Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Essentials

Cheese, olives, everything. They really have everything, the organic section is upstairs along with their café.
185 locals recommend
Fairway Market 74th Street
2131 Broadway
185 locals recommend
Cheese, olives, everything. They really have everything, the organic section is upstairs along with their café.
Bagels and lox. Check out their upstairs for a housewares section for a nice souvenir you can use at home!!
205 locals recommend
Zabar's
2245 Broadway
205 locals recommend
Bagels and lox. Check out their upstairs for a housewares section for a nice souvenir you can use at home!!
Lots of ready made fancy foods to choose from.
38 locals recommend
Citarella Gourmet Market - Upper West Side
2135 Broadway
38 locals recommend
Lots of ready made fancy foods to choose from.
Fun grocery shopping and cheapest prices on beer in the neighborhood. Stock up on almonds here.
420 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
715 River Rd
420 locals recommend
Fun grocery shopping and cheapest prices on beer in the neighborhood. Stock up on almonds here.
Dry cleaning and drop off laundry. They can pick up and deliver too, it's very convenient.
Ansonia Laundromat
Dry cleaning and drop off laundry. They can pick up and deliver too, it's very convenient.
Excellent selection here, pick up something on the way home like locals do. You spot their signature green bag!!
7 locals recommend
Beacon Wines & Spirits
2120 Broadway
7 locals recommend
Excellent selection here, pick up something on the way home like locals do. You spot their signature green bag!!
Treat yoself mode, book yourself in for an amazing massage or facial. You will leave floating on air or through Central Park on your way home.
Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa
819 Madison Ave
Treat yoself mode, book yourself in for an amazing massage or facial. You will leave floating on air or through Central Park on your way home.
Need stamps? Come here!!
85 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
301 30th St
85 locals recommend
Need stamps? Come here!!
Green juice and gluten free snacks galore.
178 locals recommend
Juice Press
70 E 1st St
178 locals recommend
Green juice and gluten free snacks galore.

Arts & Culture

Lots of good bands to be heard here. Free wifi too.
95 locals recommend
Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway
95 locals recommend
Lots of good bands to be heard here. Free wifi too.
Walk down to Lincoln Center for the best that New York has to offer. If you're early, people watch at the fountain and take in the sights.
621 locals recommend
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
621 locals recommend
Walk down to Lincoln Center for the best that New York has to offer. If you're early, people watch at the fountain and take in the sights.
Must go. Walk across the park, you'll be there in 30 minutes. Check out the rooftop bar too, the views are stunning.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Must go. Walk across the park, you'll be there in 30 minutes. Check out the rooftop bar too, the views are stunning.
The big blue whale, dinosaurs, and satisfying your inner science nerd.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
The big blue whale, dinosaurs, and satisfying your inner science nerd.

Shopping

Good place for a good bargain. 40 Carrots yogurt too!!
20 locals recommend
Bloomingdale's Outlet
2085 Broadway
20 locals recommend
Good place for a good bargain. 40 Carrots yogurt too!!
Shoooooes, jeans, gorgeous scents and beautiful jewelry. A treat yourself store.
18 locals recommend
Barneys New York, Broadway
2151 Broadway
18 locals recommend
Shoooooes, jeans, gorgeous scents and beautiful jewelry. A treat yourself store.
Forgot your running gear? Stock up here.
24 locals recommend
lululemon
114 5th Ave
24 locals recommend
Forgot your running gear? Stock up here.
Face masks galore. They are very generous with samples too.
9 locals recommend
SEPHORA
21-27 9th Ave
9 locals recommend
Face masks galore. They are very generous with samples too.
Calling on stationery fiends and pen snobs.
10 locals recommend
Paper Source
211 W Broadway
10 locals recommend
Calling on stationery fiends and pen snobs.
Stunning crockery, they also stick beautiful aprons and kitchen linens. Definitely pricey but great service.
la Terrine
280 Columbus Ave
Stunning crockery, they also stick beautiful aprons and kitchen linens. Definitely pricey but great service.

Food Scene

Outdoor cafe overlooking the Hudson, absolutely magical for a sunset dinner. Very reasonable prices and open for lunch and dinner, low key atmosphere, wear flip flops and be prepared to meet lots of friendly neighborhood puppies.
62 locals recommend
PIER i CAFE
500 West 70th Street
62 locals recommend
Outdoor cafe overlooking the Hudson, absolutely magical for a sunset dinner. Very reasonable prices and open for lunch and dinner, low key atmosphere, wear flip flops and be prepared to meet lots of friendly neighborhood puppies.
A good place to sit and watch the boats and people watch.
127 locals recommend
Boat Basin Cafe
West 79th Street
127 locals recommend
A good place to sit and watch the boats and people watch.
Iconic pit stop for a hotdog. Grab one on your way to Central Park, the Dakota, and Strawberry Fields.
52 locals recommend
Gray's Papaya
2090 Broadway
52 locals recommend
Iconic pit stop for a hotdog. Grab one on your way to Central Park, the Dakota, and Strawberry Fields.
COOKIES, cash only, always a line out the door. Good for those who like them fresh out the oven.
215 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th St
215 locals recommend
COOKIES, cash only, always a line out the door. Good for those who like them fresh out the oven.
Bakery and restaurant. THE BEST baguettes and croissants here.
152 locals recommend
Maison Kayser
1294 3rd Ave
152 locals recommend
Bakery and restaurant. THE BEST baguettes and croissants here.
Because...cupcakes.
401 locals recommend
Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker St
401 locals recommend
Because...cupcakes.
Get your pizza craving in person or delivered. They are a real New York institution.
12 locals recommend
Big Nick's Pizza & Burgers
70 W 71st St
12 locals recommend
Get your pizza craving in person or delivered. They are a real New York institution.
Morning cuppa cold brew or flat white? Grab a bag of beans to take home. Perfect spot for catching up with friends or a business meeting. They also have a lovely happy hour for beer and wine.
109 locals recommend
Irving Farm New York
224 W 79th St
109 locals recommend
Morning cuppa cold brew or flat white? Grab a bag of beans to take home. Perfect spot for catching up with friends or a business meeting. They also have a lovely happy hour for beer and wine.
Best and freshest sushi. Lunch specials are very good and may be a wait at dinner time, but it's fantastic. Where the locals go.
56 locals recommend
Sushi Yasaka
251 W 72nd St
56 locals recommend
Best and freshest sushi. Lunch specials are very good and may be a wait at dinner time, but it's fantastic. Where the locals go.
Burgers and ice cream, take it to Central Park for a picnic!
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
Burgers and ice cream, take it to Central Park for a picnic!
Ramen cravings satisfied here.
116 locals recommend
Ippudo Westside
321 W 51st St
116 locals recommend
Ramen cravings satisfied here.
Swedish import, try their sandwiches and specialty pastries with a cuppa.
29 locals recommend
FIKA
2211 Broadway
29 locals recommend
Swedish import, try their sandwiches and specialty pastries with a cuppa.
Chocolate lovers rejoice, get a cookie, a box of chocolates or perhaps a pound of chips for baking later.
19 locals recommend
Jacques Torres Chocolate & Ice Cream - Amsterdam Avenue
285 Amsterdam Ave
19 locals recommend
Chocolate lovers rejoice, get a cookie, a box of chocolates or perhaps a pound of chips for baking later.
You don't need to head all the way to Chinatown, just go to the east side outpost for excellent and authentic Peking duck.
35 locals recommend
Peking Duck House
28 Mott St
35 locals recommend
You don't need to head all the way to Chinatown, just go to the east side outpost for excellent and authentic Peking duck.
Better than any store bought hummus you have had. Their pita bread is so pillowy and light. And must try the mint lemonade, uber refreshing.
45 locals recommend
Hummus Place
305 Amsterdam Ave
45 locals recommend
Better than any store bought hummus you have had. Their pita bread is so pillowy and light. And must try the mint lemonade, uber refreshing.
Pick and mix import from Sweden. Superb place if you have a thing for candy and licorice.
8 locals recommend
Sockerbit
89 Christopher St
8 locals recommend
Pick and mix import from Sweden. Superb place if you have a thing for candy and licorice.
Have you had good doughnuts lately? If Dunkin ain't cutting it, make the trek here, it will not disappoint.
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
638 locals recommend
Have you had good doughnuts lately? If Dunkin ain't cutting it, make the trek here, it will not disappoint.
Open Sundays from 9-5pm, check out lavender sellers and locally grown produce with a Shake Shack burger in hand. Right outside of the Museum of Natural History.
7 locals recommend
79th Street Greenmarket
Columbus Avenue
7 locals recommend
Open Sundays from 9-5pm, check out lavender sellers and locally grown produce with a Shake Shack burger in hand. Right outside of the Museum of Natural History.
An institution, have a drink outside, grab an ice cream to go, or have a sit down dinner. Dress codes and prices have relaxed, but the vibe is still classic New York.
66 locals recommend
Tavern On the Green
West 67th Street
66 locals recommend
An institution, have a drink outside, grab an ice cream to go, or have a sit down dinner. Dress codes and prices have relaxed, but the vibe is still classic New York.
Smoothies and acai bowls.
67 locals recommend
Juice Generation
210 Bedford Ave
67 locals recommend
Smoothies and acai bowls.

Parks & Nature

Grab a city bike and head to Pier I or the Boat Basin for a bite! Beautiful views of the Hudson.
502 locals recommend
Riverside Park
502 locals recommend
Grab a city bike and head to Pier I or the Boat Basin for a bite! Beautiful views of the Hudson.

Drinks & Nightlife

Restaurant and bar, fabulous for wine and tapas.
21 locals recommend
Salumeria Rosi
283 Amsterdam Ave
21 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar, fabulous for wine and tapas.
Restaurant and bar, great drinks and food with a northern Italian vibe.
24 locals recommend
I Sodi
314 Christopher St
24 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar, great drinks and food with a northern Italian vibe.
Bar at the top of the Mandarin Oriental in Columbus Circle. The views over the city and drinks are phenomenal.
20 locals recommend
Mandarin Oriental, New York
80 Columbus Cir
20 locals recommend
Bar at the top of the Mandarin Oriental in Columbus Circle. The views over the city and drinks are phenomenal.
Restaurant and bar, fabbbb brunch, oysters and drinks.
80 locals recommend
Jeffrey's Grocery
172 Waverly Pl
80 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar, fabbbb brunch, oysters and drinks.
Happy hour is very good, but one get one drinks and ammmmazing fries and oysters. People are friendly and like to mingle.
21 locals recommend
Burke & Wills
21 locals recommend
Happy hour is very good, but one get one drinks and ammmmazing fries and oysters. People are friendly and like to mingle.
Catch a drink between shows in Lincoln Center, fab people watching.
34 locals recommend
Bar Boulud
1900 Broadway
34 locals recommend
Catch a drink between shows in Lincoln Center, fab people watching.
Rooftop bar, enough said.
43 locals recommend
Hudson New York
356 W 58th St
43 locals recommend
Rooftop bar, enough said.
Jazz, ping pong and board games. Oh and a bar.
184 locals recommend
Fat Cat
75 Christopher St
184 locals recommend
Jazz, ping pong and board games. Oh and a bar.

Sightseeing

Beatles fans everywhere come glimpse the place John Lennon and Yoko Ono called home and pay their respects.
79 locals recommend
The Dakota
1 W 72nd St
79 locals recommend
Beatles fans everywhere come glimpse the place John Lennon and Yoko Ono called home and pay their respects.
Enjoy Piet Oudolf's masterpiece of landscape design hovering over the city streets. Plenty of snacks to sample along the way.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Enjoy Piet Oudolf's masterpiece of landscape design hovering over the city streets. Plenty of snacks to sample along the way.
Have a meal and go paddle boating in the middle of Central Park. They also have a budget friendly cafe serving fries, sandwiches etc.
169 locals recommend
The Loeb Boathouse
East 72nd Street
169 locals recommend
Have a meal and go paddle boating in the middle of Central Park. They also have a budget friendly cafe serving fries, sandwiches etc.