Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
St. Nick's Jazz Pub NYC
773 St Nicholas AveGreat fresh baked goods and good coffee!
Awesome Ramen just up the street from us. Try the tonkatsu. And they have $1.50 oysters (a steal for NYC)!
105 locals recommend
ROKC
3452 BroadwayAwesome Ramen just up the street from us. Try the tonkatsu. And they have $1.50 oysters (a steal for NYC)!
Chopped Parsley
500 W 146th StAwesome sushi and innovative Japanese dishes
Anchor Wine Bar
3508 BroadwayMy favorite neighborhood brunch spot!
Harlem's Floridita
2276 12th AveHarlem's original Cuban restaurant for over 50 years!
Cuban restaurant with stunning views of the Hudson river, good food and cocktails, and live music and dancing on the weekends!
32 locals recommend
Sofrito
679 Riverside DrCuban restaurant with stunning views of the Hudson river, good food and cocktails, and live music and dancing on the weekends!
One of the most famous pizza places in NYC- with beautiful views of downtown Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge nearby.
180 locals recommend
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
1 Front StOne of the most famous pizza places in NYC- with beautiful views of downtown Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge nearby.
Lombardi's
32 Spring StAnother iconic pizza spot
Great oysters and seafood. Their happy hour specials every day and Lobsterpalooza on Sunday are great!
175 locals recommend
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam AveGreat oysters and seafood. Their happy hour specials every day and Lobsterpalooza on Sunday are great!
88 Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles
40 BoweryHandpulled noodles and awesome dumplings
GATO
324 Lafayette StBobby Flay's Spanish Tapas restaurant
Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal StMost famous falafel and shawarma
Drinks & Nightlife
The Draft House
3473 BroadwayGood beers and decent pizza!
Harlem's only beer garden. Great beers and good German grub
27 locals recommend
Bierstrasse Harlem Beer Garden
701 W 133rd StHarlem's only beer garden. Great beers and good German grub
Famous Harlem live music venue, with great happy hour specials and a DJ after midnight
227 locals recommend
Shrine
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdFamous Harlem live music venue, with great happy hour specials and a DJ after midnight
Famous Jazz venue with a dinner jazz set and a late night set. Good cocktails too!
143 locals recommend
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
2751 BroadwayFamous Jazz venue with a dinner jazz set and a late night set. Good cocktails too!
Chill vibe with giant classic games (shuffleboard, jenga, connect four and others!)
111 locals recommend
At The Wallace
3612 BroadwayChill vibe with giant classic games (shuffleboard, jenga, connect four and others!)
Great speakeasy tucked behind a coffee shop. Literally, go into the coffee shop and ask for the bar and they let you in. Expensive but great cocktails.
122 locals recommend
Bathtub Gin
132 9th AveGreat speakeasy tucked behind a coffee shop. Literally, go into the coffee shop and ask for the bar and they let you in. Expensive but great cocktails.
Beautiful victorian style bar- great for a pre or post show drink!
48 locals recommend
Lillie's Victorian Establishment
13 E 17th StBeautiful victorian style bar- great for a pre or post show drink!
Don't be fooled- this bar looks like an apartment (all you see is #324) but open the door and go behind the curtain for a well kept secret!
12 locals recommend
Bar Centrale
324 W 46th StDon't be fooled- this bar looks like an apartment (all you see is #324) but open the door and go behind the curtain for a well kept secret!
Dizzy's Club
10 Columbus CirClassic Jazz venue with great shows
Jimmy's Corner
140 West 44th StreetBoxing themed dive bar
Blondies Sports NYC
212 W 79th StMy favorite sports bar on the upper west side
Everything Else
Don't be fooled- this bar looks like an apartment (all you see is #324) but open the door and go behind the curtain for a well kept secret!
12 locals recommend
Bar Centrale
324 W 46th StDon't be fooled- this bar looks like an apartment (all you see is #324) but open the door and go behind the curtain for a well kept secret!