Guidebook for New York

Lori
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Fabulous food...very friendly people. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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East End Kitchen
539 East 81st Street
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Fabulous food...very friendly people. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Superb but pricey Italian food...for your one time splurge meal!
Divino Ristorante
1556 2nd Ave
Superb but pricey Italian food...for your one time splurge meal!
Reasonably priced yet yummy Italian food. Be sure to try the lemoncello dessert!
18 místní doporučují
Caffe Buon Gusto
236 E 77th St
18 místní doporučují
Reasonably priced yet yummy Italian food. Be sure to try the lemoncello dessert!
Best Pizza in Manhattan in my humble opinion! Also a casual Italian restaurant. It's all in the sauce and theirs is delicious!
Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant
1248 Lexington Avenue
Best Pizza in Manhattan in my humble opinion! Also a casual Italian restaurant. It's all in the sauce and theirs is delicious!
Unlimited (all you can eat) sushi!! Very fresh and reasonably price, especially if you're very hungry!
12 místní doporučují
Yuka
1557 2nd Ave
12 místní doporučují
Unlimited (all you can eat) sushi!! Very fresh and reasonably price, especially if you're very hungry!
closest Starbucks
753 místní doporučují
Starbucks
301 W 145th St
753 místní doporučují
closest Starbucks
Good diner, very close.
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The Mansion Restaurant
1634 York Ave
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Good diner, very close.
Excellent, reasonably priced Indian food.
Mumtaz
1582 York Ave
Excellent, reasonably priced Indian food.
Outdoor eating right by the John Jay Park and swimming pool. Excellent french fries!
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Barking Dog
1678 3rd Ave
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Outdoor eating right by the John Jay Park and swimming pool. Excellent french fries!
A little bit of Paris in NYC! Reasonably priced French food - steak, fries, salad and a glass of wine - for about $26. Identical restaurants in Paris and London. Delicious!
12 místní doporučují
Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte
155 Lexington Ave
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A little bit of Paris in NYC! Reasonably priced French food - steak, fries, salad and a glass of wine - for about $26. Identical restaurants in Paris and London. Delicious!
Fine Italian Dining. Very romantic!
IL Tesoro Ristorante
Fine Italian Dining. Very romantic!
Unusual, delicious Turkish food. Recently moved from its small space on 80th Street around the corner to Second Avenue. The coffee will give you a jolt!
17 místní doporučují
Agora Turkish
1565 2nd Ave
17 místní doporučují
Unusual, delicious Turkish food. Recently moved from its small space on 80th Street around the corner to Second Avenue. The coffee will give you a jolt!
Fun, fifties themed restaurant with tater tots for the kids and great chicken & salads for the grown-ups.
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Big Daddy's Upper East Side
1596 2nd Ave
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Fun, fifties themed restaurant with tater tots for the kids and great chicken & salads for the grown-ups.
Delicious, casual Italian dining.
Ottomanellis Cafe
1626 York Ave
Delicious, casual Italian dining.
BYOB (beer & wine) sushi!
Yuko
1531 York Ave
BYOB (beer & wine) sushi!

Everything Else

Apple Bank - closest currency exchange. Open M-F 9a - 4p, Thurs til 6, Sat 10a - 2p
1555 1st Ave
1555 1st Avenue
Apple Bank - closest currency exchange. Open M-F 9a - 4p, Thurs til 6, Sat 10a - 2p
Closest liquor store.
East End Wine Exchange
68 East End Ave
Closest liquor store.
Laundromat Center Service and Self Service Pick Up & Delivery Open 7 Days 212-988-2720
1554 York Ave
1554 York Avenue
Laundromat Center Service and Self Service Pick Up & Delivery Open 7 Days 212-988-2720
Closest supermarket.
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Gristedes
40 East End Ave
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Closest supermarket.

Essentials

organic fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, cheese, wine Saturdays from 10a - 2p.
Church of St Stephen-Hungary
414 E 82nd St
organic fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, cheese, wine Saturdays from 10a - 2p.
Best priced supermarket.
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Morton Williams Supermarkets
278 Park Ave S
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Best priced supermarket.
Gourmet foods to picnic with!
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Agata & Valentina
64 University Pl
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Gourmet foods to picnic with!
Good bagels - half price on Mondays from 4p - 7p!
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Bagel Bob's
1641 York Ave
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Good bagels - half price on Mondays from 4p - 7p!
An extraordinary organic food market w/ amazingly good prices. A foodies heaven! Open til midnight.
215 místní doporučují
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
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An extraordinary organic food market w/ amazingly good prices. A foodies heaven! Open til midnight.
A butcher par excellence! But they also have the best coffee and in the summer iced coffee for $1.50 and $2.00! 2-for-the-price-of-1 muffins after 4pm! A neighborhood favorite.
8 místní doporučují
Ottomanelli Bros
1549 York Ave
8 místní doporučují
A butcher par excellence! But they also have the best coffee and in the summer iced coffee for $1.50 and $2.00! 2-for-the-price-of-1 muffins after 4pm! A neighborhood favorite.

Shopping

24 hour store that sells anything a weary traveler might have forgotten: snacks, pharmacy items, toiletries, etc.
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CVS
115 W 125th St
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24 hour store that sells anything a weary traveler might have forgotten: snacks, pharmacy items, toiletries, etc.

Sightseeing

Best small park in Manhattan. 2 dog runs, a children's playground, promenade on the East River - peaceful and beautiful.
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Carl Schurz Park
East End Avenue
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Best small park in Manhattan. 2 dog runs, a children's playground, promenade on the East River - peaceful and beautiful.
Free swimming all summer long! A huge pool w/ a separate diving pool. Open every day. Bring a bathing suit, a towel and a lock. Free lockers and showers.
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John Jay Pool
77 Cherokee Pl
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Free swimming all summer long! A huge pool w/ a separate diving pool. Open every day. Bring a bathing suit, a towel and a lock. Free lockers and showers.
Official Mayor's residence...and our new mayor actually lives there! A beautiful mansion surrounded by a waterfront park!
40 místní doporučují
Gracie Mansion Conservancy
East End Avenue
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Official Mayor's residence...and our new mayor actually lives there! A beautiful mansion surrounded by a waterfront park!
Strawberry Fields, the Carousel, Ice Skating in the winter, a Victorian amusement park in the summer, bicycling year round and nature in all its glory...
252 místní doporučují
Central Park
85 S Jefferson Rd
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Strawberry Fields, the Carousel, Ice Skating in the winter, a Victorian amusement park in the summer, bicycling year round and nature in all its glory...

Entertainment & Activities

Best burger in town! Reasonable dinner. Take the kids!
993 místní doporučují
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 místní doporučují
Best burger in town! Reasonable dinner. Take the kids!

Arts & Culture

You can't do it all in one day, but I highly recommend a visit to the Costume Institute, the Impressionists, the Egyptians and the American architecture exhibits. Part of Museum Mile on 5th Avenue.
2653 místní doporučují
Metropolitní muzeum umění
1000 5th Ave
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You can't do it all in one day, but I highly recommend a visit to the Costume Institute, the Impressionists, the Egyptians and the American architecture exhibits. Part of Museum Mile on 5th Avenue.
Small, lovely museum on Fifth Avenue.
307 místní doporučují
Frickova sbírka
1 E 70th St
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Small, lovely museum on Fifth Avenue.
Another part of Museum Mile. A stunning structure filled with amazing design exhibits.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St
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Another part of Museum Mile. A stunning structure filled with amazing design exhibits.
I always imagined rollerskating from the top to the bottom. DO NOT TRY THIS! The building alone makes this a really fun museum, but it has modern art masterpieces.
1126 místní doporučují
Solomon R. Guggenheimovo muzeum
1071 5th Ave
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I always imagined rollerskating from the top to the bottom. DO NOT TRY THIS! The building alone makes this a really fun museum, but it has modern art masterpieces.
Reasonably priced and interesting exhibits that give a real flavor of New York. See the dollhouse!
271 místní doporučují
Museum města New York
1220 5th Ave
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Reasonably priced and interesting exhibits that give a real flavor of New York. See the dollhouse!