Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Essentials

Good grocery store that is just a few minutes' walk away. Best value in the area. Big selection especially for produce (fruit, vegetables)
215 residents recomanen
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
215 residents recomanen
Good grocery store that is just a few minutes' walk away. Best value in the area. Big selection especially for produce (fruit, vegetables)
Upscale - more gourmet grocery store
1895 residents recomanen
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 residents recomanen
Upscale - more gourmet grocery store

Food Scene

Great lobster rolls. The owner's parents have a lobster business in Maine - he sources from there. There are several locations around the city.
53 residents recomanen
Luke's Lobster Upper East Side
242 E 81st St
53 residents recomanen
Great lobster rolls. The owner's parents have a lobster business in Maine - he sources from there. There are several locations around the city.
Good Italian food & adjacent wine bar, right on the corner
49 residents recomanen
Felice 83
1593 1st Ave.
49 residents recomanen
Good Italian food & adjacent wine bar, right on the corner
German butcher shop, with a window that sells tasty sausage & pretzels
10 residents recomanen
Schaller & Weber
1654 2nd Ave
10 residents recomanen
German butcher shop, with a window that sells tasty sausage & pretzels
Solid German restaurant - one of the last hold outs from when this neighborhood was mostly German
37 residents recomanen
Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd Ave
37 residents recomanen
Solid German restaurant - one of the last hold outs from when this neighborhood was mostly German
Fresh Mexican
76 residents recomanen
Cascabel Taqueria
242 E 85th St
76 residents recomanen
Fresh Mexican
Southwestern food with a warm atmosphere and sometimes bar scene.
8 residents recomanen
Canyon Road
1470 1st Ave.
8 residents recomanen
Southwestern food with a warm atmosphere and sometimes bar scene.
Very good neighborhood French restaurant
74 residents recomanen
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
74 residents recomanen
Very good neighborhood French restaurant
Indian cocktail bar that is so much better than that sounds
31 residents recomanen
The Drunken Munkey - UES
338 E 92nd St
31 residents recomanen
Indian cocktail bar that is so much better than that sounds
Very good local steak house. TVs at the bar.
37 residents recomanen
Parlor Steak and Fish
1600 3rd Ave
37 residents recomanen
Very good local steak house. TVs at the bar.
Local bakery for morning scones, pastries, etc. Excellent Brooklyn Blackout cupcakes.
89 residents recomanen
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
89 residents recomanen
Local bakery for morning scones, pastries, etc. Excellent Brooklyn Blackout cupcakes.
Upscale seafood. Bar area is more casual. Good for brunch or a lazy lunch.
23 residents recomanen
Atlantic Grill
23 residents recomanen
Upscale seafood. Bar area is more casual. Good for brunch or a lazy lunch.
This place started as a food truck in Brooklyn, and now has two restaurants. Try the rolled quesadilla.
253 residents recomanen
Calexico
645 Manhattan Ave
253 residents recomanen
This place started as a food truck in Brooklyn, and now has two restaurants. Try the rolled quesadilla.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice local wine bar with small plates as well. The wine menu changes regularly.
32 residents recomanen
Bar Prima
331 East 81st Street
32 residents recomanen
Nice local wine bar with small plates as well. The wine menu changes regularly.
Very popular local spot for casual drinks & a bite, day or night.
200 residents recomanen
The Penrose
1590 2nd Ave
200 residents recomanen
Very popular local spot for casual drinks & a bite, day or night.
Cocktail bar with an old-school theme and good food.
32 residents recomanen
Seamstress
32 residents recomanen
Cocktail bar with an old-school theme and good food.
Local Irish pub. Friendly bartenders.
Trinity Pub
229 E 84th St
Local Irish pub. Friendly bartenders.
Emphasis on whiskey and craft beer. Serves food.
28 residents recomanen
Bondurants
303 E 85th St
28 residents recomanen
Emphasis on whiskey and craft beer. Serves food.
Popular local spot for burgers, beer, booze, salads. Easy on the wallet. TVs at the bar.
Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd Ave
Popular local spot for burgers, beer, booze, salads. Easy on the wallet. TVs at the bar.

Everything Else

Laundry (drop-off) and dry cleaning. Same day service if in by 9am.
Golden Star Cleaners and Tailor
309 E 83rd St
Laundry (drop-off) and dry cleaning. Same day service if in by 9am.
Local post office
133 residents recomanen
United States Postal Service
4515 44th St
133 residents recomanen
Local post office