Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Essentials

Good grocery store that is just a few minutes' walk away. Best value in the area. Big selection especially for produce (fruit, vegetables)
215 locals recommend
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
215 locals recommend
Good grocery store that is just a few minutes' walk away. Best value in the area. Big selection especially for produce (fruit, vegetables)
Upscale - more gourmet grocery store
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
Upscale - more gourmet grocery store

Food Scene

Great lobster rolls. The owner's parents have a lobster business in Maine - he sources from there. There are several locations around the city.
53 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Upper East Side
242 E 81st St
53 locals recommend
Great lobster rolls. The owner's parents have a lobster business in Maine - he sources from there. There are several locations around the city.
Good Italian food & adjacent wine bar, right on the corner
49 locals recommend
Felice 83
1593 1st Ave.
49 locals recommend
Good Italian food & adjacent wine bar, right on the corner
German butcher shop, with a window that sells tasty sausage & pretzels
10 locals recommend
Schaller & Weber
1654 2nd Ave
10 locals recommend
German butcher shop, with a window that sells tasty sausage & pretzels
Solid German restaurant - one of the last hold outs from when this neighborhood was mostly German
37 locals recommend
Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd Ave
37 locals recommend
Solid German restaurant - one of the last hold outs from when this neighborhood was mostly German
Fresh Mexican
76 locals recommend
Cascabel Taqueria
242 E 85th St
76 locals recommend
Fresh Mexican
Southwestern food with a warm atmosphere and sometimes bar scene.
8 locals recommend
Canyon Road
1470 1st Ave.
8 locals recommend
Southwestern food with a warm atmosphere and sometimes bar scene.
Very good neighborhood French restaurant
74 locals recommend
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
74 locals recommend
Very good neighborhood French restaurant
Indian cocktail bar that is so much better than that sounds
31 locals recommend
The Drunken Munkey - UES
338 E 92nd St
31 locals recommend
Indian cocktail bar that is so much better than that sounds
Very good local steak house. TVs at the bar.
37 locals recommend
Parlor Steak and Fish
1600 3rd Ave
37 locals recommend
Very good local steak house. TVs at the bar.
Local bakery for morning scones, pastries, etc. Excellent Brooklyn Blackout cupcakes.
89 locals recommend
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
89 locals recommend
Local bakery for morning scones, pastries, etc. Excellent Brooklyn Blackout cupcakes.
Upscale seafood. Bar area is more casual. Good for brunch or a lazy lunch.
23 locals recommend
Atlantic Grill
23 locals recommend
Upscale seafood. Bar area is more casual. Good for brunch or a lazy lunch.
This place started as a food truck in Brooklyn, and now has two restaurants. Try the rolled quesadilla.
253 locals recommend
Calexico
645 Manhattan Ave
253 locals recommend
This place started as a food truck in Brooklyn, and now has two restaurants. Try the rolled quesadilla.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice local wine bar with small plates as well. The wine menu changes regularly.
32 locals recommend
Bar Prima
331 East 81st Street
32 locals recommend
Nice local wine bar with small plates as well. The wine menu changes regularly.
Very popular local spot for casual drinks & a bite, day or night.
200 locals recommend
The Penrose
1590 2nd Ave
200 locals recommend
Very popular local spot for casual drinks & a bite, day or night.
Cocktail bar with an old-school theme and good food.
32 locals recommend
Seamstress
32 locals recommend
Cocktail bar with an old-school theme and good food.
Local Irish pub. Friendly bartenders.
Trinity Pub
229 E 84th St
Local Irish pub. Friendly bartenders.
Emphasis on whiskey and craft beer. Serves food.
28 locals recommend
Bondurants
303 E 85th St
28 locals recommend
Emphasis on whiskey and craft beer. Serves food.
Popular local spot for burgers, beer, booze, salads. Easy on the wallet. TVs at the bar.
Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd Ave
Popular local spot for burgers, beer, booze, salads. Easy on the wallet. TVs at the bar.

Everything Else

Laundry (drop-off) and dry cleaning. Same day service if in by 9am.
Golden Star Cleaners and Tailor
309 E 83rd St
Laundry (drop-off) and dry cleaning. Same day service if in by 9am.
Local post office
133 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
4515 44th St
133 locals recommend
Local post office