It's the closest restaurant to my apartment and it has excellent soul food at a reasonable price. Very "American"-- and the fried chicken is even organic.
My favorite restaurant in NYC. Raw, vegan, organic, delicious and filling. It´s not for everyone, but if you´re in NYC to try something new, this might be it.
35 localnici recomandă
Pure Food & Wine
54 Irving Pl
35 localnici recomandă
My favorite restaurant in NYC. Raw, vegan, organic, delicious and filling. It´s not for everyone, but if you´re in NYC to try something new, this might be it.
The cheapest good falafel in the city. Whole wheat pita option. Perfect location in Williamsburg, right outside the subway stop, one stop east of my place on the L train. Great people watching.
75 localnici recomandă
Oasis
168 Bedford Ave
75 localnici recomandă
The cheapest good falafel in the city. Whole wheat pita option. Perfect location in Williamsburg, right outside the subway stop, one stop east of my place on the L train. Great people watching.
Great coffee and a great place to hang.
236 localnici recomandă
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 localnici recomandă
Great coffee and a great place to hang.
Great coffee and a great place to hang, or step to the park from.
236 localnici recomandă
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 localnici recomandă
Great coffee and a great place to hang, or step to the park from.
Strange, creative (or interestingly derivative) desserts. No seating.
102 localnici recomandă
Milk Bar East Village
251 E 13th St
102 localnici recomandă
Strange, creative (or interestingly derivative) desserts. No seating.
Awesome vegan ice cream that non-vegans love. Try the Orange Blossom if they have it. Small seating area.
26 localnici recomandă
Lula's Sweet Apothecary
516 E 6th St
26 localnici recomandă
Awesome vegan ice cream that non-vegans love. Try the Orange Blossom if they have it. Small seating area.
Old-school NY Italian desserts.
93 localnici recomandă
Veniero's
342 E 11th St
93 localnici recomandă
Old-school NY Italian desserts.
A real East Village local spot. Dirt cheap and kinda dirty. Try the pistachio soft serve, stand on the sidewalk and watch the world go by. Open really late.
19 localnici recomandă
Ray's Candy Store
113 Avenue A
19 localnici recomandă
A real East Village local spot. Dirt cheap and kinda dirty. Try the pistachio soft serve, stand on the sidewalk and watch the world go by. Open really late.
Straightforward, hearty, powerful, unpretentious, filling Italian food with great outdoor seating in the summer. Even has a legit vegan option with the great fava bean soup.
78 localnici recomandă
Frank
88 2nd Ave
78 localnici recomandă
Straightforward, hearty, powerful, unpretentious, filling Italian food with great outdoor seating in the summer. Even has a legit vegan option with the great fava bean soup.
I put it on the list because it's open 24 hours. Decent Russian food.
235 localnici recomandă
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 localnici recomandă
I put it on the list because it's open 24 hours. Decent Russian food.
A weird, old-school-NY-diner take on vegetarian food. Cheap, decent, neighborhood place. Tiny seating area.
24 localnici recomandă
B&H Dairy
127 2nd Ave
24 localnici recomandă
A weird, old-school-NY-diner take on vegetarian food. Cheap, decent, neighborhood place. Tiny seating area.
Great foodie take on Thai food.
16 localnici recomandă
Pok Pok Phat Thai
137 Rivington St
16 localnici recomandă
Great foodie take on Thai food.
Highbrow foodie vegetarian comfort/junk food.
63 localnici recomandă
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 localnici recomandă
Highbrow foodie vegetarian comfort/junk food.
Filmmaker Wes Anderson's favorite restaurant. $$
45 localnici recomandă
Hearth
403 E 12th St
45 localnici recomandă
Filmmaker Wes Anderson's favorite restaurant. $$
Truly delicious Austrian food close to my place, served in a pretty, rustic dining room. $$
90 localnici recomandă
Edi & The Wolf
90 localnici recomandă
Truly delicious Austrian food close to my place, served in a pretty, rustic dining room. $$
Awesome gelato.
74 localnici recomandă
il laboratorio del gelato
188 Ludlow St
74 localnici recomandă
Awesome gelato.
Hipster Chinese food that tastes good.
179 localnici recomandă
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 localnici recomandă
Hipster Chinese food that tastes good.
The best falafel in the world. $
116 localnici recomandă
Taïm
45 Spring St
116 localnici recomandă
The best falafel in the world. $

Essentials

Pho Real #2 Sandwich with tofu instead of roast beef. Free 24 hour delivery or eat in Tompkins Sq. Park.
63 localnici recomandă
Sunny & Annie's Deli
94 Avenue B
63 localnici recomandă
Pho Real #2 Sandwich with tofu instead of roast beef. Free 24 hour delivery or eat in Tompkins Sq. Park.
It's close, cheap (for NYC) and full of Puerto Rican groceries.
135 localnici recomandă
Fine Fare Supermarkets
175 Clinton St
135 localnici recomandă
It's close, cheap (for NYC) and full of Puerto Rican groceries.
Um, because it's full of MODELS??? Oh wait, because of the great selection of organic foods, right… and the amazing build-me-a-salad bar upstairs.
1895 localnici recomandă
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 localnici recomandă
Um, because it's full of MODELS??? Oh wait, because of the great selection of organic foods, right… and the amazing build-me-a-salad bar upstairs.
The best "standard" supermarket in the neighborhood. Reasonable prices for Manhattan. Note: not many organic options.
181 localnici recomandă
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
181 localnici recomandă
The best "standard" supermarket in the neighborhood. Reasonable prices for Manhattan. Note: not many organic options.
A good neighborhood natural/organic foods grocery.
83 localnici recomandă
Commodities Health Food
165 1st Ave.
83 localnici recomandă
A good neighborhood natural/organic foods grocery.
Inexpensive staples; organic options.
1296 localnici recomandă
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 localnici recomandă
Inexpensive staples; organic options.

Sightseeing

Just unbelievably amazing. Go at night. I like a long walk toward it up Broadway from the south when it's glowing like mad and pulling you in.
2037 localnici recomandă
Times Square
2037 localnici recomandă
Just unbelievably amazing. Go at night. I like a long walk toward it up Broadway from the south when it's glowing like mad and pulling you in.
Fun place for a walk/run during the day; bridge and Brooklyn views. Despite where the flag is on the map, it runs along much of the river and the footbridge to it is nearby at the east end of 6th St.
451 localnici recomandă
Parcul East River State
90 Kent Ave
451 localnici recomandă
Fun place for a walk/run during the day; bridge and Brooklyn views. Despite where the flag is on the map, it runs along much of the river and the footbridge to it is nearby at the east end of 6th St.

Everything Else

The heart of the East Village. Super fun on a summer day. A great place to watch people and be a person. The southwest corner sports a year-round farmer's market; open Sundays 9-6.
538 localnici recomandă
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 localnici recomandă
The heart of the East Village. Super fun on a summer day. A great place to watch people and be a person. The southwest corner sports a year-round farmer's market; open Sundays 9-6.
The real deal. With just enough weird extra stuff to remind you you're still on earth.
Dharma Yoga Center
46 W 24th St
The real deal. With just enough weird extra stuff to remind you you're still on earth.
Donation-based yoga! You can't beat it! Power to the People!
66 localnici recomandă
Yoga to the People Teacher Training
12 St Marks Pl
66 localnici recomandă
Donation-based yoga! You can't beat it! Power to the People!
The oldest spa in NYC-- from before spas were cool, or really that clean. A real New York institution. Not fancy but a ton of fun. Mens' day can be kinda gay cruisy-- the rest of the time it's not.
68 localnici recomandă
Russian & Turkish Baths
268 E 10th St
68 localnici recomandă
The oldest spa in NYC-- from before spas were cool, or really that clean. A real New York institution. Not fancy but a ton of fun. Mens' day can be kinda gay cruisy-- the rest of the time it's not.
Westsuits, fins, some surf hardware. Cool surf clothes, books and boards-- whether that's good or bad is your call.
38 localnici recomandă
Pilgrim Surf + Supply
33 N 3rd St
38 localnici recomandă
Westsuits, fins, some surf hardware. Cool surf clothes, books and boards-- whether that's good or bad is your call.
J & M Subway stop.
39 localnici recomandă
Essex St station
39 localnici recomandă
J & M Subway stop.
6 Subway stop.
83 localnici recomandă
Astor Place
Astor Place
83 localnici recomandă
6 Subway stop.

Shopping

Cheap secondhand clothing, some designer good designer finds.
146 localnici recomandă
Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs Ave
146 localnici recomandă
Cheap secondhand clothing, some designer good designer finds.
Cool menswear. Great sale stuff in the back.
12 localnici recomandă
Odin New York
328 E 11th St
12 localnici recomandă
Cool menswear. Great sale stuff in the back.
Vintage American clothing as only Japanese people can fetishize it.
Ladies & Gentlemen
338 E 11th St
Vintage American clothing as only Japanese people can fetishize it.
Cool, functional men's skate shoes and clothing.
DQM New York
7 E 3rd St
Cool, functional men's skate shoes and clothing.
Cute women's apparel.
Pas De Deux
328 E 11th St
Cute women's apparel.
High-end secondhand designer clothing.
52 localnici recomandă
Tokio 7
83 E 7th St
52 localnici recomandă
High-end secondhand designer clothing.
More fashion than surf stuff, but some of the workers actually know what they're taking about. Great coffee with a hidden back patio for spring/summer/fall hangout!
56 localnici recomandă
Saturdays NYC Crosby St
31 Crosby St
56 localnici recomandă
More fashion than surf stuff, but some of the workers actually know what they're taking about. Great coffee with a hidden back patio for spring/summer/fall hangout!
In case you need to ship your purchases home, or print something out.
27 localnici recomandă
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
250 E Houston St
27 localnici recomandă
In case you need to ship your purchases home, or print something out.

Arts & Culture

Hilarious.
124 localnici recomandă
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village
45 Bleecker St
124 localnici recomandă
Hilarious.
Good bands and dancing, depending on the night.
17 localnici recomandă
DROM
85 Avenue A
17 localnici recomandă
Good bands and dancing, depending on the night.
Legendary film screenings.
81 localnici recomandă
Film Forum
209 W Houston St
81 localnici recomandă
Legendary film screenings.
Art films.
38 localnici recomandă
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave
38 localnici recomandă
Art films.
This is actually also the location of the New Musuem, but the attached store is pretty cool, too.
629 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Nou de Artă Contemporană
235 Bowery
629 localnici recomandă
This is actually also the location of the New Musuem, but the attached store is pretty cool, too.
Incredible European masterpieces.
307 localnici recomandă
Colectia Frick
1 E 70th St
307 localnici recomandă
Incredible European masterpieces.
Colossal, overwhelming collection of artworks from around the world.
2653 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Metropolitan de Artă
1000 5th Ave
2653 localnici recomandă
Colossal, overwhelming collection of artworks from around the world.
The building; the art.
1126 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Solomon R. Guggenheim
1071 5th Ave
1126 localnici recomandă
The building; the art.
Amazing.
1623 localnici recomandă
Muzeul American de Istorie Naturală
200 Central Park West
1623 localnici recomandă
Amazing.
Fascinating window into the history of NYC and America.
603 localnici recomandă
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 localnici recomandă
Fascinating window into the history of NYC and America.

Drinks & Nightlife

Killer live music and dancing (depending on the night).
57 localnici recomandă
Nublu Classic
62 Loisaida Ave
57 localnici recomandă
Killer live music and dancing (depending on the night).