Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Cup & Saucer
Best diner there is! Only serves breakfast + dinner
Kiki's
130 Division StreetGreat greek food
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
13 Doyers StAll day dim sum in the oldest dim sum parlor in Chinatown
456 New Shanghai
69 Mott StBest Chinese food in Chinatown
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston StTotal classic
Café Henrie
116 Forsyth Street Coffee shop
Little Canal
26 Canal St Coffee shop
Dimes
49 Canal StGreat healthy food for breakfast, dinner or lunch
Dimes Deli
143 Division StGreat food to go - also has an organic market next door
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard StGreat for brunch (or lunch, or dinner!)
Williamsburg Pizza
265 Union AveBest pizza in the neighborhood - get the Grandma!
Pho Grand
277C Grand StDelicious Vietnamese food - especially the Pho!
Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
367 Grand StGreat bagels
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand StFamous doughnuts!
Ice & Vice
221 E BroadwayIce cream shop with really unusual flavors
Cafe Petisco
189 E BroadwayYummy slightly middle eastern / american / italian food. Cash only
Danny Bowien's fun, spicy chinese-ish hipster-y restaurant. Fun for a night out, but not really a calm, hear yourself talk kinda place
179 locals recommend
Mission
171 E BroadwayDanny Bowien's fun, spicy chinese-ish hipster-y restaurant. Fun for a night out, but not really a calm, hear yourself talk kinda place
Delicious, crazy cheap dumplings and sesame pancakes - more for take-out, but there are tables
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StDelicious, crazy cheap dumplings and sesame pancakes - more for take-out, but there are tables
Great hand pulled noodles and dumplings. A Chinatown gem
50 locals recommend
88 Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles
40 BoweryGreat hand pulled noodles and dumplings. A Chinatown gem
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun bar/hang out with really solid food. Open from breakfast until late night
181 locals recommend
Forgtmenot
138 Division StFun bar/hang out with really solid food. Open from breakfast until late night
169 Bar
169 E BroadwayClassic dive bar
Eastwood
200 Clinton StLaid back wine and beer bar
Bar Belly
14 Orchard StDelicious cocktails, live music, and oysters
Sel Rrose
1 Delancey StSake Bar Decibel
240 E 9th StMy favorite bar in NYC - a quiet sake bar. Like being in Tokyo
Cozy fancy hotel bar/restaurant. They also sometimes screen movies in the private theater on Sunday nights - call first to check the schedule
30 locals recommend
Crosby Street Hotel
79 Crosby StCozy fancy hotel bar/restaurant. They also sometimes screen movies in the private theater on Sunday nights - call first to check the schedule
Arts & Culture
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryTenement Museum
103 Orchard StMmuseumm
4 Cortlandt AlleyIt's not always open, but totally bizarre one-room museum of artifacts
Shopping
Coming Soon
53 Canal St
Tictail Market
90 Orchard StTop Hat
245 Broome StDesign store
Malt and Mold-LES
221 East BroadwayGreat cheeses and beers
Essex Market
88 Essex StIndoor old-school food stall market - butcher, grocery, bakery
Hester Street Fair
26 Essex StFood/craft market on Saturdays from May-October
Classic appetizing store selling food to-go. There's also a cafe nearby if you'd rather have your food served to you.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StClassic appetizing store selling food to-go. There's also a cafe nearby if you'd rather have your food served to you.
Entertainment & Activities
Metrograph
7 Ludlow StMovie house with a bar, bookstore and restaurant
Essentials
Walgreen's
66-54 Fresh Pond Rd24 hour drugstore/pharmacy
28 Orchard St
28 Orchard StreetCheap and fast laundry
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StHong Kong Supermarket
157 Hester StBUSTLING chinese supermarket
Sightseeing
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeWalk or bike over the Brooklyn Bridge
Little Italy - or, at least, what's left of it! Get great fresh ricotta from Alleva and fresh past from Piemonte's, both on Grand Street
312 locals recommend
Little Italy
189 Grand StLittle Italy - or, at least, what's left of it! Get great fresh ricotta from Alleva and fresh past from Piemonte's, both on Grand Street