Guidebook for New York
Essentials
Wonderful and huge supermarket open each day from 8am - 11pm.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StWonderful and huge supermarket open each day from 8am - 11pm.
Food Scene
Wonderful cafe serving amazing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
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Cafe Gitane
242 Mott StWonderful cafe serving amazing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
Great little restaurant serving serving egg-centric foods. Love it.
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Egg Shop
151 Elizabeth StGreat little restaurant serving serving egg-centric foods. Love it.
Black
170 Elizabeth StMontreal-style bagels! Excellent.
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston StAn icon. Must have the pastrami.
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StBest smoked fish in the city. It's a legend.
Oldest pizzeria in the US (debatable). But it's one of the, if not the, best pizzas in New York. And they deliver to the apartment. :)
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Lombardi's
32 Spring StOldest pizzeria in the US (debatable). But it's one of the, if not the, best pizzas in New York. And they deliver to the apartment. :)
Prosperity Dumpling
THE best place to get your dumpling fix on!
Great restaurant with wonderful brunch and outdoor seating.
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The Butcher's Daughter
19 Kenmare StGreat restaurant with wonderful brunch and outdoor seating.
The last Jewish knish bakery in the city. It's like walking into a time-warp. Try the cabbage knish.
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery
137 E Houston StThe last Jewish knish bakery in the city. It's like walking into a time-warp. Try the cabbage knish.
Gimme Coffee
495 Lorimer StGreat coffee, steps away.
Café Habana
17 Prince StGreat breakfasts, stylish crowd.
Arts & Culture
Great movie theatre with adventurous programming.
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Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John StGreat movie theatre with adventurous programming.
One of the best contemporary museums in the country!
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I-Museum ye-Art ye-Contemporary ye-New
235 BoweryOne of the best contemporary museums in the country!
Another great NY movie theatre with adventurous programming. One subway stop away.
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IFC Center
323 6th AveAnother great NY movie theatre with adventurous programming. One subway stop away.
Film Forum
209 W Houston StMy favorite! The legend!
Everything Else
Subway station for uptown and downtown B, D, F, M, and 6 trains. Very convenient.
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Broadway-Lafayette St Station
East Houston StreetSubway station for uptown and downtown B, D, F, M, and 6 trains. Very convenient.
Washington Square Park
Washington SquareA nice place to people watch.
After a nice stroll through the West Village and the west side, you can enter on around 14th Street and wander up.
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High Line Park
After a nice stroll through the West Village and the west side, you can enter on around 14th Street and wander up.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fantastic and cozy little wine bar just steps away from my apt.
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YN
227 Mott StFantastic and cozy little wine bar just steps away from my apt.
Great bar for artisanal drinks. Can be a little crowded on the weekends.
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Mother's Ruin
18 Spring StGreat bar for artisanal drinks. Can be a little crowded on the weekends.
Good place for the locals to get their beer on. Excellent pub.
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Tom & Jerry's (288 Bar)
288 Elizabeth StGood place for the locals to get their beer on. Excellent pub.
Great German beer, great German food. Nice beer garden too (weather permitting).
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Loreley Beer Garden
7 Rivington StGreat German beer, great German food. Nice beer garden too (weather permitting).
Shopping
Best used and rare item bookstore in the city. Amazing collection of art books and cookbooks, very often heavily discounted.
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The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayBest used and rare item bookstore in the city. Amazing collection of art books and cookbooks, very often heavily discounted.
rag & bone
73 E Houston StLocally made clothes and shoes. Amazing, but pricey.
One of the last remaining boutique bookstores. It's excellent and has a wonderful little cafe.
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Goods for the Study Mulberry
234 Mulberry StOne of the last remaining boutique bookstores. It's excellent and has a wonderful little cafe.
Great (and huge) store for all sorts of outdoor goods. It's huge and staff is very helpful.
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REI
303 Lafayette StGreat (and huge) store for all sorts of outdoor goods. It's huge and staff is very helpful.
Sightseeing
Little Italy
189 Grand StVery close to Little Italy.
Chinatown
Restaurants, supermarkets, fake handbags... :)