Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Mughlai
1724 2nd AveDelicious Indian food located close-by
Pig and Khao
68 Clinton StPig and Khoa is also a must on Clinton Street.
Vanessa’s Dumplings is fast becoming an un-kept secret for delicious cheap dumplings.
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Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StVanessa’s Dumplings is fast becoming an un-kept secret for delicious cheap dumplings.
If it’s Italian you are after, your options in Little Italy are endless but for something less touristy try Epistrophy at 200 Mott Street located just outside of the area.
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Epistrophy
200 Mott StIf it’s Italian you are after, your options in Little Italy are endless but for something less touristy try Epistrophy at 200 Mott Street located just outside of the area.
We are a short walk from the East Village where you will find many more places to eat and drink but our absolute favourite is Café Mogador for Moroccan cuisine located at 101 Saint Marks Place.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveWe are a short walk from the East Village where you will find many more places to eat and drink but our absolute favourite is Café Mogador for Moroccan cuisine located at 101 Saint Marks Place.
Taqueria St. Marks Place
79 St Marks PlGreat Tex-Mex!
For coffee, Tinys Giant on the corner as you walk out of the apartment building is a great spot for any addict’s fix!
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Tinys Giant Sandwich Shop
For coffee, Tinys Giant on the corner as you walk out of the apartment building is a great spot for any addict’s fix!
Drinks & Nightlife
Spitzer's Corner
Our favourite local bar...
The Wren on Bowery, some of our first New York memories were made here.
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The Wren
344 BoweryThe Wren on Bowery, some of our first New York memories were made here.
Mother’s Ruin tucked away on the outskirts of trendy SoHo is a great local spot.
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Mother's Ruin
18 Spring StMother’s Ruin tucked away on the outskirts of trendy SoHo is a great local spot.
Ten Degrees in the East Village has a happy hour FTW.
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Ten Degrees Bar
121 St Marks PlTen Degrees in the East Village has a happy hour FTW.
Sightseeing
One of our absolute favourite things to do in New York is to ride the Staten Island Ferry for free! Anything for free in New York is still a novelty to us! It gives you great views of the skyline of downtown Manhattan and you get close(ish) to the Statue of Liberty. It goes every half hour from the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal Greenmarket and you can catch the next one straight back to Manhattan as you exit on the other side.
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Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island FerryOne of our absolute favourite things to do in New York is to ride the Staten Island Ferry for free! Anything for free in New York is still a novelty to us! It gives you great views of the skyline of downtown Manhattan and you get close(ish) to the Statue of Liberty. It goes every half hour from the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal Greenmarket and you can catch the next one straight back to Manhattan as you exit on the other side.
A tour of the Tenement Museum is an absolute must since you are staying in the heart of one of New York’s oldest and most historic districts. This guided tour of an 1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life!
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StA tour of the Tenement Museum is an absolute must since you are staying in the heart of one of New York’s oldest and most historic districts. This guided tour of an 1863 preserved tenement building brings Lower East Side immigrant stories to life!
Essentials
Essex Market
88 Essex StWhole Foods Market
95 E Houston StGetting Around
We would recommend getting a weekly subway card pass for $32. The F/M/J/Z trains are one block away from our apartment at the Delancey/Essex Station. It’s an easy walking distance accessible via Norfolk Street and/or Essex Street. The station has a direct line (F+M) uptown to Manhattan midtown, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park etc. and one stop away from trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn over the East River. You can also catch the Z train downtown to the financial district to visit Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial Plaza etc.
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Essex St station
We would recommend getting a weekly subway card pass for $32. The F/M/J/Z trains are one block away from our apartment at the Delancey/Essex Station. It’s an easy walking distance accessible via Norfolk Street and/or Essex Street. The station has a direct line (F+M) uptown to Manhattan midtown, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park etc. and one stop away from trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn over the East River. You can also catch the Z train downtown to the financial district to visit Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial Plaza etc.