Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveGinny's Supper Club
310 Malcolm X BlvdHop House Harlem
2224 Frederick Douglass BlvdGood food and beer.
Harlem Tavern
2153 Frederick Douglass BlvdOutdoor dining and sportsbar.
Lido Harlem Restaurant
2168 Frederick Douglass BlvdConsistently good food and service.
VINATERÍA
2211 Frederick Douglass BlvdSometimes a quiet and intimate dinner is in order.
Silvana
300 W 116th StGood food with live music.
Streetbird Rotisserie
2149 Frederick Douglass BoulevardOrganic roasted chickens served with macaroni & cheese!
Barawine Harlem
200 Malcolm X BlvdSteak frites and mussels.
Lolo's Seafood Shack
303 W 116th St
Chaiwali
West 124th StreetGreat food and drinks in a cool setting.
Arts & Culture
It may be undergoing renovations, but the main floor and gift shop should be open.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th StreetIt may be undergoing renovations, but the main floor and gift shop should be open.
Essentials
Grocery store has everything, including huge selection of beers. However, keep in mind that grocery stores in NYC do not carry wine.
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Best Market Harlem
2187 Frederick Douglass BlvdGrocery store has everything, including huge selection of beers. However, keep in mind that grocery stores in NYC do not carry wine.
Duane Reade
2864 BroadwayPharmacy, also carrying home essentials and some food & snacks.
This grocery store has it all, especially if you are careful what you put into your body. Lots of organic options.
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Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StThis grocery store has it all, especially if you are careful what you put into your body. Lots of organic options.
Entertainment & Activities
Check their calendar and perhaps see a performance there. At a minimum, have your picture taken in front of this iconic theater.
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Apollo kazalište
253 W 125th StCheck their calendar and perhaps see a performance there. At a minimum, have your picture taken in front of this iconic theater.
Getting Around
Take a day trip upstate and perhaps visit Beacon, Cold Spring or Poughkeepsie. This train station is less than a 10-minute bus ride (or 30-minute walk) away.
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Harlem-125th Street Station
Take a day trip upstate and perhaps visit Beacon, Cold Spring or Poughkeepsie. This train station is less than a 10-minute bus ride (or 30-minute walk) away.
Parks & Nature
Walk south along Frederick Douglass for 13 short blocks and in less than 25 minutes you will reach the north end of Central Park. Or, take the A or D train down to 59th Street (one stop) and surface at the southwest end of this enormous park.
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Central Park North
Central Park NorthWalk south along Frederick Douglass for 13 short blocks and in less than 25 minutes you will reach the north end of Central Park. Or, take the A or D train down to 59th Street (one stop) and surface at the southwest end of this enormous park.
Drinks & Nightlife
You cannot miss Paris Blues. It may look like a hole in the wall, but this place is popular with locals and tourists alike. There is usually a 2-drink minimum, but that comes with entertaining -- mostly jam sessions of blues and jazz. If you're pretentious and uptight, this place is not for you.
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Paris Blues
2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdYou cannot miss Paris Blues. It may look like a hole in the wall, but this place is popular with locals and tourists alike. There is usually a 2-drink minimum, but that comes with entertaining -- mostly jam sessions of blues and jazz. If you're pretentious and uptight, this place is not for you.