Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Kahve
403 W 51st StA rustic Italian restaurant - has great food and an extensive wine list.
41 locals recommend
Bocca di Bacco
836 9th AveA rustic Italian restaurant - has great food and an extensive wine list.
Aria Hell's Kitchen
369 W 51st StEl Centro
824 9th AveTorishin
362 W 53rd St The only Yakitori restaurant in Manhattan with 1 Michelin star.
Amy's Bread
672 9th AveMost authentic Thai restaurant in HK. It has no reservation, take-out is recommended.
28 locals recommend
Wondee Siam
792 9th AveMost authentic Thai restaurant in HK. It has no reservation, take-out is recommended.
Juice Press
70 E 1st StVery healthy juice bar.
Totto Ramen Midtown West
Iconic ramen shop. Love the pork bun!!!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bea
403 W 43rd StThe Press Lounge
653 11th AveRooftop bar overlooking Times Square and the east side.
Casellula
401 W 52nd StGreat wine and cheese selection.
Industry Bar
355 W 52nd StGreat drag show every Thursday and Sunday!!!
On The Rocks
696 10th AveSmall and intimate whiskey bar!
Posh rooftop bar, with the great views of Hudson Yards, Freedom Tower, the Jenga Tower, Financial District, and lower Manhattan.
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington StPosh rooftop bar, with the great views of Hudson Yards, Freedom Tower, the Jenga Tower, Financial District, and lower Manhattan.
Parks & Nature
Weekdays are best to walk on the High Line, weekends are always packed. If you make it here, be sure grab coffee or snacks at Intelligentsia Coffee at The HIghline Hotel.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
Weekdays are best to walk on the High Line, weekends are always packed. If you make it here, be sure grab coffee or snacks at Intelligentsia Coffee at The HIghline Hotel.
Arts & Culture
Currently showing the Warhol exhibition. It's the most comprehensive retrospective of the artist in 30 years!
PS: The museum has pay-as-you-wish admission every Friday night.
885 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
Currently showing the Warhol exhibition. It's the most comprehensive retrospective of the artist in 30 years!
PS: The museum has pay-as-you-wish admission every Friday night.
Iconic building that houses great art. Currently showing Hilma of Klint, the greatest most underrated female artist. Before Mondrian, Kandinsky, and Josef Albers, there was Hilma of Klint.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveIconic building that houses great art. Currently showing Hilma of Klint, the greatest most underrated female artist. Before Mondrian, Kandinsky, and Josef Albers, there was Hilma of Klint.
One of the most iconic Brutalist building in New York. Here for the art, stay for the subterranean restaurant, Flora Bar.
62 locals recommend
The Met Breuer
945 Madison AveOne of the most iconic Brutalist building in New York. Here for the art, stay for the subterranean restaurant, Flora Bar.
If you have the time, spend half a day to do an "Art Crawl". Visit the world renown art galleries in Chelsea along 11th Avenue: Gagosian, Pace Gallery, David Zwirner, Barbara Gladstone, and Hauser&Wirth.
192 locals recommend
Chelsea
If you have the time, spend half a day to do an "Art Crawl". Visit the world renown art galleries in Chelsea along 11th Avenue: Gagosian, Pace Gallery, David Zwirner, Barbara Gladstone, and Hauser&Wirth.
Essentials
Stiles Farmers Market
352 W 52nd StBest deal on groceries!
No frills, DIY laundromat. If you're planning to wash at night, be sure to load it before 8PM, or you'd be yelled at. I learned that the hard way! lol
14 locals recommend
Laundromat
500 W 48th StNo frills, DIY laundromat. If you're planning to wash at night, be sure to load it before 8PM, or you'd be yelled at. I learned that the hard way! lol
A neighborhood hardware store. Anything from cleaning supplies to paper towels.
7 locals recommend
West Side Home Center Inc
778 9th AveA neighborhood hardware store. Anything from cleaning supplies to paper towels.
Duane Reade
2864 BroadwayOpens 24/7
Royal Wines & Liquors
803 9th AveWine is also essentials :)
Amish Market
731 9th AveEntertainment & Activities
Cinepolis
260 W 23rd StIt has reclining seats and caramel popcorns! :)
Technically Times Square has the closest movie theaters, but this is a lot cleaner than the ones in Times Sq lol
131 locals recommend
AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13
1998 BroadwayTechnically Times Square has the closest movie theaters, but this is a lot cleaner than the ones in Times Sq lol
A movie buff or not, head your way down to Lower East Side to check out the coolest old cinema in New York.
131 locals recommend
Metrograph
7 Ludlow StA movie buff or not, head your way down to Lower East Side to check out the coolest old cinema in New York.
Shopping
Cute little thrift store with a good cause. The proceeds go towards Housing Work, a NY based non-profit fighting AIDS, and homelessness.
53 locals recommend
Housing Works Thrift Shop
245 West 10th StreetCute little thrift store with a good cause. The proceeds go towards Housing Work, a NY based non-profit fighting AIDS, and homelessness.
Hands down the favorite store in NY! Meticulously curated design store that sells housewares, from a vintage Milo Baughman Sofa, Japanese gift soap, to terra-cotta boobs pot.
32 locals recommend
Coming Soon
53 Canal StHands down the favorite store in NY! Meticulously curated design store that sells housewares, from a vintage Milo Baughman Sofa, Japanese gift soap, to terra-cotta boobs pot.