Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Kuma Inn
113 Ludlow StGreat food. "Filipino Tapas." BYOB which is always fun!
Sofrito
679 Riverside Drgood Latin food. Turns into a dance party!
Le Souk
510 LaGuardia Plfun Middle Eastern lounge. Turns into a dance club.
Cookshop
156 10th Aveone of my favorite restaurants in NY
Del Posto
85 10th AveVery elegant and fancy. Perhaps my favorite restaurant.
Quality Meats
57 W 58th Sta good midtown option by the park
Strip House
13 E 12th StFavorite steakhouse in the city
Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayMost famous steakhouse in the city
Cascabel Taqueria
242 E 85th StGreat local Mexican place. Fast, affordable, delicious
Le Monde Restaurant NYC
2885 BroadwayGood local French restaurant
RedFarm
529 Hudson StExciting, inventive Asian food on the UWS
Nice Matin
201 W 79th StGood French restaurant on the UWS
Salumeria Rosi
283 Amsterdam Avegood UWS Italian
Hop Kee
21 Mott Stmy favorite hole in the wall in Chinatown
Barraca
81 Greenwich AveSpanish food in the west village
Orale
768 Amsterdam AveUWS Mexican with a nice outdoor garden
Hill Country Barbecue Market
30 W 26th Stgreat BBQ
The Smith
1900 BroadwayGood restaurant by Lincoln Center
Rosa Mexicano
61 Columbus AveEast Side Mexican
Sinigual
640 3rd AveMidtown east Tequila
Fish
280 Bleecker StOne of my favorite seafood restaurants
Txikito
240 9th AveGreat tapas in Chelsea
Kefi
222 W 79th StExcellent Greek restaurant
Drinks & Nightlife
Pravda
281 Lafayette StA favorite bar. Russian vodka lounge. Great ambiance.
First & Vine
1103 1st Ave.A favorite wine bar. Try the "montaditos."
La Cerveceria
Great beer bar. Crazy selection. Great neighborhood.
wine bar. good pizza and pasta. very nice upper west side place.
45 preporuka/e lokalaca
Osteria Cotta
513 Columbus Avewine bar. good pizza and pasta. very nice upper west side place.
Employees Only
510 Hudson Stfun speakeasy. very trendy
Guantanamera
939 8th Avegreat Cuban food. Good option for the crowded midtown area.
Loreley Beer Garden
7 Rivington StA famous German beer bar. Nice outdoor space too.
Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida Avefamous German beer bar
Buceo 95
201 W 95th Stgreat tapas bar. excellent wine.
The Ellington
2745 BroadwayGood local bar, with solid food
Boulevard Seafood NYC
Good local bistro close to home
Toast
2737 Broadwaygood casual food, close to home.
Blue Smoke Flatiron
116 E 27th Stmy favorite BBQ joint
I Trulli
124 E 27th StExcellent Italian food on the east side
The Park
popular bar. very large and cool looking. still popular.
Five Lamps Tavern
2756 Broadwaygood local sports bar
Fatty 'Cue
very cool Maylasian food in the village
Lillie's Victorian Establishment
13 E 17th Stcool looking bar near union square
The 'dam
998 Amsterdam Avenuegood local, small bar with solid food
Andanada
Great Spanish restaurant on the UWS
Harlem Tavern
2153 Frederick Douglass BlvdBig sports bar with garden in Harlem
The Ginger Man
11 E 36th StGood midtown beer bar
Bar Boulud
1900 BroadwayLincoln Center restaurant
Terra Blues
149 Bleecker Stblues club
Tom & Jerry's (288 Bar)
288 Elizabeth Stgreat village bar (cash only)
Burke & Wills
great UWS lounge (go to the "cricket club" upstairs)
BL Burger Bar
20 Prince StreetSoho French
The Ten Bells
247 Broome StLower east side wine bar
Lure Fishbar
142 Mercer StGreat seafood in Soho. Beautiful restaurant
Everything Else
East 6th Street
East 6th Streetbeautiful speakeasy
The Bourgeois Pig
127 MacDougal Stdipping food in cheese is always fun!
Ink 48 Hotel
653 11th AveThe best rooftop in NY!
Faces & Names
159 W 54th Stcasual midtown bar with character
Garden of Eden Marketplace
162 W 23rd StThe best grocery store in the neighborhood
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
2751 BroadwayExcellent jazz club near the apartment
Hotel Americano
518 W 27th Sta great rooftop by the Highline
The Hudson
348 Dyckman Stcool bar on the hudson river
Houston Hall
222 W Houston StSoho beer hall
DBGB Kitchen & Bar
299 BoweryGreat Soho restaurant
Shopping
Tacombi
267 Elizabeth StSoho Mexican