Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Famous pizza spot that's great after you're out late partying, and is a bit of a party itself.
426 locals recommend
Artichoke Basille's Pizza
321 E 14th StFamous pizza spot that's great after you're out late partying, and is a bit of a party itself.
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th StClosest coffee shop and it's pretty solid
Intelligentsia Coffee Highline Coffeebar
West 20th StreetNice place to drink coffee and hang out
Famous venture-backed coffee spot funded by Chris Sacca, among others. They brew your coffee in front of you, which is kind of great. Expensive though.
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th StFamous venture-backed coffee spot funded by Chris Sacca, among others. They brew your coffee in front of you, which is kind of great. Expensive though.
One of the best restaurants I've ever been to, ever, in any category. Italian in this case, but it's almost irrelevant. It's that good.
23 locals recommend
Malaparte
753 Washington StOne of the best restaurants I've ever been to, ever, in any category. Italian in this case, but it's almost irrelevant. It's that good.
Very Fresh Noodles
409 W 15th StReasonably priced Chinese noodle spot nearby
Morimoto
88 10th AveVery famous and pretty expensive sushi nearby
Asuka Sushi
300 W 23rd StBest reasonably-priced sushi nearby
Drinks & Nightlife
1 Oak NYC
453 W 17th StNight club known as a celebrity haunt
Famous electronic music venue with great views of Manhattan. Known for its brunch parties as well. Definitely plan ahead by getting there early or making a reservation if you're with a group. Likelihood of getting in much higher than 1 Oak or Top of the Standard though.
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington StFamous electronic music venue with great views of Manhattan. Known for its brunch parties as well. Definitely plan ahead by getting there early or making a reservation if you're with a group. Likelihood of getting in much higher than 1 Oak or Top of the Standard though.
Nice place to drink beer outside amongst groups of yuppies and tourists. I don't even mean that disparagingly.
294 locals recommend
The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington StNice place to drink beer outside amongst groups of yuppies and tourists. I don't even mean that disparagingly.
Made famous in the 2009-2010 era by impromptu concerts by Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Somewhat less exclusive now, but plan ahead or come up with a great story for the door guy because...yeah it's hard to get into, still.
58 locals recommend
The Top of the Standard
848 Washington StMade famous in the 2009-2010 era by impromptu concerts by Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Somewhat less exclusive now, but plan ahead or come up with a great story for the door guy because...yeah it's hard to get into, still.
Sightseeing
The High Line Park
Great views of the Hudson River and the whole West Side
Hybrid food court, shopping mall, office building, and TV studio. One of the most-visited sites in NYC, and definitely worth a walkthrough.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th AveHybrid food court, shopping mall, office building, and TV studio. One of the most-visited sites in NYC, and definitely worth a walkthrough.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceWorth the trip across the East River for the view
Getting Around
14 Street Station
L train and A/C/E trains can take you pretty much anywhere
Penn Station LIRR
214 W 34th StAmtrak and commuter rail to Long Island and New Jersey
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StTrains to Westchester and Connecticut
The station itself is breathtaking and well worth seeing
34 locals recommend
World Trade Center station
The station itself is breathtaking and well worth seeing
Essentials
Western Beef
431 W 16th StIt's the least expensive grocery store in the area...
Famous grocery chain with lots of prepared foods and it's own line of everything, although it's a bit of a walk
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court StFamous grocery chain with lots of prepared foods and it's own line of everything, although it's a bit of a walk
Manhattan Fruit Exchange
10 Woodward AveGrocery store in the middle of Chelsea Market
Shopping
Steven Alan
140 10th AveOne of the best American designers. Not that expensive, relatively.
A.P.C.
131 Mercer StIconic French designer known for raw denim jeans
Known as the "Japanese Gap" because of their wearable, versatile line of clothes at affordable prices. Limited retail stores in the USA so this is worth a visit.
64 locals recommend
Uniqlo Soho
546 BroadwayKnown as the "Japanese Gap" because of their wearable, versatile line of clothes at affordable prices. Limited retail stores in the USA so this is worth a visit.
Posman Books
30 Rockefeller PlazaWhat a local book store is supposed to look and feel like
It's a crazy environment, and whether the moderately-low prices make it worth the headache in the age of Amazon is somewhat questionable. But, if you're in the area, or you need a book right away and don't want to pay much for it, this is worth visiting because of its iconic status.
207 locals recommend
The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayIt's a crazy environment, and whether the moderately-low prices make it worth the headache in the age of Amazon is somewhat questionable. But, if you're in the area, or you need a book right away and don't want to pay much for it, this is worth visiting because of its iconic status.