Make the most of NYC!
Restaurants, Coffee & Bars
Here are a few of my favorite things
Wood and Ales
234 W 14th StCheap, cheerful, and very good.
If it's nice out, sit on the benches out front, and check out one of the East Village's many gardens across the street. Fingers crossed that the sun's shining for ya.
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Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th StIf it's nice out, sit on the benches out front, and check out one of the East Village's many gardens across the street. Fingers crossed that the sun's shining for ya.
The fried chicken is very good. They also deliver via Seamless!
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Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida AveThe fried chicken is very good. They also deliver via Seamless!
Dumpling Man
100 St Marks PlFar and away the best dumplings in the neighborhood
Ten Degrees Bar
121 St Marks PlGet there before 8p for a great happy hour deal
There are a million Italian spots in the city. This one's my favorite. It's also pretty affordable, all things considered.
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Bar Prima
331 East 81st StreetThere are a million Italian spots in the city. This one's my favorite. It's also pretty affordable, all things considered.
C&B
178 E 7th StGet breakfast here, and walk through Tompkins after!
The line will be long, but the bagel will be great! Cash only.
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Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue AThe line will be long, but the bagel will be great! Cash only.
Beautiful corner, great food, open all day, and excellent people watching. You can't ask for much more!
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Bubby's
120 Hudson StBeautiful corner, great food, open all day, and excellent people watching. You can't ask for much more!
Wo Hop Next Door
15 Mott StIt's just the best. Bring cash.
Royale
157 Loisaida AveThe burger is really good. The beers are cheap too.
A table can be hard to get, but you can walk in and try to sit at the bar. You can also put your name in, and then wander pretty WV streets until they call!
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Milk Bar West Village
35 Downing StA table can be hard to get, but you can walk in and try to sit at the bar. You can also put your name in, and then wander pretty WV streets until they call!
It's a bit of an institution at this point, and can get pretty rowdy on the weekends.
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The Village Tavern
46 Bedford StIt's a bit of an institution at this point, and can get pretty rowdy on the weekends.
Great local bar to go out at on the weekends if you're moseying about the west side.
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Automatic Slims
733 Washington StGreat local bar to go out at on the weekends if you're moseying about the west side.
Looking for a quick, healthy but tasty spot? This is it, and you can walk there from my house.
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Westville East
173 Avenue ALooking for a quick, healthy but tasty spot? This is it, and you can walk there from my house.
Things to see!
What I like to do for culture days and puttering about.
It's hard to say what's cooler, the art, the building itself, the restaurant at ground level or the views. Together, it's all great, and free for some people with their work IDs. Might be worth checking if you're one of those people!
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
It's hard to say what's cooler, the art, the building itself, the restaurant at ground level or the views. Together, it's all great, and free for some people with their work IDs. Might be worth checking if you're one of those people!
Riots, Doggie Halloween, skaters, good pick-up hoops game, and the occasional death metal show all happen here.
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Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetRiots, Doggie Halloween, skaters, good pick-up hoops game, and the occasional death metal show all happen here.
There's a park and walk way. You should go at sunset. Start at Houston and walk south.
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West Side Highway
West Side HighwayThere's a park and walk way. You should go at sunset. Start at Houston and walk south.
Do the loop. Grab some Shake Shack. See the art installation. Stroll into Eataly. It's all great. Don't forget to look up too.
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Madison Square Park
11 Madison AveDo the loop. Grab some Shake Shack. See the art installation. Stroll into Eataly. It's all great. Don't forget to look up too.
Walk it. Far fewer people than the Brooklyn Bridge, and arguably better views. Oh, and then spend the day in Williamsburg.
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IWilliamsburg Bridge
70 Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle PathWalk it. Far fewer people than the Brooklyn Bridge, and arguably better views. Oh, and then spend the day in Williamsburg.
I'm biased, but Citi Field is nicer...and cheaper than Yankees Stadium.
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Citi Field
41 Seaver WayI'm biased, but Citi Field is nicer...and cheaper than Yankees Stadium.
They started building it on March 17, 1930. They finished it on April 11, 1931. Think about that. Less than 13 months. At the very least walk in. Also, pay attention. It's not a square, it's a rectangle if you look closely!
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Isakhiwo sase-Empire State
20 W 34th StThey started building it on March 17, 1930. They finished it on April 11, 1931. Think about that. Less than 13 months. At the very least walk in. Also, pay attention. It's not a square, it's a rectangle if you look closely!
It's really nice and totally worth it.
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StIt's really nice and totally worth it.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetAnother must see.
Van Gogh is great. So is the armor section.
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I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveVan Gogh is great. So is the armor section.
Grab a glass of wine downstairs in this brutalist masterpiece.
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The Met Breuer
945 Madison AveGrab a glass of wine downstairs in this brutalist masterpiece.
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce StOne of the prettiest blocks in town!
They just closed the one on my block, but you should totally catch a show.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
555 W 42nd StThey just closed the one on my block, but you should totally catch a show.
Remember Home Alone? Me too. Do say hi to Eloise for me!
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The Plaza Food Hall USA
768 Central Park SRemember Home Alone? Me too. Do say hi to Eloise for me!