Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Cafe Cluny
284 W 12th StBest Brunch
Favorite outdoor seating for lunch or dinner. Favorite order is the cacio e pepe!
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Morandi
211 Waverly PlFavorite outdoor seating for lunch or dinner. Favorite order is the cacio e pepe!
Really enjoyable long italian outdoor lunch. Only recommend sitting outside. They don't take reservations but it's worth the wait... also cash only.
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Bar Pitti
268 6th AveReally enjoyable long italian outdoor lunch. Only recommend sitting outside. They don't take reservations but it's worth the wait... also cash only.
Favorite local coffee shop. There is a garden outside. Often take morning coffees in the garden and its a great way to start your day! After take a walk on the highline!
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Kava Cafe
803 Washington StFavorite local coffee shop. There is a garden outside. Often take morning coffees in the garden and its a great way to start your day! After take a walk on the highline!
Favorite local spot to sit at the bar and have dinner. If you're traveling solo, this is ideal for dinner.
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dell'anima
600 11th AveFavorite local spot to sit at the bar and have dinner. If you're traveling solo, this is ideal for dinner.
Raoul's
180 Prince StSteak and frites at the bar
Late night dinner here is always a fun time- very small, great staff.
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Little Prince
199 Prince StLate night dinner here is always a fun time- very small, great staff.
Little Owl
90 Bedford StJust perfect. Romantic and quaint and very New York.
Café Habana
17 Prince StGreat place for lunch. Try the corn!
Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich StAmazing italian dinner
Amaranth
21 East 62nd StreetFrench uptown bistro
Indochine
430 Lafayette StUpscale asian dinner
Carbone
181 Thompson StItalian dinner. Be sure to request the back room only.
Taïm
45 Spring StFavorite falafel restaurant
Barbuto
113 Horatio StGood local restaurant for lunch
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine StNear 6th Avenue, this is the best slice (in my opinion).
Café Noir
35 Lispenard StreetCute day bar for a drink
Located in the Equinox gym, this is a very good place to grab a healthy juice or snack.
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Juice Generation
210 Bedford AveLocated in the Equinox gym, this is a very good place to grab a healthy juice or snack.
Nespresso SoHo Boutique
92 Prince StNespresso coffee shop
Pastis
52 Gansevoort StPopular french bistro
Sant Ambroeus West Village
259 West 4th StreetLocal italian restaurant on West 4th Street
Empellon Taqueria
230 West 4th StreetMexican restaurant close to the apartment for dinner
The Beatrice Inn
285 W 12th StEnjoy a drink and appetizers at the bar
Love this local restaurant, especially sitting at the bar upstairs for oysters and wine.
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The Spotted Dog
1154 1st Ave.Love this local restaurant, especially sitting at the bar upstairs for oysters and wine.
If you've walked the highline and find yourself doing the Chelsea gallery walk... this is a great little restaurant and market to check out.
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Foragers Table
300 W 22nd StIf you've walked the highline and find yourself doing the Chelsea gallery walk... this is a great little restaurant and market to check out.
The Smile
26 Bond StCasual restaurant for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Make a very late night dinner in the back room (ie 10p) and be sure to wait for the back. Cool, hip, fun jamaican restaurant with a great crowd.
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Miss Lily's
132 W Houston StMake a very late night dinner in the back room (ie 10p) and be sure to wait for the back. Cool, hip, fun jamaican restaurant with a great crowd.
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal StPopular dinner location
Enjoy having a morning coffee here before walking through central park. use www.hopstop.com to find the easiest train directions.
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Sant Ambroeus
267 Lafayette StEnjoy having a morning coffee here before walking through central park. use www.hopstop.com to find the easiest train directions.
They don't take reservations and the wait is long, but it's a very fun place to have dinner. healthy food and reasonable wine list. You can put your name down and have a drink next door at Kingswood.
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Rosemary's
18 Greenwich AveThey don't take reservations and the wait is long, but it's a very fun place to have dinner. healthy food and reasonable wine list. You can put your name down and have a drink next door at Kingswood.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool bar downstairs, under the restaurant (difficult to get into but really fun)
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ACME
9 Great Jones StCool bar downstairs, under the restaurant (difficult to get into but really fun)
Casual dinner. Very good raw bar and the same owners as Perla and Fedora.
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Jeffrey's Grocery
172 Waverly PlCasual dinner. Very good raw bar and the same owners as Perla and Fedora.
Corner Bistro
331 West 4th StreetIf you want a beer and burger late night, this is the place!
Felix
340 W BroadwayEuropean bar to watch soccer and drink rose on weekend days.
There's a very small, somewhat hidden wine bar across the street from the restaurant. Tell the bartendars what you like and they are very good at suggesting the perfect glass.
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Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
35 Downing StreetThere's a very small, somewhat hidden wine bar across the street from the restaurant. Tell the bartendars what you like and they are very good at suggesting the perfect glass.
Windsor
234 West 4th StreetSports bar
Aria West Village
14 Bedford StPopular wine bar
The Otheroom
143 Perry Stlocal bar near Aria bar as well
The Rusty Knot
425 West StDive bar with pool and cheap beers
Fedora
I like this restaurant for dinner at the bar or a drink later in the night
Everything Else
Walk the highline in the mornings on a weekday. Weekends can be busy. Nice way to walk from Meat Packing into Chelsea (Chelsea gallery walk around 25th Street is great)
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High Line Park
Walk the highline in the mornings on a weekday. Weekends can be busy. Nice way to walk from Meat Packing into Chelsea (Chelsea gallery walk around 25th Street is great)
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetTerrific museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim-museet
1071 5th AveThere are often great exhibits here.
There is a lovely roof at this hotel, as well as a beer garden and popular night clubs, Le Bain and Boom Boom.
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The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington StThere is a lovely roof at this hotel, as well as a beer garden and popular night clubs, Le Bain and Boom Boom.
Blue Ribbon is famous. There are multiple locations, including the original in Soho. I like the tiny bakery which has signature "toasts" to go and iced cofffee with mexican honey.
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Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
35 Downing StreetBlue Ribbon is famous. There are multiple locations, including the original in Soho. I like the tiny bakery which has signature "toasts" to go and iced cofffee with mexican honey.
Otte
121 Greenwich AveClothing boutique near the apartment
Equinox Greenwich Avenue
97 Greenwich AveGym
The Bowery Hotel
335 BoweryLove the lobby bar
They have a lovely New York bar with a piano player. It's one of my favorite places in the city.
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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
35 E 76th StThey have a lovely New York bar with a piano player. It's one of my favorite places in the city.
If you like to shop, this is a great place to visit.
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Chanel New York Madison Avenue
660 Madison AveIf you like to shop, this is a great place to visit.
Good breakfast or lunch spot and I like the Bowery area for restaurants in general
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Peels
325 BoweryGood breakfast or lunch spot and I like the Bowery area for restaurants in general
Nice to have a coffee in the upstairs part of the hotel bar/restaurant if you're walking through Soho.
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The Mercer
147 Mercer StNice to have a coffee in the upstairs part of the hotel bar/restaurant if you're walking through Soho.
D'Agostino Supermarkets Inc
666 Greenwich StLocal grocery store
CVS grocery and drugstore, located on 8th Avenue and 14th Street for beauty needs, medicine, house supplies etc.
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CVS
156 Henry StCVS grocery and drugstore, located on 8th Avenue and 14th Street for beauty needs, medicine, house supplies etc.
Famous bakery on Bleeker, walking distance from the apartment. Best to go on weekday mornings before the crowds arrive.
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Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker StFamous bakery on Bleeker, walking distance from the apartment. Best to go on weekday mornings before the crowds arrive.
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestFun museum if you have extra time
Lovely yoga studio with a very healthy cafe attached
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Jivamukti Yoga Center New York
841 BroadwayLovely yoga studio with a very healthy cafe attached
Very favorite organic market for food, juice, vitamins etc.
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Lifethyme Natural Market
410 6th AveVery favorite organic market for food, juice, vitamins etc.
Next to Lifethyme market, this is a specialized pharmacy and has wonderful beauty products.
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C.O. Bigelow
414 6th AveNext to Lifethyme market, this is a specialized pharmacy and has wonderful beauty products.
Balthazar
80 Spring StPopular fench bistro in Soho
Candle and perfume shop ... really love this store and all of their products!
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diptyque
377 Bleecker StCandle and perfume shop ... really love this store and all of their products!
Topshop Topman
478 BroadwayShopping
Zara
BroadwayShopping
Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th AveShopping
An uptown quiet hotel but nice to have a glass of wine before or after a drink at The Carlyle
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The Surrey
20 E 76th StAn uptown quiet hotel but nice to have a glass of wine before or after a drink at The Carlyle
The people who work here are great at recommending wines for the style and price you like.
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Manley's Wines & Spirits
35 8th AveThe people who work here are great at recommending wines for the style and price you like.
Milk & Cookies Bakery
19 Commerce Stthe name says it all
Shopping
The weekends they have classical music. Beautiful to have a glass of wine and listen.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveThe weekends they have classical music. Beautiful to have a glass of wine and listen.
Bonsignour
35 Jane StNice coffee, salads, sandwiches ... very local
Ricky's NYC
44 E 8th StThis is a fun store for beauty needs and accessories.
Staley-Wise Gallery
100 Crosby StPhotography gallery in Soho
Morrison Hotel Gallery
116 Prince StCool photography shop