Guidebook for New York

Dan
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Massive indoor Italian market with several restaurants and a rooftop bar/restaurant, near the Flatiron Building and Madison Sq Park.
592 locals recommend
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Ave
592 locals recommend
Massive indoor Italian market with several restaurants and a rooftop bar/restaurant, near the Flatiron Building and Madison Sq Park.
Do not miss this. Get a rueben w pastrami on rye.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Do not miss this. Get a rueben w pastrami on rye.
Best *slice* in NYC.
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
337 locals recommend
Best *slice* in NYC.
Get the soup dumplings
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
Get the soup dumplings
Best bagel and lox on the entire planet, hands down. They also have a cafe on Orchard.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Best bagel and lox on the entire planet, hands down. They also have a cafe on Orchard.
My fav pizza in Manhattan
7 locals recommend
Joe & Pat’s NYC
168 1st Ave.
7 locals recommend
My fav pizza in Manhattan
My favorite sushi, especially for the price. Get the "trust me"
28 locals recommend
SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
33 E 20th St
28 locals recommend
My favorite sushi, especially for the price. Get the "trust me"
My favorite ramen
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
My favorite ramen
Arguably the best BBQ in NYC if you have the time to go down to Red Hook. If not, go to Fette Sau.
101 locals recommend
Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt St
101 locals recommend
Arguably the best BBQ in NYC if you have the time to go down to Red Hook. If not, go to Fette Sau.
Some of the best BBQ you'll have, in my favorite neighborhood, Williamsburg.
441 locals recommend
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 locals recommend
Some of the best BBQ you'll have, in my favorite neighborhood, Williamsburg.
Widely considered the best steakhouse in NYC. Good luck getting a reservation though.
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
503 locals recommend
Widely considered the best steakhouse in NYC. Good luck getting a reservation though.
One of the best steaks ever.
269 locals recommend
St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan Ave
269 locals recommend
One of the best steaks ever.
Best burger in NYC in my humble opinion. Steak Frites also amazing.
86 locals recommend
Raoul's
180 Prince St
86 locals recommend
Best burger in NYC in my humble opinion. Steak Frites also amazing.
Best Steak Frites I've ever had, better than anything I've tried in France.
101 locals recommend
Lucien
14 1st Ave.
101 locals recommend
Best Steak Frites I've ever had, better than anything I've tried in France.
My favorite fried chicken spot
357 locals recommend
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St
357 locals recommend
My favorite fried chicken spot
Incredible lobster roll, pricey though.
20 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Brooklyn Bridge Park
11 Water St
20 locals recommend
Incredible lobster roll, pricey though.
Best Philly Cheese steak in NYC hands down
Fedoroff's Roast Pork
Best Philly Cheese steak in NYC hands down
One of the best friend chicken sandwiches you'll ever have. Indian Style.
Rowdy Rooster - East Village
One of the best friend chicken sandwiches you'll ever have. Indian Style.
American tapas, fantastic.
188 locals recommend
Traif
229 S 4th St
188 locals recommend
American tapas, fantastic.
One of my favorite restaurants in Williamsburg.
419 locals recommend
Marlow & Sons
81 Broadway
419 locals recommend
One of my favorite restaurants in Williamsburg.

Drinks & Nightlife

Favorite rooftop bar in Manhattan (Westlight in BK is my all time fav). Go early or it may be tough to get in. Sunset is best.
50 locals recommend
PUBLIC Hotel
215 Chrystie St
50 locals recommend
Favorite rooftop bar in Manhattan (Westlight in BK is my all time fav). Go early or it may be tough to get in. Sunset is best.
Live music in an intimate setting. Never a line, multiple stages, one of which is always no cover. New artists every hour on that stage. I always pop in and see who's playing.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
Live music in an intimate setting. Never a line, multiple stages, one of which is always no cover. New artists every hour on that stage. I always pop in and see who's playing.
Sunset drinks if you're in the area. Turns into a club late night, may be a long line
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington St
221 locals recommend
Sunset drinks if you're in the area. Turns into a club late night, may be a long line
My favorite rooftop bar in the city. Most incredible view, and very friendly.
128 locals recommend
Westlight
111 N 12th St
128 locals recommend
My favorite rooftop bar in the city. Most incredible view, and very friendly.
Awesome rooftop bar if you're in the area.
43 locals recommend
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
60 Furman St
43 locals recommend
Awesome rooftop bar if you're in the area.
Oldest bar in NYC. Go, it's an experience.
142 locals recommend
McSorley's Old Ale House
15 E 7th St
142 locals recommend
Oldest bar in NYC. Go, it's an experience.
Classic historic dive in Nolita
66 locals recommend
Spring Lounge
48 Spring St
66 locals recommend
Classic historic dive in Nolita
Great bar with basement stage in the neighborhood.
73 locals recommend
Arlene Grocery
95 Stanton St
73 locals recommend
Great bar with basement stage in the neighborhood.
One of two remaining original speakeasies from the 1920s. Pretty awesome.
127 locals recommend
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St
127 locals recommend
One of two remaining original speakeasies from the 1920s. Pretty awesome.
Great vibey bar in a cool area of East Village
41 locals recommend
Bua
122 St Marks Pl
41 locals recommend
Great vibey bar in a cool area of East Village
My favorite Karaoke bar. Main room is a blast, private rooms also available.
42 locals recommend
Sing Sing Karaoke
81 Avenue A
42 locals recommend
My favorite Karaoke bar. Main room is a blast, private rooms also available.
Super dope spot for drinks, good DJs, go early unless you wanna wait in line.
210 locals recommend
Freehold
45 S 3rd St
210 locals recommend
Super dope spot for drinks, good DJs, go early unless you wanna wait in line.
Fun beer garden underneath the High Line.
294 locals recommend
The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington St
294 locals recommend
Fun beer garden underneath the High Line.
SUPER fun especially on a Saturday night... usually dancing on picnic tables etc. Otherwise great beers in a nice space.
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 locals recommend
SUPER fun especially on a Saturday night... usually dancing on picnic tables etc. Otherwise great beers in a nice space.
One of my favorite dives in the city
The Levee
One of my favorite dives in the city
This place is historic. They have like 5 venues with different names but they're all good. Book ahead on their website.
323 locals recommend
Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal St
323 locals recommend
This place is historic. They have like 5 venues with different names but they're all good. Book ahead on their website.
If you haven't had a blues or jazz night have you really been to NYC? Would be a good idea to go after comedy cellar :)
34 locals recommend
Terra Blues
149 Bleecker St
34 locals recommend
If you haven't had a blues or jazz night have you really been to NYC? Would be a good idea to go after comedy cellar :)

Sightseeing

Nice park to walk around, smack dab in the middle of the Village!
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
Nice park to walk around, smack dab in the middle of the Village!
Just a fun street nearby in the East Village. Check out the area near Tompkins Square Park.
111 locals recommend
Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks Place
111 locals recommend
Just a fun street nearby in the East Village. Check out the area near Tompkins Square Park.
Famous Street in Greenwich/West Village. Lots happening. Check out MacDougal St as well.
50 locals recommend
Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street
50 locals recommend
Famous Street in Greenwich/West Village. Lots happening. Check out MacDougal St as well.
Elevated park with cool art and views along the way, built on an old railroad.
49 locals recommend
High Line
49 locals recommend
Elevated park with cool art and views along the way, built on an old railroad.
Check the 9/11 memorial at the fountains, and go up to the observation deck for the best view in the city.
385 locals recommend
One World Trade Center
285 Fulton St
385 locals recommend
Check the 9/11 memorial at the fountains, and go up to the observation deck for the best view in the city.
Very cool neighborhood, walk the BK bridge and check out the park on the water near the carousel.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
422 locals recommend
Very cool neighborhood, walk the BK bridge and check out the park on the water near the carousel.
Reconstructed apartments to see how immigrants lived in the 1850s. Absolutely incredible. Go online and read about it. Book ahead.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Reconstructed apartments to see how immigrants lived in the 1850s. Absolutely incredible. Go online and read about it. Book ahead.
My favorite park to watch the sunset. I recommend going any time though.
432 locals recommend
Domino Park
15 Kent Ave
432 locals recommend
My favorite park to watch the sunset. I recommend going any time though.
Gotta walk the bridge! Ideally towards Manhattan for the best views, after exploring DUMBO.
The Brooklyn Bridge and Dumbo Neighborhood Tour
Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard
Gotta walk the bridge! Ideally towards Manhattan for the best views, after exploring DUMBO.
By far my favorite observation deck experience in NYC. Do not hesitate to book this.
45 locals recommend
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
45 E 42nd St
45 locals recommend
By far my favorite observation deck experience in NYC. Do not hesitate to book this.
This place is spectacular.
American Museum of Natural History
This place is spectacular.
My favorite art museum in NYC. Absolutely massive, much more impressive to me than MoMA, Guggenheim, or Whitney... then again I'm not much of an art guy.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
My favorite art museum in NYC. Absolutely massive, much more impressive to me than MoMA, Guggenheim, or Whitney... then again I'm not much of an art guy.

Shopping

Various food and shopping in a historic building.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
Various food and shopping in a historic building.