Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best Brunch
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Cafe Cluny
284 W 12th St
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Best Brunch
Favorite outdoor seating for lunch or dinner. Favorite order is the cacio e pepe!
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Morandi
211 Waverly Pl
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Favorite outdoor seating for lunch or dinner. Favorite order is the cacio e pepe!
Really enjoyable long italian outdoor lunch. Only recommend sitting outside. They don't take reservations but it's worth the wait... also cash only.
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Bar Pitti
268 6th Ave
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Really enjoyable long italian outdoor lunch. Only recommend sitting outside. They don't take reservations but it's worth the wait... also cash only.
Favorite local coffee shop. There is a garden outside. Often take morning coffees in the garden and its a great way to start your day! After take a walk on the highline!
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Kava Cafe
803 Washington St
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Favorite local coffee shop. There is a garden outside. Often take morning coffees in the garden and its a great way to start your day! After take a walk on the highline!
Favorite local spot to sit at the bar and have dinner. If you're traveling solo, this is ideal for dinner.
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dell'anima
600 11th Ave
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Favorite local spot to sit at the bar and have dinner. If you're traveling solo, this is ideal for dinner.
Steak and frites at the bar
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Raoul's
180 Prince St
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Steak and frites at the bar
Late night dinner here is always a fun time- very small, great staff.
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Little Prince
199 Prince St
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Late night dinner here is always a fun time- very small, great staff.
Just perfect. Romantic and quaint and very New York.
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Little Owl
90 Bedford St
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Just perfect. Romantic and quaint and very New York.
Great place for lunch. Try the corn!
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Café Habana
17 Prince St
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Great place for lunch. Try the corn!
Amazing italian dinner
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Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St
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Amazing italian dinner
French uptown bistro
Amaranth
21 East 62nd Street
French uptown bistro
Upscale asian dinner
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Indochine
430 Lafayette St
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Upscale asian dinner
Italian dinner. Be sure to request the back room only.
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Carbone
181 Thompson St
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Italian dinner. Be sure to request the back room only.
Favorite falafel restaurant
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Taïm
45 Spring St
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Favorite falafel restaurant
Good local restaurant for lunch
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Barbuto
113 Horatio St
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Good local restaurant for lunch
Near 6th Avenue, this is the best slice (in my opinion).
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Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
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Near 6th Avenue, this is the best slice (in my opinion).
Cute day bar for a drink
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Café Noir
35 Lispenard Street
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Cute day bar for a drink
Located in the Equinox gym, this is a very good place to grab a healthy juice or snack.
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Juice Generation
210 Bedford Ave
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Located in the Equinox gym, this is a very good place to grab a healthy juice or snack.
Nespresso coffee shop
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Nespresso SoHo Boutique
92 Prince St
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Nespresso coffee shop
Popular french bistro
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Pastis
52 Gansevoort St
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Popular french bistro
Local italian restaurant on West 4th Street
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Sant Ambroeus West Village
259 West 4th Street
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Local italian restaurant on West 4th Street
Mexican restaurant close to the apartment for dinner
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Empellon Taqueria
230 West 4th Street
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Mexican restaurant close to the apartment for dinner
Enjoy a drink and appetizers at the bar
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The Beatrice Inn
285 W 12th St
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Enjoy a drink and appetizers at the bar
Love this local restaurant, especially sitting at the bar upstairs for oysters and wine.
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The Spotted Dog
1154 1st Ave.
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Love this local restaurant, especially sitting at the bar upstairs for oysters and wine.
If you've walked the highline and find yourself doing the Chelsea gallery walk... this is a great little restaurant and market to check out.
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Foragers Table
300 W 22nd St
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If you've walked the highline and find yourself doing the Chelsea gallery walk... this is a great little restaurant and market to check out.
Casual restaurant for brunch, lunch or dinner.
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The Smile
26 Bond St
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Casual restaurant for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Make a very late night dinner in the back room (ie 10p) and be sure to wait for the back. Cool, hip, fun jamaican restaurant with a great crowd.
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Miss Lily's
132 W Houston St
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Make a very late night dinner in the back room (ie 10p) and be sure to wait for the back. Cool, hip, fun jamaican restaurant with a great crowd.
Popular dinner location
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Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St
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Popular dinner location
Enjoy having a morning coffee here before walking through central park. use www.hopstop.com to find the easiest train directions.
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Sant Ambroeus
267 Lafayette St
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Enjoy having a morning coffee here before walking through central park. use www.hopstop.com to find the easiest train directions.
They don't take reservations and the wait is long, but it's a very fun place to have dinner. healthy food and reasonable wine list. You can put your name down and have a drink next door at Kingswood.
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Rosemary's
18 Greenwich Ave
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They don't take reservations and the wait is long, but it's a very fun place to have dinner. healthy food and reasonable wine list. You can put your name down and have a drink next door at Kingswood.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool bar downstairs, under the restaurant (difficult to get into but really fun)
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ACME
9 Great Jones St
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Cool bar downstairs, under the restaurant (difficult to get into but really fun)
Casual dinner. Very good raw bar and the same owners as Perla and Fedora.
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Jeffrey's Grocery
172 Waverly Pl
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Casual dinner. Very good raw bar and the same owners as Perla and Fedora.
If you want a beer and burger late night, this is the place!
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Corner Bistro
331 West 4th Street
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If you want a beer and burger late night, this is the place!
European bar to watch soccer and drink rose on weekend days.
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Felix
340 W Broadway
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European bar to watch soccer and drink rose on weekend days.
There's a very small, somewhat hidden wine bar across the street from the restaurant. Tell the bartendars what you like and they are very good at suggesting the perfect glass.
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Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
35 Downing Street
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There's a very small, somewhat hidden wine bar across the street from the restaurant. Tell the bartendars what you like and they are very good at suggesting the perfect glass.
Sports bar
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Windsor
234 West 4th Street
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Sports bar
Popular wine bar
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Aria West Village
14 Bedford St
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Popular wine bar
local bar near Aria bar as well
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The Otheroom
143 Perry St
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local bar near Aria bar as well
Dive bar with pool and cheap beers
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The Rusty Knot
425 West St
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Dive bar with pool and cheap beers
I like this restaurant for dinner at the bar or a drink later in the night
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Fedora
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I like this restaurant for dinner at the bar or a drink later in the night

Everything Else

Walk the highline in the mornings on a weekday. Weekends can be busy. Nice way to walk from Meat Packing into Chelsea (Chelsea gallery walk around 25th Street is great)
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High Line Park
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Walk the highline in the mornings on a weekday. Weekends can be busy. Nice way to walk from Meat Packing into Chelsea (Chelsea gallery walk around 25th Street is great)
Terrific museum
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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Terrific museum
There are often great exhibits here.
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I-Guggenheim Museum kaSolomon R.
1071 5th Ave
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There are often great exhibits here.
There is a lovely roof at this hotel, as well as a beer garden and popular night clubs, Le Bain and Boom Boom.
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The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington St
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There is a lovely roof at this hotel, as well as a beer garden and popular night clubs, Le Bain and Boom Boom.
Blue Ribbon is famous. There are multiple locations, including the original in Soho. I like the tiny bakery which has signature "toasts" to go and iced cofffee with mexican honey.
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Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
35 Downing Street
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Blue Ribbon is famous. There are multiple locations, including the original in Soho. I like the tiny bakery which has signature "toasts" to go and iced cofffee with mexican honey.
Clothing boutique near the apartment
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Otte
121 Greenwich Ave
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Clothing boutique near the apartment
Gym
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Equinox Greenwich Avenue
97 Greenwich Ave
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Gym
Love the lobby bar
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The Bowery Hotel
335 Bowery
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Love the lobby bar
They have a lovely New York bar with a piano player. It's one of my favorite places in the city.
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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
35 E 76th St
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They have a lovely New York bar with a piano player. It's one of my favorite places in the city.
If you like to shop, this is a great place to visit.
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Chanel New York Madison Avenue
660 Madison Ave
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If you like to shop, this is a great place to visit.
Good breakfast or lunch spot and I like the Bowery area for restaurants in general
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Peels
325 Bowery
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Good breakfast or lunch spot and I like the Bowery area for restaurants in general
Nice to have a coffee in the upstairs part of the hotel bar/restaurant if you're walking through Soho.
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The Mercer
147 Mercer St
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Nice to have a coffee in the upstairs part of the hotel bar/restaurant if you're walking through Soho.
Local grocery store
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D'Agostino Supermarkets Inc
666 Greenwich St
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Local grocery store
CVS grocery and drugstore, located on 8th Avenue and 14th Street for beauty needs, medicine, house supplies etc.
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CVS
156 Henry St
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CVS grocery and drugstore, located on 8th Avenue and 14th Street for beauty needs, medicine, house supplies etc.
Famous bakery on Bleeker, walking distance from the apartment. Best to go on weekday mornings before the crowds arrive.
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Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker St
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Famous bakery on Bleeker, walking distance from the apartment. Best to go on weekday mornings before the crowds arrive.
Fun museum if you have extra time
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Iziko Lomuzi wezolimo laseMarekhiya
200 Central Park West
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Fun museum if you have extra time
Lovely yoga studio with a very healthy cafe attached
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Jivamukti Yoga Center New York
841 Broadway
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Lovely yoga studio with a very healthy cafe attached
Very favorite organic market for food, juice, vitamins etc.
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Lifethyme Natural Market
410 6th Ave
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Very favorite organic market for food, juice, vitamins etc.
Next to Lifethyme market, this is a specialized pharmacy and has wonderful beauty products.
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C.O. Bigelow
414 6th Ave
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Next to Lifethyme market, this is a specialized pharmacy and has wonderful beauty products.
Popular fench bistro in Soho
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Balthazar
80 Spring St
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Popular fench bistro in Soho
Candle and perfume shop ... really love this store and all of their products!
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diptyque
377 Bleecker St
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Candle and perfume shop ... really love this store and all of their products!
Shopping
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Topshop Topman
478 Broadway
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Shopping
Shopping
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Zara
Broadway
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Shopping
Shopping
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Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Ave
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Shopping
An uptown quiet hotel but nice to have a glass of wine before or after a drink at The Carlyle
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The Surrey
20 E 76th St
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An uptown quiet hotel but nice to have a glass of wine before or after a drink at The Carlyle
The people who work here are great at recommending wines for the style and price you like.
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Manley's Wines & Spirits
35 8th Ave
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The people who work here are great at recommending wines for the style and price you like.
the name says it all
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Milk & Cookies Bakery
19 Commerce St
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the name says it all

Shopping

The weekends they have classical music. Beautiful to have a glass of wine and listen.
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I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
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The weekends they have classical music. Beautiful to have a glass of wine and listen.
Nice coffee, salads, sandwiches ... very local
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Bonsignour
35 Jane St
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Nice coffee, salads, sandwiches ... very local
This is a fun store for beauty needs and accessories.
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Ricky's NYC
44 E 8th St
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This is a fun store for beauty needs and accessories.
Photography gallery in Soho
Staley-Wise Gallery
100 Crosby St
Photography gallery in Soho
Cool photography shop
Morrison Hotel Gallery
116 Prince St
Cool photography shop