Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
$1.75 a slice at the pizza window of this famous East Harlem Italian place. Go to their restaurant next door for great, affordable Italian dishes. Cash only!
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Patsy's Pizzeria
2287 1st Ave.$1.75 a slice at the pizza window of this famous East Harlem Italian place. Go to their restaurant next door for great, affordable Italian dishes. Cash only!
A homey Harlem soul food place. Good for brunch or a dinner night with friends.
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Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th StA homey Harlem soul food place. Good for brunch or a dinner night with friends.
A really great brunch spot! There might be a wait on the weekends, but it's totally worth it.
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The Smith
956 2nd AveA really great brunch spot! There might be a wait on the weekends, but it's totally worth it.
If you're looking for a place with excellent baristas who know what they're doing, go to Stumptown. You can also sit and drink your coffee and order some food in the Ace Hotel while you're at it.
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
30 W 8th StIf you're looking for a place with excellent baristas who know what they're doing, go to Stumptown. You can also sit and drink your coffee and order some food in the Ace Hotel while you're at it.
A great Dim Sum place in Chinatown. Try the soup dumplings!
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
13 Doyers StA great Dim Sum place in Chinatown. Try the soup dumplings!
A cool, lively Mexican restaurant with tasty burritos, tortas, and tacos. A good place to come with friends and get some margaritas.
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La Chula Harlem
137 E 116th StA cool, lively Mexican restaurant with tasty burritos, tortas, and tacos. A good place to come with friends and get some margaritas.
Legit Mexican taco place, with the best al pastor tacos on 116th street. They have burritos, quesadillas, and other specialties too. Counter service only!
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Taco Mix
234 E 116th StLegit Mexican taco place, with the best al pastor tacos on 116th street. They have burritos, quesadillas, and other specialties too. Counter service only!
A chic French restaurant and wine bar with live music. Great for a date night.
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Barawine Harlem
200 Malcolm X BlvdA chic French restaurant and wine bar with live music. Great for a date night.
Parks & Nature
If you're up for adventure you can bike or walk to this huge park. Tons of green space, biking trails, BBQ pits, and sports fields, with some good views of Manhattan. Pedestrian bridges are at 125th and 103rd.
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Randall's Island Park
If you're up for adventure you can bike or walk to this huge park. Tons of green space, biking trails, BBQ pits, and sports fields, with some good views of Manhattan. Pedestrian bridges are at 125th and 103rd.
Arts & Culture
Spend 2-3 days in here to see the whole thing. Everything from modernist paintings, Japanese ink-paintings, Native American artifacts, Greek statues, to a whole Egyptian temple. Some great rotating exhibits, too.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveSpend 2-3 days in here to see the whole thing. Everything from modernist paintings, Japanese ink-paintings, Native American artifacts, Greek statues, to a whole Egyptian temple. Some great rotating exhibits, too.
This is another Met location that has a rotating contemporary and other exhibits.
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The Met Breuer
945 Madison AveThis is another Met location that has a rotating contemporary and other exhibits.
One of NYC's most iconic modern art museums, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Pay whatever you want on Saturdays from 5:45-7:45pm (but get there early because the line gets very long!).
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Solomon R. Guggenheim-museet
1071 5th AveOne of NYC's most iconic modern art museums, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Pay whatever you want on Saturdays from 5:45-7:45pm (but get there early because the line gets very long!).
Another one of NYC's most essential museums. If you like modern art, you should check out MoMA.
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetAnother one of NYC's most essential museums. If you like modern art, you should check out MoMA.
Getting Around
Probably New York's most famous old train station. If you stop here on the subway, take a few minutes to go out to the main terminal and see the architecture.
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StProbably New York's most famous old train station. If you stop here on the subway, take a few minutes to go out to the main terminal and see the architecture.
Come here to catch the 4 and 5 express trains to Manhattan, Brooklyn, or the Bronx. Outside on 125th street you can also catch the M60 Select Bus to La Guardia Airport.
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125 Street Station
Lexington AvenueCome here to catch the 4 and 5 express trains to Manhattan, Brooklyn, or the Bronx. Outside on 125th street you can also catch the M60 Select Bus to La Guardia Airport.
Entertainment & Activities
IFC Center
323 6th AveA cool indie cinema that shows a lot of great films.
Drinks & Nightlife
A secret craft cocktail bar with cool ambiance. Good for small groups and late nights.
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Lion Lion
332 E 116th StA secret craft cocktail bar with cool ambiance. Good for small groups and late nights.
Minton's is one of Harlem's classic jazz clubs, "the place where Bebop was born." Come here to get a fantastic dinner and watch live jazz almost every night of the week. You can also eat at the Cecil Steakhouse next door (which is connected to Minton's), or go to the bar there after the show for some drinks. Dress nice!
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Minton's Playhouse
206 W 118th StMinton's is one of Harlem's classic jazz clubs, "the place where Bebop was born." Come here to get a fantastic dinner and watch live jazz almost every night of the week. You can also eat at the Cecil Steakhouse next door (which is connected to Minton's), or go to the bar there after the show for some drinks. Dress nice!
Sightseeing
One of NYC's most famous places, with lots of shopping and food. You can go to the top for iconic views of Manhattan, or come here in the winter to see the tree and other holiday attractions. Usually crowded!
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Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller PlazaOne of NYC's most famous places, with lots of shopping and food. You can go to the top for iconic views of Manhattan, or come here in the winter to see the tree and other holiday attractions. Usually crowded!