Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Family-owned shop offering high-end smoked fish, caviar & New York-style specialty foods since 1914.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Family-owned shop offering high-end smoked fish, caviar & New York-style specialty foods since 1914.
The pasta is delicious- order the Arancini! The waitstaff there is lovely
14 locals recommend
Spaghetti Incident
231 Eldridge St
14 locals recommend
The pasta is delicious- order the Arancini! The waitstaff there is lovely
Best Bahn Mi around! Cool vibe, great cocktails
96 locals recommend
An Choi
85 Orchard St
96 locals recommend
Best Bahn Mi around! Cool vibe, great cocktails
PIZZA!!!
149 locals recommend
Lil Charlie's NYC
19 Kenmare St
149 locals recommend
PIZZA!!!
Excellent cuban-mexican diner, great people watching. Order the corn! Small, crowded but great food.
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
Excellent cuban-mexican diner, great people watching. Order the corn! Small, crowded but great food.
The brunch here is famous. Long lines, but worth the wait
99 locals recommend
Prune
54 E 1st St
99 locals recommend
The brunch here is famous. Long lines, but worth the wait
Australian owned little eatery- great, fresh brunch, salads, sandwiches.
210 locals recommend
Dudley's
85 Orchard St
210 locals recommend
Australian owned little eatery- great, fresh brunch, salads, sandwiches.
Snug, sleek parlor for Thai-style ice cream rolls mixed with flavors & toppings while you watch
10 locals recommend
Minus10 Ice Cream
10 Mott St
10 locals recommend
Snug, sleek parlor for Thai-style ice cream rolls mixed with flavors & toppings while you watch
Great Italian food, drinks and small plates
15 locals recommend
Tre
173 Ludlow St
15 locals recommend
Great Italian food, drinks and small plates
Excellent meatballs and sauce for a cheap, delicious meal.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Excellent meatballs and sauce for a cheap, delicious meal.
Vast Japanese menu of sushi & small plates plus sake & cocktails in the trendy Thompson LES Hotel. Expensive
53 locals recommend
Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
187 Orchard St
53 locals recommend
Vast Japanese menu of sushi & small plates plus sake & cocktails in the trendy Thompson LES Hotel. Expensive
Vegan treats! Delicious and good for allergies
48 locals recommend
Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC
248 Broome St
48 locals recommend
Vegan treats! Delicious and good for allergies
Ice cream sandwiches in unique flavors- perfect for the summer
10 locals recommend
Melt Bakery
111 Front Street
10 locals recommend
Ice cream sandwiches in unique flavors- perfect for the summer
Inventive vegetarian dishes & classic cocktails in an airy space with banquette seats.
63 locals recommend
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 locals recommend
Inventive vegetarian dishes & classic cocktails in an airy space with banquette seats.

Entertainment & Activities

Independent, iconic NYC movie theatre
246 locals recommend
Sunshine Cinema
246 locals recommend
Independent, iconic NYC movie theatre

Arts & Culture

Modern museum with rotating socially-provocative exhibits. Sometimes have fun stuff for kids
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery
629 locals recommend
Modern museum with rotating socially-provocative exhibits. Sometimes have fun stuff for kids
Awesome museum to see what the lower east side was really like. Great tours for kids. Eye opening and very close to the apt
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Awesome museum to see what the lower east side was really like. Great tours for kids. Eye opening and very close to the apt
The recently opened Lowline Lab on the Lower East Side is stunning, child-friendly, FREE, hosts workshops for kids—and unlike any park you've ever seen in NYC.
19 locals recommend
The Lowline Lab
140 Essex St
19 locals recommend
The recently opened Lowline Lab on the Lower East Side is stunning, child-friendly, FREE, hosts workshops for kids—and unlike any park you've ever seen in NYC.
The only Latino children's theater company in the city. All of its fairytale- and folklore-inspired shows are bilingual, so English speaking kids won't get lost, and they may learn a few words of Spanish to boot (without parents having to suffer through another oddly paced episode of Dora). Teatro SEA was founded by Dr. Manuel A. Morán in Puerto Rico 25 years ago, and although the company has outposts in other cities, since 1999 its mainstage has been the 50-seat Los Kabayitos Puppet Theater housed on the second floor of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center on the Lower East Side.
TEATRO SEA
107 Suffolk St
The only Latino children's theater company in the city. All of its fairytale- and folklore-inspired shows are bilingual, so English speaking kids won't get lost, and they may learn a few words of Spanish to boot (without parents having to suffer through another oddly paced episode of Dora). Teatro SEA was founded by Dr. Manuel A. Morán in Puerto Rico 25 years ago, and although the company has outposts in other cities, since 1999 its mainstage has been the 50-seat Los Kabayitos Puppet Theater housed on the second floor of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center on the Lower East Side.

Everything Else

The best Bikram in NYC in my opinion- funky studio with tattooed clientee
17 locals recommend
Bikram Yoga Lower East Side
172 Allen Street
17 locals recommend
The best Bikram in NYC in my opinion- funky studio with tattooed clientee

Parks & Nature

Jobbing along the east river walking path- great views of Brooklyn. Park and Baseball fields.
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Ave
451 locals recommend
Jobbing along the east river walking path- great views of Brooklyn. Park and Baseball fields.
Quintessential East Village park. Eclectic people watching and performances.
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals recommend
Quintessential East Village park. Eclectic people watching and performances.

Drinks & Nightlife

Hipster crowd with live rock music
257 locals recommend
Pianos
158 Ludlow St
257 locals recommend
Hipster crowd with live rock music
This live-music venue/record store (a former bakery) offers coffee, tea, light meals & baked goods.
30 locals recommend
Cake Shop NYC
152 Ludlow Street
30 locals recommend
This live-music venue/record store (a former bakery) offers coffee, tea, light meals & baked goods.
Bar with palm trees, a leopard-print pool table & a small menu of oysters, borscht & dumplings.
183 locals recommend
169 Bar
169 E Broadway
183 locals recommend
Bar with palm trees, a leopard-print pool table & a small menu of oysters, borscht & dumplings.
Cozy Euro-centric den offering organic wines, small plates for sharing & oysters in dark confines.
111 locals recommend
The Ten Bells
247 Broome St
111 locals recommend
Cozy Euro-centric den offering organic wines, small plates for sharing & oysters in dark confines.
Innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in an industrial-style space.
102 locals recommend
Attaboy
134 Eldridge St
102 locals recommend
Innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in an industrial-style space.
Unpretentious bar with beer from a fridge, a jukebox & a 1970s wood-paneled-basement vibe.
44 locals recommend
Welcome To The Johnsons
123 Rivington St
44 locals recommend
Unpretentious bar with beer from a fridge, a jukebox & a 1970s wood-paneled-basement vibe.
Cozy shop offering specialty beers by the bottle or growler plus tastings & educational events.
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
45 locals recommend
Cozy shop offering specialty beers by the bottle or growler plus tastings & educational events.
Casual bar with a film-noir vibe, draft beer & cocktails.
11 locals recommend
The Magician
118 Rivington St
11 locals recommend
Casual bar with a film-noir vibe, draft beer & cocktails.

Getting Around

JMZ and F trains at Essex street and Delancey Street intersection
19 locals recommend
Delancey Street
Delancey Street
19 locals recommend
JMZ and F trains at Essex street and Delancey Street intersection
F train at 2nd avenue and East Houston street
51 locals recommend
2 Avenue Station
51 locals recommend
F train at 2nd avenue and East Houston street
BDFM and 6 trains at Broadway and Houston intersection
51 locals recommend
Broadway-Lafayette St Station
East Houston Street
51 locals recommend
BDFM and 6 trains at Broadway and Houston intersection
167 Essex St, New York, NY 10002 parkfast.com (212) 253-6891
18 locals recommend
Edison ParkFast
167 Essex St
18 locals recommend
167 Essex St, New York, NY 10002 parkfast.com (212) 253-6891