Tess’s Guidebook

Tess
Tess’s Guidebook

Eat and Drink in the Neighborhood

Coffee and go
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Oliver Coffee
5 Oliver St
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Coffee and go
Coffee and chill. Great place to cozy up to a good book and people watch!
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Little Canal
26 Canal St
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Coffee and chill. Great place to cozy up to a good book and people watch!
Best Bagels
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Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
367 Grand St
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Best Bagels
Best Doughnut.
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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Best Doughnut.
Great breakfast! Also great for light, healthy dinner.
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Dimes
49 Canal St
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Great breakfast! Also great for light, healthy dinner.
FAVORITE restaurant in NYC. Greek food. Shared plates. Delicious and not expensive.
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Kiki's
130 Division Street
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FAVORITE restaurant in NYC. Greek food. Shared plates. Delicious and not expensive.
The best Chinese food I've ever had.
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Mission
171 E Broadway
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The best Chinese food I've ever had.
Authentic Dim Sum parlor.
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
13 Doyers St
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Authentic Dim Sum parlor.
Mexican!
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Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
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Mexican!
Fabulous Vegan Mexican! GET THE NACHOS. Cocktails are also great!
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Jajaja Plantas Mexicana
162 E Broadway
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Fabulous Vegan Mexican! GET THE NACHOS. Cocktails are also great!
So cool it doesn't even show up on the map. Really cool place to get dinner- hanging plants everywhere- and the food is good too!
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49 Monroe St
49 Monroe Street
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So cool it doesn't even show up on the map. Really cool place to get dinner- hanging plants everywhere- and the food is good too!
Literally a half block away. Really cool bar. Cocktails are great and they have Rosé on tap!
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Mr. Fong's
40 Market St
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Literally a half block away. Really cool bar. Cocktails are great and they have Rosé on tap!
Really fun cocktail bar. The drinks are designed like prescriptions!
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Apotheke
9 Doyers St
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Really fun cocktail bar. The drinks are designed like prescriptions!
Chinese fusion restaurant. Kinda fancy- it's a place to be seen.
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Chinese Tuxedo
5 Doyers St
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Chinese fusion restaurant. Kinda fancy- it's a place to be seen.
Karaoke bar like you've never seen before. It's where the after after after party is. Lots of fun. They even sell dumplings!
Up Stairs
59 Canal St
Karaoke bar like you've never seen before. It's where the after after after party is. Lots of fun. They even sell dumplings!
A dive bar of all dive bars. $5 beer and shot deal. Crazy atmosphere but lots of fun.
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169 Bar
169 E Broadway
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A dive bar of all dive bars. $5 beer and shot deal. Crazy atmosphere but lots of fun.
Great locals hang out. Serve food and drinks. Very, very casual.
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Forgtmenot
138 Division St
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Great locals hang out. Serve food and drinks. Very, very casual.
Sweet, cozy wine bar.
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The Ten Bells
247 Broome St
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Sweet, cozy wine bar.
70s inspired pizza joint. Always made fresh. Always a short line- worth it.
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Scarr's Pizza
35 Orchard St
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70s inspired pizza joint. Always made fresh. Always a short line- worth it.
Close runner up of Best Hood Pizza after Scarr's.
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Williamsburg Pizza
265 Union Ave
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Close runner up of Best Hood Pizza after Scarr's.
Great American food Restaurant. Love sitting outside when the weather is nice!
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Dudley's
85 Orchard St
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Great American food Restaurant. Love sitting outside when the weather is nice!
Cute and cozy bar with live music most nights.
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Bar Belly
14 Orchard St
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Cute and cozy bar with live music most nights.

Favorite Things to Do in the City (Non- Touristy)

My FAVORITE spot in NYC- charming sculpture garden that is perfect to relax in between sight seeing. Grab a coffee from Gimme Coffee! and grab a book from McNally Jackson.
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Elizabeth Street Garden
Elizabeth Street
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My FAVORITE spot in NYC- charming sculpture garden that is perfect to relax in between sight seeing. Grab a coffee from Gimme Coffee! and grab a book from McNally Jackson.
Walk the Highline at Sunset- absolutely beautiful.
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High Line Park
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Walk the Highline at Sunset- absolutely beautiful.
Walk the bridge at sunrise for the most epic view of the city (only a 10 minute walk from the apartment!).
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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Walk the bridge at sunrise for the most epic view of the city (only a 10 minute walk from the apartment!).
Jazz bands/players in every nook of this park. Find the man playing classical music on his Steinway. He is insanely good, plays most days, and listening to Mozart in Washington Square Park under the Arch is one of the most New York moments you'll have. He also offers curious souls to lay UNDER his piano to hear the music from a new perspective.
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Washington Square Park
Washington Square
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Jazz bands/players in every nook of this park. Find the man playing classical music on his Steinway. He is insanely good, plays most days, and listening to Mozart in Washington Square Park under the Arch is one of the most New York moments you'll have. He also offers curious souls to lay UNDER his piano to hear the music from a new perspective.
Get a burger at Shake Shack- they have a restaurant outside in the park covered in twinkle lights!
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Madison Square Park
11 Madison Ave
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Get a burger at Shake Shack- they have a restaurant outside in the park covered in twinkle lights!
Monday night is open to the public. They have a Jazz band and an open mic where anyone (EVEN YOU) can perform a piece of poetry. Extremely talented young poets.
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Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
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Monday night is open to the public. They have a Jazz band and an open mic where anyone (EVEN YOU) can perform a piece of poetry. Extremely talented young poets.
My favorite jazz club in the city. Real players come through this tiny venue.
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Smalls Jazz Club
183 W 10th St
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My favorite jazz club in the city. Real players come through this tiny venue.
My favorite rooftop in Manhattan- get a drink at Gallow Green and enjoy the view.
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The McKittrick Hotel
530 W 27th St
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My favorite rooftop in Manhattan- get a drink at Gallow Green and enjoy the view.
If you're feeling fancy this is a swanky spot to get a drink and enjoy an unbelievable view.
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Boom Boom Room
848 Washington St
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If you're feeling fancy this is a swanky spot to get a drink and enjoy an unbelievable view.
Love walking around these cobblestone streets. Get a coffee at Saturdays- they have a hidden backyard patio/ garden.
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SoHo
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Love walking around these cobblestone streets. Get a coffee at Saturdays- they have a hidden backyard patio/ garden.
My favorite neighborhood in NYC. Wander, pop into one of a kind boutiques, eat a la fresco at the many outdoor cafes- Cafe Gitante is my favorite.
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Nolita
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My favorite neighborhood in NYC. Wander, pop into one of a kind boutiques, eat a la fresco at the many outdoor cafes- Cafe Gitante is my favorite.
Get lost in West Village- filled with winding streets it is iconic New York. Tons of cute bars and restaurants. I love Buvette, the Little Owl and sitting outside at Olio e Piu or Rosemary's.
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West Village
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Get lost in West Village- filled with winding streets it is iconic New York. Tons of cute bars and restaurants. I love Buvette, the Little Owl and sitting outside at Olio e Piu or Rosemary's.
See the skyline from Brooklyn, grab a slice at Grimaldi's or a drink at the One Hotel. My Favorite vintage store is also in Dumbo- Front Street General. In the summer they play movies outside on the lawn of the the Brooklyn Bridge Park- picture a movie play and Manhattan is the backdrop.
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Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
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See the skyline from Brooklyn, grab a slice at Grimaldi's or a drink at the One Hotel. My Favorite vintage store is also in Dumbo- Front Street General. In the summer they play movies outside on the lawn of the the Brooklyn Bridge Park- picture a movie play and Manhattan is the backdrop.
If you were to only see one museum in NYC you must visit the MET. I love going on Friday nights during their extended hours- it feels like you have the museum to yourself!
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I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
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If you were to only see one museum in NYC you must visit the MET. I love going on Friday nights during their extended hours- it feels like you have the museum to yourself!
I love spending the afternoon popping in and out of all the art galleries on Chelsea's West Side. The Gagosian is in the heart of it all.
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Gagosian Gallery
555 W 24th St
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I love spending the afternoon popping in and out of all the art galleries on Chelsea's West Side. The Gagosian is in the heart of it all.
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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I-Guggenheim Museum kaSolomon R.
1071 5th Ave
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Favorite Vintage Shops

Classic American Vintage.
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Front General Store
143 Front St
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Classic American Vintage.
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Stella Dallas
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Stella Dallas Living
281 N 6th St
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Pilgrim New York
70 Orchard St
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Street wear inspired vintage.
Procell
5 Delancey St
Street wear inspired vintage.
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Assembly New York
170 Ludlow St
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This store is so fun- filled with cool vintage tees, old leather coach bags, vintage levis, and TONS OF PLANTS.
GREEN FINGERS MARKET
5 Rivington St
This store is so fun- filled with cool vintage tees, old leather coach bags, vintage levis, and TONS OF PLANTS.
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Edith Machinist
104 Rivington St
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MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE VINTAGE STORE. Super modern, easy to shop, minimalist, well priced.
Mirth Vintage
606 Manhattan Ave
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE VINTAGE STORE. Super modern, easy to shop, minimalist, well priced.
Cool curated selection. Love their shoes!
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Malin Landaeus
157 N 6th St
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Cool curated selection. Love their shoes!
American vintage
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The Quality Mending Co.
329 Bowery
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American vintage
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The Quality Mending Co.
329 Bowery
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Amarcord Vintage Fashion
223 Bedford Ave
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Narnia
130 Driggs Ave
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Awoke Vintage
132 N 5th St
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The Breakers
307 Meeker Ave
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Favorite Shops (Not Vintage)

Cool home shop and good place to pick up unique gifts.
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Coming Soon
53 Canal St
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Cool home shop and good place to pick up unique gifts.
PENCIL MECCA!
C.W. Pencil Enterprise
15 Orchard St
PENCIL MECCA!
Well designed stationary, notebooks, and pens..never can get enough.
Goods For The Study
50 W 8th St
Well designed stationary, notebooks, and pens..never can get enough.
Most iconic place to shop in NYC. Windows are worth the visit alone.
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Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Ave
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Most iconic place to shop in NYC. Windows are worth the visit alone.