Guidebook for New York

Michelle
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Excellent food - brunch, lunch, dinner
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Cafe Petisco
189 E Broadway
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Excellent food - brunch, lunch, dinner
Local coffee shop just a few feet outside the apartment building's front door
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Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex St
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Local coffee shop just a few feet outside the apartment building's front door
Excellent lunch/dinner food; delivers to the apt or about a 20 min walk or quick subway ride away
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Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St
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Excellent lunch/dinner food; delivers to the apt or about a 20 min walk or quick subway ride away
Local diner with delicious typical diner food
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Cup & Saucer
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Local diner with delicious typical diner food
Great local coffee shop less than 5 minutes from the apt.
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12 Corners
121 Mott St
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Great local coffee shop less than 5 minutes from the apt.
Sceney nightlife spot if you are seeking a bustling scene. Always crowded so prepare to wait or make a reservation well in advance.
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Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St
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Sceney nightlife spot if you are seeking a bustling scene. Always crowded so prepare to wait or make a reservation well in advance.
Sceney nightlife spot if you are seeking a bustling scene. Always crowded so prepare to wait or make a reservation well in advance.
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Sons of Essex
133 Essex St
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Sceney nightlife spot if you are seeking a bustling scene. Always crowded so prepare to wait or make a reservation well in advance.
LES institution serving Jewish comfort food good for any time of day
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Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
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LES institution serving Jewish comfort food good for any time of day
Good food all day and open until 4 AM. Fun spot; usually crowded on weekends.
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Schiller's Liquor Bar
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Good food all day and open until 4 AM. Fun spot; usually crowded on weekends.
Try brunch or dinner here
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Essex
124 Rivington St
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Try brunch or dinner here
Delicious farm to table food. Seasonal menu. Have a drink across the street at The Leadbelly, too, if you have time!
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The Fat Radish
17 Orchard St
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Delicious farm to table food. Seasonal menu. Have a drink across the street at The Leadbelly, too, if you have time!
Worth the short walk for the food. If you eat meat, get the pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe in cream sauce.
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Lavagna
545 E 5th St
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Worth the short walk for the food. If you eat meat, get the pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe in cream sauce.
Filipino fusion food. Cool atmosphere.
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Jeepney
201 1st Ave.
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Filipino fusion food. Cool atmosphere.
Great tea selection. Quiet in the afternoon for reading or working. They serve food too if you'd like to go for lunch or dinner.
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Cha-An
230 E 9th St
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Great tea selection. Quiet in the afternoon for reading or working. They serve food too if you'd like to go for lunch or dinner.
I had to add this because at least one person at some point will ask where the nearest Starbucks is :-)
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Starbucks
154 N 7th St
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I had to add this because at least one person at some point will ask where the nearest Starbucks is :-)
If you love eggs anytime of day then this is a must.
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Egg Shop
151 Elizabeth St
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If you love eggs anytime of day then this is a must.
Great food any time of day. Good wine list, especially the rose wine.
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Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
380 Lafayette St
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Great food any time of day. Good wine list, especially the rose wine.
Great cocktails and dinner food. Open late so can go before, during or after dinner. If you just want cocktails, go early or late evening as they need the bar for dinner guests during prime time.
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The Eddy
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Great cocktails and dinner food. Open late so can go before, during or after dinner. If you just want cocktails, go early or late evening as they need the bar for dinner guests during prime time.
Good pizza.
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Nonnas L.E.S. Pizzeria
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Good pizza.
Good pizza.
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La Margarita Pizzeria
168 Ludlow St
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Good pizza.
David Cheng as a great line of spots in NYC. Get the pork buns and the crispy rice cakes with spicy sausage!
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Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South Street
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David Cheng as a great line of spots in NYC. Get the pork buns and the crispy rice cakes with spicy sausage!
Tasty Greek food. Name of restaurant is in Chinese characters so take note of address to easily locate it!
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Kiki's
130 Division Street
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Tasty Greek food. Name of restaurant is in Chinese characters so take note of address to easily locate it!
My favorite Italian spot in NYC! Cash only and 100 percent worth the inconvenience of cash only.
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Supper
156 E 2nd St
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My favorite Italian spot in NYC! Cash only and 100 percent worth the inconvenience of cash only.
Sister restaurant to Supper and just as delicious! Cash only.
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Frank
88 2nd Ave
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Sister restaurant to Supper and just as delicious! Cash only.
Sister restaurant to Supper and Frank so can get some of the same pastas but go for the pizza!
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Lil Charlie's NYC
19 Kenmare St
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Sister restaurant to Supper and Frank so can get some of the same pastas but go for the pizza!
Great brunch or lunch spot (dinner too but I like going for lunch or brunch).
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Bubby's
120 Hudson St
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Great brunch or lunch spot (dinner too but I like going for lunch or brunch).
Great brunch or lunch spot (dinner too but I like going for lunch or brunch). I prefer this location in the warmer weather for walking the High Line before or after.
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Bubby's
120 Hudson St
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Great brunch or lunch spot (dinner too but I like going for lunch or brunch). I prefer this location in the warmer weather for walking the High Line before or after.
Asian Fusion. Great cocktail bar below it, Decoy. If RedFarm is too crowded, they serve a good chunk of the menu at Decoy so just go imbibe and dine down there!
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RedFarm
529 Hudson St
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Asian Fusion. Great cocktail bar below it, Decoy. If RedFarm is too crowded, they serve a good chunk of the menu at Decoy so just go imbibe and dine down there!
Austrian food. Tasty.
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Edi & The Wolf
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Austrian food. Tasty.
Love the burger here.
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Brindle Room
647 E 10th St
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Love the burger here.
Great for a bite or a drink.
Margaux
West 8th Street
Great for a bite or a drink.
Always crowded but good pizza.
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OTTO Enoteca e Pizzeria
One 5th Ave
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Always crowded but good pizza.
The white truffle tuna rice cakes alone are worth going for.
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BONDST
6 Bond St
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The white truffle tuna rice cakes alone are worth going for.
Awesome everything on the menu!
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Emporio
231 Mott St
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Awesome everything on the menu!
Love the ambiance here. Sit downstairs if you can. Food and wine list are great too.
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Peasant
194 Elizabeth St
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Love the ambiance here. Sit downstairs if you can. Food and wine list are great too.
Very different menu with farm to table seasonal food. Beautiful interior.
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Narcissa
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Very different menu with farm to table seasonal food. Beautiful interior.

Everything Else

Park across the street from the apt
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Seward Park
Essex Street
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Park across the street from the apt
The name says it all. Excellent bagels and bialys and must try when in NYC. Right next to another gem, Doughnut Plant!
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Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
367 Grand St
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The name says it all. Excellent bagels and bialys and must try when in NYC. Right next to another gem, Doughnut Plant!
Excellent, excellent doughnuts! If you can't decide, get more than one or two.
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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Excellent, excellent doughnuts! If you can't decide, get more than one or two.
My favorite cupcake shop in New York City!
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington St
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My favorite cupcake shop in New York City!

Essentials

Most people like to know if there is a Whole Foods nearby :-)
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
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Most people like to know if there is a Whole Foods nearby :-)
Grocery market about a 5 minute walk from the apt.
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Essex Market
88 Essex St
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Grocery market about a 5 minute walk from the apt.
NYC Institution; can get a variety of treats here
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Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
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NYC Institution; can get a variety of treats here

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun local bar
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169 Bar
169 E Broadway
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Fun local bar
Good cocktails.
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Bar Belly
14 Orchard St
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Good cocktails.
Awesome cocktails and yummy bar food.
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Sel Rrose
1 Delancey St
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Awesome cocktails and yummy bar food.
Speakeasy with great cocktails. Same owner as Sel Rose but different cocktail list and ambiance.
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Fig. 19
131 Chrystie St
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Speakeasy with great cocktails. Same owner as Sel Rose but different cocktail list and ambiance.
Great cocktails.
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Decoy
529 Hudson St
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Great cocktails.
Ask for Justin and tell him Michelle sent you. Justin is an awesome bartender!
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Flatiron Lounge
54 W 21st St
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Ask for Justin and tell him Michelle sent you. Justin is an awesome bartender!
One of my favorite cocktail bars in NYC (specialize in tequila and mezcal drinks)
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Mayahuel Mariposa
304 East 6th Street
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One of my favorite cocktail bars in NYC (specialize in tequila and mezcal drinks)
Worth stopping by for a cocktail if you are in the area.
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Mace
35 West 8th Street
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Worth stopping by for a cocktail if you are in the area.
Same owners as The Wayland. Ask for James the bartender.
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Goodnight Sonny
134 1st Ave.
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Same owners as The Wayland. Ask for James the bartender.
Kale margarita. Do it.
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The Wayland
700 E 9th St
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Kale margarita. Do it.
Good cocktails.
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Evelyn
171 Loisaida Ave
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Good cocktails.
Usually crowded but good cocktails if you are in the hood.
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The Summit Bar
133 Loisaida Ave
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Usually crowded but good cocktails if you are in the hood.
Stop here for a night cap after dinner if you are in the area.
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Mother's Ruin
18 Spring St
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Stop here for a night cap after dinner if you are in the area.
Awesome cocktails (and french fries)
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The Wren
344 Bowery
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Awesome cocktails (and french fries)
Great for dinner or brunch.
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Gemma
335 Bowery
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Great for dinner or brunch.
When the weather is nice, order cocktails in the charming garden.
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The Standard Hotel
25 Cooper Sq
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When the weather is nice, order cocktails in the charming garden.
Make a reservation in advance. Beautiful cocktail bar.
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Dear Irving Gramercy
55 Irving Pl
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Make a reservation in advance. Beautiful cocktail bar.
Must have a reservation to get in but worth the planning to enjoy the delicious cocktails and cool interior.
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Raines Law Room Chelsea
48 W 17th St
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Must have a reservation to get in but worth the planning to enjoy the delicious cocktails and cool interior.

Sightseeing

A very interesting piece of NYC history!
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
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A very interesting piece of NYC history!