Guidebook for New York
Essentials
Reasonably priced supermarket with good selection of fruit/vegetables, deli counter and general groceries. You'll find everything you need here.
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Key Food Supermarkets
1769 2nd AveReasonably priced supermarket with good selection of fruit/vegetables, deli counter and general groceries. You'll find everything you need here.
This supermarket is New York born-and-bred, and has a great selection of fresh fruit and veg, meat, fish and cheese counters and imported food from around the world. The best supermarket in this area.
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Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th StThis supermarket is New York born-and-bred, and has a great selection of fresh fruit and veg, meat, fish and cheese counters and imported food from around the world. The best supermarket in this area.
Everything Else
Chase Bank
25-15 Queens Plaza NClosest ATM to the apartment.
HSBC Bank
Closest HSBC bank.
Shopping
Duane Reade
3387 BroadwayPharmacy that also has an ATM. Open 24-hours.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great, local American-style bar. They have a small but fantastic beer selection. The bar is tiny, but a great hangout where the locals go.
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Earl's Beer and Cheese
1259 Park AveThis is a great, local American-style bar. They have a small but fantastic beer selection. The bar is tiny, but a great hangout where the locals go.
One of the nicer irish bars in the area. Has a great atmosphere and they brew their own ale, which is worth a try (international beers and other drinks also available).
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Ryans Daughter
350 E 85th StOne of the nicer irish bars in the area. Has a great atmosphere and they brew their own ale, which is worth a try (international beers and other drinks also available).
Irish bar, but it really looks like one of those "hipster" bars that you find in Brooklyn/Williamsburg. Go here for drinks or (pub) food. They have great brunch here.
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The Penrose
1590 2nd AveIrish bar, but it really looks like one of those "hipster" bars that you find in Brooklyn/Williamsburg. Go here for drinks or (pub) food. They have great brunch here.
Nice for a drink or for dinner. They have nice cocktails too. They have long benches and long tables where you can sit.
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ABV
1504 Lexington AveNice for a drink or for dinner. They have nice cocktails too. They have long benches and long tables where you can sit.
This is a typical American (sports)bar. There are many like this in the neighborhood but the bartenders here are very friendly.
Off the Rails
1754 2nd AvenueThis is a typical American (sports)bar. There are many like this in the neighborhood but the bartenders here are very friendly.
Every night live piano music. The earlier you get here, the easier you get in. It starts at 9.30 pm, but if you arrive around 9 it is easy to get a seat. Great atmosphere inside. People sing along!
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Brandy's Piano Bar
235 E 84th StEvery night live piano music. The earlier you get here, the easier you get in. It starts at 9.30 pm, but if you arrive around 9 it is easy to get a seat. Great atmosphere inside. People sing along!
A phenomenal beer selection and very tasty American bar food (they do amazing burgers!). You can sit outside in the summer.
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Third Avenue Ale House
1644 3rd AveA phenomenal beer selection and very tasty American bar food (they do amazing burgers!). You can sit outside in the summer.
German-style bar with great beer and authentic German food. Not the best in the city, but a lot of fun.
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Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd AveGerman-style bar with great beer and authentic German food. Not the best in the city, but a lot of fun.
I would describe this bar as faux Victorian dandy date night chique. Nice decor, with good (but unimaginative) cocktails for a chilled evening.
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The Auction House
300 E 89th StI would describe this bar as faux Victorian dandy date night chique. Nice decor, with good (but unimaginative) cocktails for a chilled evening.
Food Scene
A great American diner. Open 24-hours. I take all my visitors here for a proper American diner breakfast. They also do burgers etc.
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Midnight Express Diner
1715 2nd AveA great American diner. Open 24-hours. I take all my visitors here for a proper American diner breakfast. They also do burgers etc.
A cosy and (I think) authentic Alsacian tarte flambee (Flammkuchen) place. Great for a chilled night of tasty food and wine.
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La Tarte Flambee
153 E 33rd StA cosy and (I think) authentic Alsacian tarte flambee (Flammkuchen) place. Great for a chilled night of tasty food and wine.
I love this coffee shop. It's a real local affair with free wifi and tables if you want to work. The food is israeli with some American things too (waffles/granola for breakfast, bagles and cupcakes).
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Effy's Cafe
1395 Lexington AveI love this coffee shop. It's a real local affair with free wifi and tables if you want to work. The food is israeli with some American things too (waffles/granola for breakfast, bagles and cupcakes).
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd AveGood French food. Looks like a Parisian restaurant (with outdoor seating).
Ooki Sushi
1575 3rd AveWe love the sushi here! You can eat inside or order through Seamless.com.
If you like ramen, this is the place to go! Short menu, but everything is cooked to perfection while you watch. The place is tiny, with a bar surrounding the kitchen, so it's communal dining.
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Naruto Ramen
1596 3rd AveIf you like ramen, this is the place to go! Short menu, but everything is cooked to perfection while you watch. The place is tiny, with a bar surrounding the kitchen, so it's communal dining.
This is a lovely chilled out coffee shop, with power points for laptops and couches to read a book on. Great to grab a coffee, a bite and plan your day in the city. Quite the New York experience.
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DTUT
1744 2nd AveThis is a lovely chilled out coffee shop, with power points for laptops and couches to read a book on. Great to grab a coffee, a bite and plan your day in the city. Quite the New York experience.
Quick sit-down burritos and other latin fare. Great for a quick lunch. Try their home-made sodas!
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El Paso Taqueria
64 E 97th StQuick sit-down burritos and other latin fare. Great for a quick lunch. Try their home-made sodas!
Imagine what a Victorian British Indian pub would look like if transplanted into colonial-era India and you're nailed this place! Interesting cocktails and Indian food with a quirky atmosphere.
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The Drunken Munkey - UES
338 E 92nd StImagine what a Victorian British Indian pub would look like if transplanted into colonial-era India and you're nailed this place! Interesting cocktails and Indian food with a quirky atmosphere.
A local chain selling great hummus and chicken wraps, salads etc. for a quick and healthy lunch.
Chickpea
1413 Madison AveA local chain selling great hummus and chicken wraps, salads etc. for a quick and healthy lunch.
International restaurant chain, but sells very nice lunch, cakes and hot drinks. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Perfect for planning your day ahead.
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Le Pain Quotidien
861 Lexington AveInternational restaurant chain, but sells very nice lunch, cakes and hot drinks. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Perfect for planning your day ahead.
Sightseeing
Nice local park for a picnic by the river, or to watch the sunset over Brooklyn and Queens. You get some great views over the bridges walking along south from 93rd Street along this part of the river.
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卡爾舒茲公園
East End AvenueNice local park for a picnic by the river, or to watch the sunset over Brooklyn and Queens. You get some great views over the bridges walking along south from 93rd Street along this part of the river.
Arts & Culture
A reasonable collection of modern art. The temporary exhibitions are better than the permanent collection. On Saturdays between 6 - 8 pm you can pay what you want to visit (usually around $25).
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古根漢美術館
1071 5th AveA reasonable collection of modern art. The temporary exhibitions are better than the permanent collection. On Saturdays between 6 - 8 pm you can pay what you want to visit (usually around $25).
Amazing museum with every kind of art or historical exhibit you could want to see. You definitely cannot see everything in a day. Entry is a donation (value of your choice).
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大都會藝術博物館
1000 5th AveAmazing museum with every kind of art or historical exhibit you could want to see. You definitely cannot see everything in a day. Entry is a donation (value of your choice).
Neue Galerie
1048 5th AveGerman and Austrian art in a 1924 mansion.
A less busy museum with great rotating exhibitions and a wonderful townhouse setting.
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史密森尼設計博物館
2 E 91st StA less busy museum with great rotating exhibitions and a wonderful townhouse setting.
This historic mansion boasts world-class collections covering Jewish history through the ages.
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The Jewish Museum
1109 5th AveThis historic mansion boasts world-class collections covering Jewish history through the ages.
National Academy of Design
519 Gramercy Park SThis museum showcases American art from the last 200 years.