Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
How a lobster roll should taste. No filler. They even post a map of Maine showing precisely where today's lobster is from.
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Luke's Lobster East Village
How a lobster roll should taste. No filler. They even post a map of Maine showing precisely where today's lobster is from.
A really good Moroccan restaurant. Great breakfast and lunch specials. Dinners are good too. Order a Gin Germain cocktail.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveA really good Moroccan restaurant. Great breakfast and lunch specials. Dinners are good too. Order a Gin Germain cocktail.
My favorite chicken-and-rice place in NY, though I usually get the lamb. The hot sauce is one of the truly painful experiences you can have in the relatively mild world of NY food. So good it hurts.
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The Halal Guys
307 E 14th StMy favorite chicken-and-rice place in NY, though I usually get the lamb. The hot sauce is one of the truly painful experiences you can have in the relatively mild world of NY food. So good it hurts.
Frank
88 2nd AveGreat place for Italian food.
One of my favorite burgers in NY. This small Australian restaurant serves up burgers with sweet chili sauce on ciabatta. I order The Bronte.
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Ruby's Cafe
219 Mulberry StOne of my favorite burgers in NY. This small Australian restaurant serves up burgers with sweet chili sauce on ciabatta. I order The Bronte.
Great BBQ place. The brisket and the burnt ends are the best.
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Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd AveGreat BBQ place. The brisket and the burnt ends are the best.
If you've never had xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) now's your chance. YouTube how to eat them first so you don't hurt yourself.
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The Barrel
10 Stuyvesant StIf you've never had xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) now's your chance. YouTube how to eat them first so you don't hurt yourself.
If you've never had whitefish salad before, here's a good place to try it. You'll also get to see how bagels are made.
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Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue AIf you've never had whitefish salad before, here's a good place to try it. You'll also get to see how bagels are made.
Boka
9 St Marks PlNobody does spicy fried chicken better than Koreans. Truth.
Drinks & Nightlife
The oldest Irish saloon in NY. Abe Lincoln drank here. They make their own beer. Your choices are light or dark. Both are good.
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McSorley's Old Ale House
15 E 7th StThe oldest Irish saloon in NY. Abe Lincoln drank here. They make their own beer. Your choices are light or dark. Both are good.
Good craft beer pub. Excellent dollar fish tacos on Monday nights.
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Cooper's Craft and Kitchen
169 8th AveGood craft beer pub. Excellent dollar fish tacos on Monday nights.
A traditional German biergarten. As the owner is from Cologne, they specialize in Kölsch, though they have traditional lagers as well. Order the pretzels. Trust me.
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Loreley Beer Garden
7 Rivington StA traditional German biergarten. As the owner is from Cologne, they specialize in Kölsch, though they have traditional lagers as well. Order the pretzels. Trust me.
Madam Geneva
4 Bleecker StAsk for an off-the-menu gin preserve drink. Tasty.
Grab drinks at this off-the-beaten path watering hole. History fans, this bar is at the same location as Lucky Luciano’s brothel and speak-easy.
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KGB Bar
85 E 4th StGrab drinks at this off-the-beaten path watering hole. History fans, this bar is at the same location as Lucky Luciano’s brothel and speak-easy.
Sightseeing
Photogenic shopping mall. Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but trust me. Also a good place to take a break indoors.
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Oculus Center
185 Greenwich StPhotogenic shopping mall. Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but trust me. Also a good place to take a break indoors.
A great place to take a stroll and take in the New York skyline. Visit it twice: once during the day and again at night when the views are much better.
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Parcul High Line
A great place to take a stroll and take in the New York skyline. Visit it twice: once during the day and again at night when the views are much better.
The Main Reading Room is my favorite room in New York City.
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Biblioteca Publică din New York - Biblioteca Bloomingdale
476 5th AveThe Main Reading Room is my favorite room in New York City.
A controversial piece of “public” art within the even more controversial Hudson Yards, there’s no denying you’ll have excellent views at the top. A good way to get your 10,000 steps in.
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Vessel
20 Hudson YardsA controversial piece of “public” art within the even more controversial Hudson Yards, there’s no denying you’ll have excellent views at the top. A good way to get your 10,000 steps in.
Take in the ceiling while the bridge-and-tunnel crowd scurry to and from the suburbs.
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StTake in the ceiling while the bridge-and-tunnel crowd scurry to and from the suburbs.