Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd AveFresh breakfast pastries, cupcakes & muffins.
Local French restaurant. Good for brunch, as well as dinner, either at a table or at the bar.
74 locals recommend
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd AveLocal French restaurant. Good for brunch, as well as dinner, either at a table or at the bar.
Luke's Lobster Upper East Side
242 E 81st StLobster rolls, sourced from Maine.
Local, casual spot with American food (burgers, salads), and TVs behind the bar so you can catch the game while you eat. No relation to Luke's Lobster.
Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd AveLocal, casual spot with American food (burgers, salads), and TVs behind the bar so you can catch the game while you eat. No relation to Luke's Lobster.
Good seafood and lively scene almost any time of day. A bit more upscale (white table cloths)
23 locals recommend
Atlantic Grill
Good seafood and lively scene almost any time of day. A bit more upscale (white table cloths)
CJ
318 East 84th StreetCoffee shop with wifi & a garden downstairs.
Blake Lane
Fresh, organic dishes.
Gracie Mews Diner
1550 1st Ave.Local diner with wifi, espresso & outdoor seating.
Traditional German restaurant with outdoor seating in nice weather.
37 locals recommend
Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd AveTraditional German restaurant with outdoor seating in nice weather.
Delicious take-away German sausage. The small bar in the back also has a few seats and beer on tap.
Schaller's Stube Sausage Bar
1652 2nd AveDelicious take-away German sausage. The small bar in the back also has a few seats and beer on tap.
Great West Village restaurant has opened in this neighborhood. Food is simple and locally sourced.
38 locals recommend
Quality Eats
19 Greenwich AveGreat West Village restaurant has opened in this neighborhood. Food is simple and locally sourced.
Drinks & Nightlife
French wine bar at the end of the block, with Happy Hour from 4pm - 7pm each evening.
6 locals recommend
AOC East
1590 1st Ave.French wine bar at the end of the block, with Happy Hour from 4pm - 7pm each evening.
Bar Prima
331 East 81st StreetAmerican wine bar with a nice selection and small plates.
Local bar with casual food. Lively spot. Also good for a casual brunch.
200 locals recommend
The Penrose
1590 2nd AveLocal bar with casual food. Lively spot. Also good for a casual brunch.
Parks & Nature
Nice park along the river. 10 minutes walking, to the right, out of the apartment.
221 locals recommend
Carl Schurz Park
East End AvenueNice park along the river. 10 minutes walking, to the right, out of the apartment.
Arts & Culture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveVisit the roof deck for a nice view of the park.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st StNeue Galerie
1048 5th AveThe Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetEssentials
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th StWhole Foods Market
95 E Houston StEmphasis on organic food.