Guidebook for New York
Drinks & Nightlife
Red Rooster
310 Lenox Avebest to go 9pm for nightly dancing
this has great pastries/breakfasts (bad coffee) in mornings, but also good jazz on thu-sun evenings.
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Lenox Saphire Harlem
341 Lenox Avethis has great pastries/breakfasts (bad coffee) in mornings, but also good jazz on thu-sun evenings.
Food Scene
you can stretch out in the spacious dinning room, catch some jazz below.
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Nabe Harlem
2367 Frederick Douglass Blvdyou can stretch out in the spacious dinning room, catch some jazz below.
Le Baobab Gouygui
120 W 116th Stpretty great Senegalese home cooking.
Cheri
great for brunch, live jazz
Astor Row Cafe
404 Malcolm X Boulevardeasy place for good coffee and breakfast
Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th Stso close and good!
Arts & Culture
The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Streetcool exhibit on dance once
iconic african american theatre, host to 'amateur night at apollo" Wednesday evenings
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I-Apollo Theater
253 W 125th Sticonic african american theatre, host to 'amateur night at apollo" Wednesday evenings
Entertainment & Activities
great director brothers, famous for "grey gardens". cool little cinema playing indie films
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Maysles Documentary Center
343 Malcolm X Blvdgreat director brothers, famous for "grey gardens". cool little cinema playing indie films
Parks & Nature
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Driconic medieval castle in heart of Manhattan!
Shopping
unique african fabrics and jewelry design. pretty neat
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I-Market yeMalcolm Shabazz Harlem
52 W 116th Stunique african fabrics and jewelry design. pretty neat
great street stalls on 125th between lenox and st. Nicholas ave.
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West 125th Street
West 125th Streetgreat street stalls on 125th between lenox and st. Nicholas ave.
Essentials
Pioneer Supermarkets
380 Malcolm X Blvdon corner!