Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Great bagels for breakfast - right across the street
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Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue AGreat bagels for breakfast - right across the street
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th Stthe best coffee!!
One of our favorite places in the neighborhood. Great cocktails, delicious food and very nice staff
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Yerba Buena
One of our favorite places in the neighborhood. Great cocktails, delicious food and very nice staff
small, delicious bakery famous for their pretzel croissant, and the cookies are amazzzzing ! (coconut is a personal fave), it's all good - experiment !
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Motorino
510 Columbus Avesmall, delicious bakery famous for their pretzel croissant, and the cookies are amazzzzing ! (coconut is a personal fave), it's all good - experiment !
Japanese ramen. AMAZING (beware, portions are big and lead to food coma!)
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Minca
536 E 5th StJapanese ramen. AMAZING (beware, portions are big and lead to food coma!)
great restaurant. fresh, delicious food and the menu is constantly changing. also good for brunch
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Northern Spy Food Co.
511 East 12th Streetgreat restaurant. fresh, delicious food and the menu is constantly changing. also good for brunch
very popular restaurant right across the street, good American food
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Westville East
173 Avenue Avery popular restaurant right across the street, good American food
Like fried chicken? Look no further! ($12 plates > great deal)
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Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida AveLike fried chicken? Look no further! ($12 plates > great deal)
great mexican food, very affordable, and located in the Lower East Side near many bars
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Taqueria St. Marks Place
79 St Marks Plgreat mexican food, very affordable, and located in the Lower East Side near many bars
The best pizza place ! (from Seattle, my hometown !) great house wine and the pizzas cook FAST
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Via Tribunali
122 Ludlow StThe best pizza place ! (from Seattle, my hometown !) great house wine and the pizzas cook FAST
Supper
156 E 2nd Stpopular Italian restaurant
great late night eats ( hotdogs — of every variety, and tater tots )
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Crif Dogs
113 St Marks Plgreat late night eats ( hotdogs — of every variety, and tater tots )
Amazing Happy Hour everyday from 4-8 (sometimes 7?), they have $6 margs and apps — try the rosalita marg !
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveAmazing Happy Hour everyday from 4-8 (sometimes 7?), they have $6 margs and apps — try the rosalita marg !
If you like vietnamese food, this place is awesome and the beef pho tai is especially delicious.
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Sao Mai
203 1st Ave.If you like vietnamese food, this place is awesome and the beef pho tai is especially delicious.
Fun, hole in the wall dessert bar with a large menu of crazy treats, pies, cupcakes, pudding, soft-serve, and more
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ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
203 E 10th StFun, hole in the wall dessert bar with a large menu of crazy treats, pies, cupcakes, pudding, soft-serve, and more
Pylos
128 E 7th StGreek food - delicious !! And very cool interior
Arepas — they are like the South American taco ! These things are delicious, filling, and quite cheap
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Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand StArepas — they are like the South American taco ! These things are delicious, filling, and quite cheap
An off beat bakery with lots of funky, delicious treats
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Milk Bar East Village
251 E 13th StAn off beat bakery with lots of funky, delicious treats
Zoe
245 Eldridge StGreat for brunch
Fun ambience, very reasonable prices, and delicious meatballs !
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The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich AveFun ambience, very reasonable prices, and delicious meatballs !
Drinks & Nightlife
Amazing cocktails, great ambiance, live music (sometimes)
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The Wayland
700 E 9th StAmazing cocktails, great ambiance, live music (sometimes)
11TH STREET BAR
510 E 11th StNeighborhood pub, right outside the front door
In Vino
215 E 4th Stvery cute, rustic Italian wine bar
We love this bar (and there are many others in this block), they always play great music at night
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St. Dymphna's
117 Avenue AWe love this bar (and there are many others in this block), they always play great music at night
The Summit Bar
133 Loisaida AveNice space, great cocktails
New bar — very cool ambience inside !! Add it to your Avenue C bar crawl
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The Third Man
New bar — very cool ambience inside !! Add it to your Avenue C bar crawl
Everything Else
Beautiful little park, nice to explore in the spring/summer/fall
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6BC Botanical Garden
630 E 6th StBeautiful little park, nice to explore in the spring/summer/fall
Shopping
Trader Joe's Wine Shop
138 E 14th StLarge, very affordable selection of wines
Entertainment & Activities
Sundaes and Cones
95 E 10th Stmmmm - delicious ice cream....need I say more?