Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Delicious, casual restaurant with super fresh food and lots of vegetarian friendly options. Fairly inexpensive.
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Westville East
173 Avenue ADelicious, casual restaurant with super fresh food and lots of vegetarian friendly options. Fairly inexpensive.
Delicious bagels where you can also pick up milk and a few other essentials.
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Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue ADelicious bagels where you can also pick up milk and a few other essentials.
Super fresh and inventive ceviche and oysters in a sexy, sliver of a place.
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Desnuda
221 S 1st StSuper fresh and inventive ceviche and oysters in a sexy, sliver of a place.
One of my favorite restaurants in the East Village. They have a killer burger, a lovely patio, awesome brunch and more.
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Back Forty
190 Avenue BOne of my favorite restaurants in the East Village. They have a killer burger, a lovely patio, awesome brunch and more.
Awesome authentic veg and meat dumplings for super cheap!
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Dumpling Man
100 St Marks PlAwesome authentic veg and meat dumplings for super cheap!
Pylos
128 E 7th StDelicious Greek restaurant. Mid-range in price.
Really good Turkish food in a lively atmosphere. Open late. Go during the day for a table on the front patio and read or people watch.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveReally good Turkish food in a lively atmosphere. Open late. Go during the day for a table on the front patio and read or people watch.
Great Italian cafe with excellent pastry and strong coffee. Go and sit with a book or newspaper. Turns into a wine bar at night with a full menu. Happy Hour comes with free appetizers at the bar!
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Tarallucci e Vino - East Village
163 1st Ave.Great Italian cafe with excellent pastry and strong coffee. Go and sit with a book or newspaper. Turns into a wine bar at night with a full menu. Happy Hour comes with free appetizers at the bar!
Super delicious thin crust pizza. Get the Shroomtown with four types of mushrooms if that's your thing.
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Gruppo Thin Crust Pizza
98 Avenue BSuper delicious thin crust pizza. Get the Shroomtown with four types of mushrooms if that's your thing.
Wine bar and Italian restaurant with lots of small plates great to share or to keep all to yourself!
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Inoteca
323 3rd AveWine bar and Italian restaurant with lots of small plates great to share or to keep all to yourself!
Ost Cafe
Strong coffee and wine bar by night.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Beagle
162 Avenue AHigh-end cocktails across the street! Food too but go for the drinks.
Great cocktails and live music some nights. Great for a date or for checking out on your own.
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Rue B
188 Avenue BGreat cocktails and live music some nights. Great for a date or for checking out on your own.
Elsa
136 Atlantic AveGreat high-end cocktails in a casual atmosphere.
Great atmosphere, people watching, food, drinks, parlor.
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The Bowery Hotel
335 BoweryGreat atmosphere, people watching, food, drinks, parlor.
Great drinks, light food and 2 for 1 drinks until 8 PM every day. A great deal.
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Ten Degrees Bar
121 St Marks PlGreat drinks, light food and 2 for 1 drinks until 8 PM every day. A great deal.
Shopping
Great expansive beer selection to drink there or take with you.
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Good Beer
422 E 9th StGreat expansive beer selection to drink there or take with you.
Best cupcakes in the city. Try the banana cupcake with coconut frosting!
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Butter Lane
123 E 7th StBest cupcakes in the city. Try the banana cupcake with coconut frosting!
On the other side of town but worth the trip for artisinal food stands that sell everything from lobster, sushi grade tuna, farm to table meals, brownies, goats milk, etc. Lots of fun but go hungry!
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Imarike ye-Chelsea
75 9th AveOn the other side of town but worth the trip for artisinal food stands that sell everything from lobster, sushi grade tuna, farm to table meals, brownies, goats milk, etc. Lots of fun but go hungry!
Essentials
Organic produce and grocery store a block away.
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Commodities Health Food
165 1st Ave.Organic produce and grocery store a block away.
Impressive Whole Foods grocery store complete with food to go upstairs, places to sit, etc.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StImpressive Whole Foods grocery store complete with food to go upstairs, places to sit, etc.
Cafe Pick Me Up
145 Avenue ANice coffee shop with free WiFi down the street.
Sightseeing
Small but fabulous museum that shows you what it was like for immigrants in the early 1900's in NYC. It's an immersive walking tour of the neighborhood.
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StSmall but fabulous museum that shows you what it was like for immigrants in the early 1900's in NYC. It's an immersive walking tour of the neighborhood.
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetNice for strolling, reading, gawking. :)