Guidebook for New York

Beth
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

$ Cheap, good Mexican. They deliver or u can get take out. They also have a sit-down restaurant next to the take-out place. I get burritos and quesidillas from here almost every week.
Paquitos
143 1st Ave.
$ Cheap, good Mexican. They deliver or u can get take out. They also have a sit-down restaurant next to the take-out place. I get burritos and quesidillas from here almost every week.
$ Great, inexpensive diner food w/ Ukranian twist. Get the borscht. They deliver too.
235 residents recomanen
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 residents recomanen
$ Great, inexpensive diner food w/ Ukranian twist. Get the borscht. They deliver too.
Great little coffee shop.
131 residents recomanen
MUD SPOT
307 E 9th St
131 residents recomanen
Great little coffee shop.
$ Great bagels and coffee. Has vegan spreads.
202 residents recomanen
Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue A
202 residents recomanen
$ Great bagels and coffee. Has vegan spreads.
$$ Mid-range priced Italian food made by Italian people. One of my favorite restaurants.
42 residents recomanen
Gnocco
337 E 10th St
42 residents recomanen
$$ Mid-range priced Italian food made by Italian people. One of my favorite restaurants.
$$ great modern german restaurant. one of my faves.
90 residents recomanen
Edi & The Wolf
90 residents recomanen
$$ great modern german restaurant. one of my faves.
$$ awesome french restaurant run by French people. one of my faves.
101 residents recomanen
Lucien
14 1st Ave.
101 residents recomanen
$$ awesome french restaurant run by French people. one of my faves.
$$ great tapas, paella and sangria.
25 residents recomanen
La Palapa
77 St Marks Pl
25 residents recomanen
$$ great tapas, paella and sangria.
$ - $$ Good example of American barbecue. (You'll see why they're are all fat :-)
139 residents recomanen
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 residents recomanen
$ - $$ Good example of American barbecue. (You'll see why they're are all fat :-)
$ Very inexpensive vietnamese restaurant in chinatown. My fave cheap restaurant there. Get the summer rolls.
20 residents recomanen
Nha Trang One
87 Baxter St
20 residents recomanen
$ Very inexpensive vietnamese restaurant in chinatown. My fave cheap restaurant there. Get the summer rolls.
$ Popular with tourists but I love this place too. Yummy Shanghai noodles. It's always very crowded.
196 residents recomanen
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 residents recomanen
$ Popular with tourists but I love this place too. Yummy Shanghai noodles. It's always very crowded.
$ Great noodles!
24 residents recomanen
Sammy's Noodle Shop & Grill
West 4th Street
24 residents recomanen
$ Great noodles!
$ - $$ My sister and I go here a lot. Good for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. (Alan Cumming the actor goes here a lot too. He lives in the 'hood.)
14 residents recomanen
The Organic Grill
133 West 3rd Street
14 residents recomanen
$ - $$ My sister and I go here a lot. Good for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. (Alan Cumming the actor goes here a lot too. He lives in the 'hood.)
$ - $$ Great pizza. The place is run by Italian people so it's good.
114 residents recomanen
Motorino
510 Columbus Ave
114 residents recomanen
$ - $$ Great pizza. The place is run by Italian people so it's good.
$$ Organic, vegan restaurant.
48 residents recomanen
Angelica Kitchen
48 residents recomanen
$$ Organic, vegan restaurant.
$ - $$ It's part of a chain but I like this place for breakfast or lunch. They have organic food too.
247 residents recomanen
Le Pain Quotidien
861 Lexington Ave
247 residents recomanen
$ - $$ It's part of a chain but I like this place for breakfast or lunch. They have organic food too.
$ - $$ It's part of a chain but I like this place for breakfast or lunch. They have organic food too.
247 residents recomanen
Le Pain Quotidien
861 Lexington Ave
247 residents recomanen
$ - $$ It's part of a chain but I like this place for breakfast or lunch. They have organic food too.
$$ - $$$ Great seafood restaurant.
175 residents recomanen
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
175 residents recomanen
$$ - $$$ Great seafood restaurant.
$ Great, inexpensive tacos.
24 residents recomanen
Otto's Tacos
141 2nd Ave
24 residents recomanen
$ Great, inexpensive tacos.
$$ It's expensive to dine in here but it's awesome. However, if you are nearby, get some freshly made pasta in their shop and make it at home. It's phenomenally great.
17 residents recomanen
Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina
75 9th Avenue
17 residents recomanen
$$ It's expensive to dine in here but it's awesome. However, if you are nearby, get some freshly made pasta in their shop and make it at home. It's phenomenally great.
$ - $$ One of my faves for brunch or dinner.
186 residents recomanen
Westville East
173 Avenue A
186 residents recomanen
$ - $$ One of my faves for brunch or dinner.
$$ Moroccan. One of my faves.
856 residents recomanen
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
856 residents recomanen
$$ Moroccan. One of my faves.
$$ One of my favorite American restaurants. http://www.northernspyfoodco.com
87 residents recomanen
Northern Spy Food Co.
511 East 12th Street
87 residents recomanen
$$ One of my favorite American restaurants. http://www.northernspyfoodco.com
$$ - $$$ Maybe my #1 favorite restaurant. I think it's French-ish. http://www.blueribbonrestaurants.com/rests_bakery_main.htm
31 residents recomanen
Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
35 Downing Street
31 residents recomanen
$$ - $$$ Maybe my #1 favorite restaurant. I think it's French-ish. http://www.blueribbonrestaurants.com/rests_bakery_main.htm
$$ - $$$ One of my favorite restaurants. Spanish (I think). http://tertulianyc.com
11 residents recomanen
Tertulia
51 W 16th St
11 residents recomanen
$$ - $$$ One of my favorite restaurants. Spanish (I think). http://tertulianyc.com
$ - $$ A southern US, place. I've only gotten food from there once - a "You're So Nasty" and was really blown away at how good it was. My friends like this place. I'll go back.
29 residents recomanen
Empire Biscuit
29 residents recomanen
$ - $$ A southern US, place. I've only gotten food from there once - a "You're So Nasty" and was really blown away at how good it was. My friends like this place. I'll go back.

Essentials

Next door. open 24/7. Not a lot of organic produce tho.
29 residents recomanen
St Marks Ale House
21 St Marks Pl
29 residents recomanen
Next door. open 24/7. Not a lot of organic produce tho.
Open 24/7. Has vegan foods but not a lot of organic produce.
22 residents recomanen
Village Farm Grocery
146 2nd Ave
22 residents recomanen
Open 24/7. Has vegan foods but not a lot of organic produce.
Excellent, small organic grocery store. Decent organic produce section.
83 residents recomanen
Commodities Health Food
165 1st Ave.
83 residents recomanen
Excellent, small organic grocery store. Decent organic produce section.
A small farmers market Sundays, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
18 residents recomanen
Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket
East 7th Street
18 residents recomanen
A small farmers market Sundays, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Large farmers market - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
987 residents recomanen
Union Square
987 residents recomanen
Large farmers market - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Small farmers market Tuesdays, 6/3/2014 - 11/25/2014, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
6 residents recomanen
St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church
131 E 10th St
6 residents recomanen
Small farmers market Tuesdays, 6/3/2014 - 11/25/2014, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Large grocery store. Has organic stuff. Always very crowded. I try to use the smaller places instead of this place because it's so crowded.
1895 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 residents recomanen
Large grocery store. Has organic stuff. Always very crowded. I try to use the smaller places instead of this place because it's so crowded.
Large grocery store. Has good amount of organic stuff. Also has a cafe and steam trays you can get pre-made food from. Not as crowded as the Whole Foods on 14th Street.
1895 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 residents recomanen
Large grocery store. Has good amount of organic stuff. Also has a cafe and steam trays you can get pre-made food from. Not as crowded as the Whole Foods on 14th Street.

Sightseeing

Groovy park.
538 residents recomanen
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 residents recomanen
Groovy park.
An old raised railway platform recently made into a groovy modern park.
2323 residents recomanen
Parc High Line
2323 residents recomanen
An old raised railway platform recently made into a groovy modern park.
Open in the summer. Get a free ferry there from South Ferry. It's fun to pack a lunch and picnic there and bikes there too. governorsislandalliance.org
9 residents recomanen
Fort Jay
Andes Road
9 residents recomanen
Open in the summer. Get a free ferry there from South Ferry. It's fun to pack a lunch and picnic there and bikes there too. governorsislandalliance.org
The LES - from Houston to Delancy - is a fun 'hood. Lots of nice little shops and restaurants.
214 residents recomanen
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge St
214 residents recomanen
The LES - from Houston to Delancy - is a fun 'hood. Lots of nice little shops and restaurants.
Chinatown is one of my favorite things about NYC. It's fun just to walk around and feel like you are not in NYC.
497 residents recomanen
Chinatown
497 residents recomanen
Chinatown is one of my favorite things about NYC. It's fun just to walk around and feel like you are not in NYC.
Chelsea Market is a high-end food shopping mall. The architecture is really interesting - it's in a renovated factory.
1123 residents recomanen
Mercat de Chelsea
75 9th Ave
1123 residents recomanen
Chelsea Market is a high-end food shopping mall. The architecture is really interesting - it's in a renovated factory.
The West Village is old and charming. Be sure to have a map. Even people who live here get lost there because the streets are not in a grid.
224 residents recomanen
West Village
224 residents recomanen
The West Village is old and charming. Be sure to have a map. Even people who live here get lost there because the streets are not in a grid.
A nice park. Great place to people-watch on nice days.
946 residents recomanen
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 residents recomanen
A nice park. Great place to people-watch on nice days.
There's a pedestrian path you can walk over and back. Tale the 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall stop to get there.
1505 residents recomanen
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 residents recomanen
There's a pedestrian path you can walk over and back. Tale the 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall stop to get there.
East River Park & Promenade. Walk along the river on a nice day.
451 residents recomanen
Parc Estatal del Riu East
90 Kent Ave
451 residents recomanen
East River Park & Promenade. Walk along the river on a nice day.
Gramercy Park is a private park but if you are nearby it's interesting to see the hifalutin homes along the park. Some are very old.
86 residents recomanen
Gramercy Park
86 residents recomanen
Gramercy Park is a private park but if you are nearby it's interesting to see the hifalutin homes along the park. Some are very old.
A nice park on the West Side if you find yourself over there on a nice day.
154 residents recomanen
Hudson River Greenway
Hudson River Greenway
154 residents recomanen
A nice park on the West Side if you find yourself over there on a nice day.
It's fun to rent a rowboat in the lake in Central Park.
169 residents recomanen
La casa de barques Loeb
East 72nd Street
169 residents recomanen
It's fun to rent a rowboat in the lake in Central Park.
Bethesda Fountain is sort of like one of the centers of Central Park. Worth a look.
51 residents recomanen
Terrassa de Bethesda
72 Terrace Dr
51 residents recomanen
Bethesda Fountain is sort of like one of the centers of Central Park. Worth a look.
Sheep Meadow is one of the main places people go to to picnic and ly in the sun.
77 residents recomanen
Prat dels Ovells
1802 East 65th Street
77 residents recomanen
Sheep Meadow is one of the main places people go to to picnic and ly in the sun.
Probably the ritziest hotel in the city. You can walk in and look around (and use the bathrooms). There are also shops to look at. I've gone in there for just a drink with visitors.
137 residents recomanen
The Plaza Food Hall USA
768 Central Park S
137 residents recomanen
Probably the ritziest hotel in the city. You can walk in and look around (and use the bathrooms). There are also shops to look at. I've gone in there for just a drink with visitors.
3 sets of my great-grandparents came through Ellis Island. It can be moving learning about what immigrants went through to get here. http://www.ellisisland.org
178 residents recomanen
Ellis Island
178 residents recomanen
3 sets of my great-grandparents came through Ellis Island. It can be moving learning about what immigrants went through to get here. http://www.ellisisland.org
I haven't been here yet but I've been meaning to go for years. (This reminds me I should go thanks.) frauncestavern.com It's from US colonial times 1700s. I hear there's a cool bar there.
52 residents recomanen
Taverna Fraunces
54 Pearl St
52 residents recomanen
I haven't been here yet but I've been meaning to go for years. (This reminds me I should go thanks.) frauncestavern.com It's from US colonial times 1700s. I hear there's a cool bar there.
tenement.org When the throngs of immigrants came here in the early 1900s most lived in dire conditions in tenements. (27 St Marks is an old tenement from this era.) It's interesting.
603 residents recomanen
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 residents recomanen
tenement.org When the throngs of immigrants came here in the early 1900s most lived in dire conditions in tenements. (27 St Marks is an old tenement from this era.) It's interesting.
This is the 'hood where the cool 20-somethings live and hang out. (When I younger the East Village was the cool 'hood.) All I know is that the Bedford Ave subway stop is the central subway stop.
997 residents recomanen
Williamsburg
997 residents recomanen
This is the 'hood where the cool 20-somethings live and hang out. (When I younger the East Village was the cool 'hood.) All I know is that the Bedford Ave subway stop is the central subway stop.

Drinks & Nightlife

$$ Cool Barvarian beer haus and some german food too.
128 residents recomanen
Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida Ave
128 residents recomanen
$$ Cool Barvarian beer haus and some german food too.

Everything Else

Laundry - You can bring in your laundry and pick it up usually the next day. They'll also pick up and deliver from the apartment.
15 residents recomanen
Lois Dry Cleaners
45 3rd Ave
15 residents recomanen
Laundry - You can bring in your laundry and pick it up usually the next day. They'll also pick up and deliver from the apartment.
Closest pharmacy if you need anything.
209 residents recomanen
Duane Reade
3506 Broadway
209 residents recomanen
Closest pharmacy if you need anything.

Shopping

A good place to get gifts.
17 residents recomanen
Exit9 Gift Emporium
51 Avenue A
17 residents recomanen
A good place to get gifts.
A good place to get gifts.
16 residents recomanen
Alphabets
16 residents recomanen
A good place to get gifts.

Arts & Culture

Big museum.
2653 residents recomanen
El Museu Metropolità d'Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 residents recomanen
Big museum.
As I write this there's a great Italian Futurist exhibit there that I really enjoyed.
1126 residents recomanen
Museu Solomon R. Guggenheim
1071 5th Ave
1126 residents recomanen
As I write this there's a great Italian Futurist exhibit there that I really enjoyed.
Big, modern art museum.
23 residents recomanen
Whitney Museum Shop
99 Gansevoort St
23 residents recomanen
Big, modern art museum.
Big, modern art museum. (I saw Kraftwerk there in 2012. It was a highlight of my life.)
2114 residents recomanen
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 residents recomanen
Big, modern art museum. (I saw Kraftwerk there in 2012. It was a highlight of my life.)
Modern museum.
629 residents recomanen
Nou Museu d'Art Contemporani
235 Bowery
629 residents recomanen
Modern museum.
momaps1.org - on summer afternoons they have DJs and it's very cool. Don't know if they'll start in May.
575 residents recomanen
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
575 residents recomanen
momaps1.org - on summer afternoons they have DJs and it's very cool. Don't know if they'll start in May.
The only Broadway play I've ever loved is the Book of Mormon. I laughed so hard I cried. bookofmormonbroadway.com -- or try for last minute tickets at the TKTS booth in Times Square.
20 residents recomanen
Teatre Eugene O'Neill
230 W 49th St
20 residents recomanen
The only Broadway play I've ever loved is the Book of Mormon. I laughed so hard I cried. bookofmormonbroadway.com -- or try for last minute tickets at the TKTS booth in Times Square.
This ticket booth sells discount tickets on a last-minute basis. You never know what they'll have but people have luck sometimes. Worth a try if you just want to see a show and aren't too choosy.
149 residents recomanen
TKTS Times Square
West 47th Street
149 residents recomanen
This ticket booth sells discount tickets on a last-minute basis. You never know what they'll have but people have luck sometimes. Worth a try if you just want to see a show and aren't too choosy.
I haven't been here yet but it's on my list of places to check out. http://unbouncepages.com/morbidanatomymuseum/
The Morbid Anatomy Library
421 36th Street
I haven't been here yet but it's on my list of places to check out. http://unbouncepages.com/morbidanatomymuseum/