Guidebook for New York

Joe And Laura
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Located 1 block away, this is a great local place to pick up a morning coffee, pastry, or even have a meal at! French Bistro, numerous locations throughout NYC.
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Le Pain Quotidien
861 Lexington Ave
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Located 1 block away, this is a great local place to pick up a morning coffee, pastry, or even have a meal at! French Bistro, numerous locations throughout NYC.
There are Starbucks all over NYC, this is just the closest one to the apartment. Dependable, reliable, fast.
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Starbucks
301 W 145th St
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There are Starbucks all over NYC, this is just the closest one to the apartment. Dependable, reliable, fast.
You won't find healthy ice cream like this outside of NYC. While its not as tasty as full fat ice cream, at around 100 calories I'm sure you'll be AMAZED
The Lite Choice
2542 Broadway
You won't find healthy ice cream like this outside of NYC. While its not as tasty as full fat ice cream, at around 100 calories I'm sure you'll be AMAZED
VEGETARIAN Indian. What it lacks in decor, it makes up for in taste and fun! $14 is the cost for dinner and they bring you 7 different things to eat, they will bring you more of anything you like!
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Ayurveda Cafe
706 Amsterdam Ave
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VEGETARIAN Indian. What it lacks in decor, it makes up for in taste and fun! $14 is the cost for dinner and they bring you 7 different things to eat, they will bring you more of anything you like!
Latin American food, FANTASTIC and a beautiful restaurant! This is a great place for a date, you'll see lots of young couples here every night. *They only take cash or American Express
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Pio Pio 6
702 Amsterdam Ave
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Latin American food, FANTASTIC and a beautiful restaurant! This is a great place for a date, you'll see lots of young couples here every night. *They only take cash or American Express
Fantastic restaurant for a date! Specializing in seafood, and an fantastic decor (not too noisy, very hip). Prices are a little high, but you're paying for atmosphere.
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The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
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Fantastic restaurant for a date! Specializing in seafood, and an fantastic decor (not too noisy, very hip). Prices are a little high, but you're paying for atmosphere.
Great family style Italian restaurant. One dish feeds 2-3 people, so this is the place to go with a group. Not really a 2 person date place unless you both want to share the same dish. Delicious!
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Carmine's
2450 Broadway
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Great family style Italian restaurant. One dish feeds 2-3 people, so this is the place to go with a group. Not really a 2 person date place unless you both want to share the same dish. Delicious!
Romantic Italian. PERFECT for a special night out. Excellent food and wine list, beautiful dark wood decor.
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Spiga to Go
57 W 84th St
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Romantic Italian. PERFECT for a special night out. Excellent food and wine list, beautiful dark wood decor.
French, romantic, perfect for a special date. Beautiful detailing inside with old world charm of red velvet, comfortable booths, while linens. Food is seasonal and well prepared, small portions.
Ouest
2315 Broadway
French, romantic, perfect for a special date. Beautiful detailing inside with old world charm of red velvet, comfortable booths, while linens. Food is seasonal and well prepared, small portions.
True NYC deli, you should definitely stop here to experience a piece of NYC history.
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Barney Greengrass
541 Amsterdam Ave
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True NYC deli, you should definitely stop here to experience a piece of NYC history.
Local food with all of the ingredients coming from organic farms in upstate NYC. Excellent food, cool atmosphere where there are long tables that numerous people sit at. Private 2-4 tables available
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Community Food & Juice
2893 Broadway
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Local food with all of the ingredients coming from organic farms in upstate NYC. Excellent food, cool atmosphere where there are long tables that numerous people sit at. Private 2-4 tables available
The LARGEST slice of pizza in NYC and hopefully the USA. This is where to go if you've been drinking and you need a slice of pizza to prevent a hangover. GO HERE even if you don't eat, its that big
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Koronet Pizza
4087 Broadway
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The LARGEST slice of pizza in NYC and hopefully the USA. This is where to go if you've been drinking and you need a slice of pizza to prevent a hangover. GO HERE even if you don't eat, its that big
SERIOUSLY good Mexican food with a full bar, great decor and service. I like this place a lot
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Carol's Daughter
24 W 125th St
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SERIOUSLY good Mexican food with a full bar, great decor and service. I like this place a lot
Opera, Symphony, Ballet, Chamber Music... the classical music scene thrives here. Architecturally beautiful with new renovations. Juilliard is also located here.
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
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Opera, Symphony, Ballet, Chamber Music... the classical music scene thrives here. Architecturally beautiful with new renovations. Juilliard is also located here.
One of my favorite weekend brunch spots in all of NYC. The baked French toast is DECADENT
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Kitchenette
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One of my favorite weekend brunch spots in all of NYC. The baked French toast is DECADENT
Most authentic pizza outside of Italy. Extremely thin crust. This is not typical NYC style pizza, but I love it.
Sezz Medi'
1260 Amsterdam Ave
Most authentic pizza outside of Italy. Extremely thin crust. This is not typical NYC style pizza, but I love it.
Hangout where the beatnicks used to back in the 60s! Great coffee shop, but you go for the underground Columbia student vibe and people watching.
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The Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam Ave
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Hangout where the beatnicks used to back in the 60s! Great coffee shop, but you go for the underground Columbia student vibe and people watching.
Chinese / Peruvian. There are a few of these in NYC, and the food is really tasty. Not a fantastic decor, but the prices are reasonable and the food is great and unique.
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Flor de Mayo
2651 Broadway
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Chinese / Peruvian. There are a few of these in NYC, and the food is really tasty. Not a fantastic decor, but the prices are reasonable and the food is great and unique.
Great Turkish food, unique and interesting restaurant. Always a lot of fun. Wonderful brunch. If you aren't familiar with Turkish, its a lot of meat!
Turkuaz
310 West 53rd Street
Great Turkish food, unique and interesting restaurant. Always a lot of fun. Wonderful brunch. If you aren't familiar with Turkish, its a lot of meat!
Pan-Asian Cuisine, fairly famous, overall very good food at a reasonable price. Mostly Chinese food, some Japanese and Thai. Overall I'd say go here if you want some good Chinese.
SAIGON GRIL
620 Amsterdam Avenue
Pan-Asian Cuisine, fairly famous, overall very good food at a reasonable price. Mostly Chinese food, some Japanese and Thai. Overall I'd say go here if you want some good Chinese.
AMAZING Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie., so amazing that I would say DO NOT MISS THIS!!! If you can eat one by yourself, congrats as I cannot. These are SO rich, I recommend splitting one.
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Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th St
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AMAZING Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie., so amazing that I would say DO NOT MISS THIS!!! If you can eat one by yourself, congrats as I cannot. These are SO rich, I recommend splitting one.
THICKEST hot chocolate outside of a couple places in Europe, this is truly an experience to share. Its worth the price. Other chocolate items in the store are also very tasty :)
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Jacques Torres Chocolate & Ice Cream - Amsterdam Avenue
285 Amsterdam Ave
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THICKEST hot chocolate outside of a couple places in Europe, this is truly an experience to share. Its worth the price. Other chocolate items in the store are also very tasty :)
Looking for a classy and delicious diner? Look no further! This doesn't have the NYC grit that others might have, but the food here is definitely better.
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Deluxe
2896 Broadway
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Looking for a classy and delicious diner? Look no further! This doesn't have the NYC grit that others might have, but the food here is definitely better.
Every watch SEINFELD? This is their diner. I DO NOT recommend eating here as the food is not good, but it is a nice place for a drink (coffee, milkshake)... I would just look at it without going in.
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Tom's
2880 Broadway
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Every watch SEINFELD? This is their diner. I DO NOT recommend eating here as the food is not good, but it is a nice place for a drink (coffee, milkshake)... I would just look at it without going in.

Essentials

GREATEST SUPERMARKET EVER!!! So many awesome international products at REASONABLE (for NYC) prices. I love this place so much... There is an even better one up at 125th St that has a parking lot.
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Fairway Market 74th Street
2131 Broadway
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GREATEST SUPERMARKET EVER!!! So many awesome international products at REASONABLE (for NYC) prices. I love this place so much... There is an even better one up at 125th St that has a parking lot.
Fantastic grocery store 1 block away. If you haven't been to a NYC grocery store, this one will show you how much can be put into a small store. That being said, they have everything you need.
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Barzini's
2451 Broadway
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Fantastic grocery store 1 block away. If you haven't been to a NYC grocery store, this one will show you how much can be put into a small store. That being said, they have everything you need.

Sightseeing

A site to see in NYC, huge campus that is beautiful to walk around. 2 blocks from my alma mater (manhattan school of music), this is where we would go on a sunny day to hang out.
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Columbia Háskóli
116th and Broadway
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A site to see in NYC, huge campus that is beautiful to walk around. 2 blocks from my alma mater (manhattan school of music), this is where we would go on a sunny day to hang out.
One of the few amazing churches in NYC, this place is HUGE! Gorgeous grounds and the interior is one of the few in America that can compete with European churches.
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Dómkirkjan St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
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One of the few amazing churches in NYC, this place is HUGE! Gorgeous grounds and the interior is one of the few in America that can compete with European churches.
NYC's largest museum with an incredible collection. You cannot do the museum in a day, I recommend seeing a couple exhibits (I love the French Impressionism and Greek Galleries). Next to Central Pk
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Metropolitan listasafn
1000 5th Ave
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NYC's largest museum with an incredible collection. You cannot do the museum in a day, I recommend seeing a couple exhibits (I love the French Impressionism and Greek Galleries). Next to Central Pk
While this museum is a little costly ($12) it has some wonderful artwork, and if you're interested in its current exhibit I would go. Make sure to also see the permanent collection, lots of Kandinsky
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Solomon R. Guggenheim safn
1071 5th Ave
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While this museum is a little costly ($12) it has some wonderful artwork, and if you're interested in its current exhibit I would go. Make sure to also see the permanent collection, lots of Kandinsky
Do you LOVE art and NYC mansions? This is my favorite museum in NYC. The building its in is a piece of art as its a well preserved mansion, and the collection is phenomenal. Not touristy
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Frick Safn
1 E 70th St
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Do you LOVE art and NYC mansions? This is my favorite museum in NYC. The building its in is a piece of art as its a well preserved mansion, and the collection is phenomenal. Not touristy
BEAUTIFUL no matter what the season. 4 blocks away from my apartment is the entrance near the Reservoir, and no matter where you go (north or south) theres lots to discover and see.
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Central Park
85 S Jefferson Rd
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BEAUTIFUL no matter what the season. 4 blocks away from my apartment is the entrance near the Reservoir, and no matter where you go (north or south) theres lots to discover and see.
Don't let this map fool you, Riverside Park runs up and down the island and is a mere 1 block from the apartment. Perfect place for families with lots of parks and gorgeous views of the water.
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Riverside Park
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Don't let this map fool you, Riverside Park runs up and down the island and is a mere 1 block from the apartment. Perfect place for families with lots of parks and gorgeous views of the water.

Everything Else

I get my hair cut here, and I always get compliments. They wash your hair and give your scalp a massage... I love it.
Jeffrey Stein Salons at w.86th st
2345 Broadway
I get my hair cut here, and I always get compliments. They wash your hair and give your scalp a massage... I love it.