Guidebook for New York

Randy
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

104 locals recommend
Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex St
104 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Café Integral
149 Elizabeth St
7 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Oliver Coffee
5 Oliver St
22 locals recommend
Authentic homemade Mexican tamales made from scratch
6 locals recommend
Factory Tamal
34 Ludlow St
6 locals recommend
Authentic homemade Mexican tamales made from scratch
On the pricier side, but pretty awesome all around. Top notch cocktails and amazingly creative food, especially if you’re into spicy food.
179 locals recommend
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 locals recommend
On the pricier side, but pretty awesome all around. Top notch cocktails and amazingly creative food, especially if you’re into spicy food.
Intimate New Orleans-inspired restaurant
97 locals recommend
Cheeky Sandwiches
88 Orchard St
97 locals recommend
Intimate New Orleans-inspired restaurant
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
One of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Cash only, usually busy around dinner time.
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
One of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Cash only, usually busy around dinner time.
Authentic Venezuelan arepas-- several options for meat and veggie lovers
355 locals recommend
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
355 locals recommend
Authentic Venezuelan arepas-- several options for meat and veggie lovers
Top notch Peruvian rotisserie chicken- highly recommended!
6 locals recommend
Baby Brasa
173 7th Ave S
6 locals recommend
Top notch Peruvian rotisserie chicken- highly recommended!
Best cheesecake in NYC, hands down.
31 locals recommend
Eileen's Special Cheesecake
17 Cleveland Pl
31 locals recommend
Best cheesecake in NYC, hands down.
Rice pudding may sound like a basic concept, but it’s definitely not at Rice to Riches.
62 locals recommend
Rice To Riches
37 Spring St
62 locals recommend
Rice pudding may sound like a basic concept, but it’s definitely not at Rice to Riches.
6 locals recommend
Factory Tamal
34 Ludlow St
6 locals recommend
46 locals recommend
Spicy Village
68 Forsyth St
46 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

71 locals recommend
Clandestino
35 Canal St
71 locals recommend
183 locals recommend
169 Bar
169 E Broadway
183 locals recommend
Intimate bar with comedy nights...almost every night
11 locals recommend
Old Man Hustle Comedy Bar
39 Essex St
11 locals recommend
Intimate bar with comedy nights...almost every night
Bar + games (pool, ping pong, etc.). On weekends, they have live jazz music.
184 locals recommend
Fat Cat
75 Christopher St
184 locals recommend
Bar + games (pool, ping pong, etc.). On weekends, they have live jazz music.
Bar with tons of craft beer on tap, old school arcade games
587 locals recommend
Barcade
388 Union Ave
587 locals recommend
Bar with tons of craft beer on tap, old school arcade games
183 locals recommend
169 Bar
169 E Broadway
183 locals recommend

Essentials

341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex St
341 locals recommend
135 locals recommend
Fine Fare Supermarkets
175 Clinton St
135 locals recommend

Getting Around

20 locals recommend
East Broadway station
20 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Great walk along the East River; wonderful view of Brooklyn
89 locals recommend
East River Promenade
East River Promenade
89 locals recommend
Great walk along the East River; wonderful view of Brooklyn
Right in the middle of NYU. Always something going on, from candlelit Shakespeare performances to skateboard stunts.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
Right in the middle of NYU. Always something going on, from candlelit Shakespeare performances to skateboard stunts.
Waterfront facing NJ. Public park built on an elevated historic freight rail line; stretches from W 14th St Street to W 34th St
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Waterfront facing NJ. Public park built on an elevated historic freight rail line; stretches from W 14th St Street to W 34th St

Shopping

Cool food hall/shopping mall near the entrance to the High Line
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
Cool food hall/shopping mall near the entrance to the High Line
If you need somewhere to nerd out, this bookstore is “home to 18 miles of books” (!)
207 locals recommend
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
207 locals recommend
If you need somewhere to nerd out, this bookstore is “home to 18 miles of books” (!)

Arts & Culture

Our personal favorite museum right here in the Lower East Side. They are conserved tenements of immigrants back in the day.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Our personal favorite museum right here in the Lower East Side. They are conserved tenements of immigrants back in the day.
Modern art museum, usually has awesome exhibitions. Free admission hours are from 4pm til 8pm every Friday!
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
Modern art museum, usually has awesome exhibitions. Free admission hours are from 4pm til 8pm every Friday!
Classic stop. Be prepared to be there for HOURS, but totally worth it. It is almost always crowded, try to go as early as possible.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
Classic stop. Be prepared to be there for HOURS, but totally worth it. It is almost always crowded, try to go as early as possible.
Another museum classic. Also can be there for hours; the largest art museum in the US.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Another museum classic. Also can be there for hours; the largest art museum in the US.