Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best fresh beans in the city with incredible deals on brewed coffees in the back of the store.
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Porto Rico Importing
201 Bleecker St
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Best fresh beans in the city with incredible deals on brewed coffees in the back of the store.
Great happy hour specials on lovely tacos, empanadas, and drinks from 5-7PM.
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El Toro Blanco
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Great happy hour specials on lovely tacos, empanadas, and drinks from 5-7PM.
Lovely place to stay for a coffee or drink in a design store and community.
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Fair Folks & a Goat
96 W Houston St
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Lovely place to stay for a coffee or drink in a design store and community.
Grab a quiche, croissant, or french pastries for afternoon indulgence.
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François Payard Bakery
116 West Houston Street
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Grab a quiche, croissant, or french pastries for afternoon indulgence.
Among the better bagels in downtown Manhattan.
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Murray's Bagels
500 6th Ave
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Among the better bagels in downtown Manhattan.
Closest Michelin Star. Make a reservation.
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Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St
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Closest Michelin Star. Make a reservation.
Closest good bagels for to-go.
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Back Forty West
70 Prince St
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Closest good bagels for to-go.
Closest 'scene' coffee. Great cold-brew and fun for 'pour over' tastings.
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
30 W 8th St
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Closest 'scene' coffee. Great cold-brew and fun for 'pour over' tastings.
For an 'of-the-moment' Michelin star experience. It's disastrously expensive, but worth every penny for Torrisi and Co's take on red-sauce Italian.
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Carbone
181 Thompson St
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For an 'of-the-moment' Michelin star experience. It's disastrously expensive, but worth every penny for Torrisi and Co's take on red-sauce Italian.
Less disastrously expensive than Carbone, equally as fitting as a destination for modern Roman cuisine. Great lunch specials.
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Lupa
170 Thompson St
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Less disastrously expensive than Carbone, equally as fitting as a destination for modern Roman cuisine. Great lunch specials.
Storied white-tablecloth Italian. It's an arm and a leg, but you never know which celebrity you'll sit next to (Bill Clinton is a fan).
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Il Mulino New York - Downtown
86 W 3rd St
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Storied white-tablecloth Italian. It's an arm and a leg, but you never know which celebrity you'll sit next to (Bill Clinton is a fan).
It's a greek-yogurt-and-toppings store unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Worth 1 trip.
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Chobani SoHo
152 Prince St
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It's a greek-yogurt-and-toppings store unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Worth 1 trip.
There's a cafe, a restaurant, a secret garden, and often live music. Great hidden gem.
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La Lanterna di Vittorio
129 MacDougal St
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There's a cafe, a restaurant, a secret garden, and often live music. Great hidden gem.
Hard to happen upon but fantastic cocktails and beautiful food.
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Perla Cafe
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Hard to happen upon but fantastic cocktails and beautiful food.
This is hands down the best quality fish you'll get for the money.
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TOTO Sushi
216 Thompson St
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This is hands down the best quality fish you'll get for the money.
For very fancy sushi
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Ushiwakamaru
136 W Houston St
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For very fancy sushi
For quality Italian food with a more down to earth atmosphere.
Da Marcella
142 W Houston St
For quality Italian food with a more down to earth atmosphere.
Carribbean jerk, NY style patty, and awesome juices. Anna Wintour owns the townhouse next door and complains about the smell (but I've never noticed it).
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Miss Lily's
132 W Houston St
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Carribbean jerk, NY style patty, and awesome juices. Anna Wintour owns the townhouse next door and complains about the smell (but I've never noticed it).
Espresso
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Third Rail Coffee
240 Sullivan St
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Espresso
This seems to have gained popularity, but a peanut-butter themed restaurant is a bit beyond me.
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Peanut Butter & Co.
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This seems to have gained popularity, but a peanut-butter themed restaurant is a bit beyond me.
For a slice. It's Staten Island style and a bit expensive at $2.50 for plain, but I like this best for munching.
Fiore's Pizza
165 Bleecker St
For a slice. It's Staten Island style and a bit expensive at $2.50 for plain, but I like this best for munching.
For pizza by the slice this is famous, but honestly, I prefer Fiore's.
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Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
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For pizza by the slice this is famous, but honestly, I prefer Fiore's.
Better of the coffee choices in Rockefeller center.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
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Better of the coffee choices in Rockefeller center.
Quintessential. A New York take on what a highly fantasized Parisian bistro should be. Open all day (8AM-2AM).
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Buvette
42 Grove St
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Quintessential. A New York take on what a highly fantasized Parisian bistro should be. Open all day (8AM-2AM).
My secret go-to for brunch. Food is OK, but you can get in without a wait, and $20 for coffee, drink, entree, and a sweetbread is isane!
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The Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia Street
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My secret go-to for brunch. Food is OK, but you can get in without a wait, and $20 for coffee, drink, entree, and a sweetbread is isane!
Brunch. Make a reservation unless you want to wait 90 minutes.
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Jane
100 W Houston St
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Brunch. Make a reservation unless you want to wait 90 minutes.

Essentials

Wonderful prepared foods and surprisingly inexpensive fresh produce.
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Agata & Valentina
64 University Pl
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Wonderful prepared foods and surprisingly inexpensive fresh produce.
24/7 traditional supermarket. A bit pricy, but it's 24/7.
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Morton Williams Supermarkets
130 Bleecker St
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24/7 traditional supermarket. A bit pricy, but it's 24/7.
Prepared Italian foods, fresh pasta, etc. for eating in. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
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Raffetto's
144 W Houston St
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Prepared Italian foods, fresh pasta, etc. for eating in. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Italian Market. You will not regret eating a piece of lard bread (rippled with Prosciutto and cheese) or taking away prepared italian dishes or meats.
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Faicco’s Italian Specialties
260 Bleecker St
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Italian Market. You will not regret eating a piece of lard bread (rippled with Prosciutto and cheese) or taking away prepared italian dishes or meats.
Fancy juice and organic foods.
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organic avenue
116 Suffolk St
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Fancy juice and organic foods.

Everything Else

For a run or to lay out in the sun -- the riverfront trail heads north all the way up Manhattan. Great place to grab a citi-bike and head up to Central Park on a nice day.
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Hudson River Park
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For a run or to lay out in the sun -- the riverfront trail heads north all the way up Manhattan. Great place to grab a citi-bike and head up to Central Park on a nice day.
Quintessential NY deli/bodega -- the best on the block for a sandwich, salad, snacks.
177 Bleecker St
177 Bleecker Street
Quintessential NY deli/bodega -- the best on the block for a sandwich, salad, snacks.
Closest wash and fold if you need laundry same day.
114 MacDougal St
114 MacDougal Street
Closest wash and fold if you need laundry same day.
24 Hr pharmacy. There's a Duane Reade pharmacy three steps further but the lighting there is a bit more unsettling.
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CVS
156 Henry St
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24 Hr pharmacy. There's a Duane Reade pharmacy three steps further but the lighting there is a bit more unsettling.
Bakery treats. Beautiful breads. Nice light lunch.
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Amy's Bread
672 9th Ave
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Bakery treats. Beautiful breads. Nice light lunch.

Sightseeing

Come on a Saturday or Sunday to see downtown at it's finest -- views through the arch up Fifth Avenue, and if you're lucky, either the Dosa cart (SW corner) or grand piano player.
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華盛頓廣場公園
Washington Square
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Come on a Saturday or Sunday to see downtown at it's finest -- views through the arch up Fifth Avenue, and if you're lucky, either the Dosa cart (SW corner) or grand piano player.
Top of the Rock is honestly better than going to the top of Empire State Building, less stressful, and there's more exciting things inside the concourse below.
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Top of the Rock is honestly better than going to the top of Empire State Building, less stressful, and there's more exciting things inside the concourse below.
Don't let them hassle you into paying $25 per entry -- it's pay what you wish.
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大都會博物館
1000 5th Ave
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Don't let them hassle you into paying $25 per entry -- it's pay what you wish.

Arts & Culture

Legendary NYC comedy club. Stop by one evening for a showing.
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喜劇地窖
117 MacDougal St
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Legendary NYC comedy club. Stop by one evening for a showing.
Historic Jazz Club. Don't go for the food, go for the music.
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Blue Note
131 West 3rd Street
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Historic Jazz Club. Don't go for the food, go for the music.

Drinks & Nightlife

Beautiful speak-easy with fantastic cocktails and live music.
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Little Branch
20 7th Avenue South
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Beautiful speak-easy with fantastic cocktails and live music.
Tequila-themed speak-easy. Easy to miss it -- walk down the stairs you're a world away from MacDougal St.
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Tequila-themed speak-easy. Easy to miss it -- walk down the stairs you're a world away from MacDougal St.

Shopping

Cheese-monger. Great grilled-cheese and fried egg sandwiches.
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Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson Avenue
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Cheese-monger. Great grilled-cheese and fried egg sandwiches.
You have never in your life seen this many spices. It's exciting for out-of-towners.
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Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave
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You have never in your life seen this many spices. It's exciting for out-of-towners.
Head into the underpassage to get a 'wicked hot chocolate' from this hidden gem. Lifechanging, and you don't need more than 6oz.
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Jacques Torres
30 Rockefeller Plaza
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Head into the underpassage to get a 'wicked hot chocolate' from this hidden gem. Lifechanging, and you don't need more than 6oz.