Guidebook for New York

Michael
Guidebook for New York

Sightseeing

Beautiful stone gothic cathedral. Great to stroll through on a Saturday afternoon and view the architecture or Sunday afternoon to hear an organ recital.
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Dómkirkjan St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
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Beautiful stone gothic cathedral. Great to stroll through on a Saturday afternoon and view the architecture or Sunday afternoon to hear an organ recital.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar/lounge with large outdoor seating area. Very good beer selection. The food is also pretty good, though semi-pricey. Some weeknights feature live music!
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Harlem Tavern
2153 Frederick Douglass Blvd
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Great bar/lounge with large outdoor seating area. Very good beer selection. The food is also pretty good, though semi-pricey. Some weeknights feature live music!
There is also one at 105th Street. Both are good. However, I prefer this one. The service and atmosphere seem more down to earth. Either way, you can't go wrong with the beer selection or the food!
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Toast Uptown
3157 Broadway
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There is also one at 105th Street. Both are good. However, I prefer this one. The service and atmosphere seem more down to earth. Either way, you can't go wrong with the beer selection or the food!
Best local dive-bar! Broad mix of people...Can seem a bit cliquish depending on when you go. However, people are generally friendly. If Gus (owner) or Jeff are there, tell them I sent you...
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Lion's Head Tavern
995 Amsterdam Ave
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Best local dive-bar! Broad mix of people...Can seem a bit cliquish depending on when you go. However, people are generally friendly. If Gus (owner) or Jeff are there, tell them I sent you...
A modern day speakeasy. Cocktails are amazing! Pricey, at $16 a piece, but well worth it. I would suggest giving them an idea of flavors you like and just let them create. Reservations required.
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Milk and Honey
30 E 23rd St
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A modern day speakeasy. Cocktails are amazing! Pricey, at $16 a piece, but well worth it. I would suggest giving them an idea of flavors you like and just let them create. Reservations required.
One of the best places in the city for dancing if you like hip hop and don't mind a crowd.
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Lobby Bar
247 Eldridge St
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One of the best places in the city for dancing if you like hip hop and don't mind a crowd.
Dark, underground, speak-easy feeling Russian bar...good stuff. Make a reservation if you want to eat.
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Pravda
281 Lafayette St
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Dark, underground, speak-easy feeling Russian bar...good stuff. Make a reservation if you want to eat.

Food Scene

Great, rich food! The service is slow sometimes, but the food is well worth it...
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Kitchenette
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Great, rich food! The service is slow sometimes, but the food is well worth it...
Simple little coffee shop. They also have a good happy hour special. Frequented by Columbia students and other young professionals.
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Max Caffè
1262 Amsterdam Ave
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Simple little coffee shop. They also have a good happy hour special. Frequented by Columbia students and other young professionals.
The chicken and waffles is as good as advertised! You must try the biscuits too...
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Sylvia's Restaurant
328 Malcolm X Blvd
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The chicken and waffles is as good as advertised! You must try the biscuits too...
Simple little restaurant with outdoor seating. Has a nice european feel. Bring cash; last I checked they don't accept credit cards.
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Bier International
2099 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
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Simple little restaurant with outdoor seating. Has a nice european feel. Bring cash; last I checked they don't accept credit cards.
If you are here, you may as well try the famous Tom's Restaurant. Try to avoid weekends though, that is when a lot of the tourism crowd stops in and it gets a bit crowded.
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Tom's
2880 Broadway
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If you are here, you may as well try the famous Tom's Restaurant. Try to avoid weekends though, that is when a lot of the tourism crowd stops in and it gets a bit crowded.
Pretty good cuban restaurant. I love the fried plantains! Unless you are going just for a drink (mojito!), sit at a table as the service tends to be quicker.
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Havana Central
1 Ridge Hill Boulevard
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Pretty good cuban restaurant. I love the fried plantains! Unless you are going just for a drink (mojito!), sit at a table as the service tends to be quicker.
Best Thai food in the area, hands down! They deliver, but I suggest you eat in the restaurant. I have yet to have anything that I didn't like from there...
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Thai Market
960 Amsterdam Ave
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Best Thai food in the area, hands down! They deliver, but I suggest you eat in the restaurant. I have yet to have anything that I didn't like from there...
Two words...Truffle Fries! The bar selection is pretty good too. Also, the downstairs turns into a lounge/club sort of vibe on weekend nights.
Amsterdam
1207 Amsterdam Ave
Two words...Truffle Fries! The bar selection is pretty good too. Also, the downstairs turns into a lounge/club sort of vibe on weekend nights.
Best Buffalo Wings...very much has a sports bar feel with multiple TVs behind the bar and around the restaurant.
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Blondies Sports NYC
212 W 79th St
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Best Buffalo Wings...very much has a sports bar feel with multiple TVs behind the bar and around the restaurant.
The best french restaurant I have personally been to. It's a bit of hike since it's in Brooklyn but easy to get to (just off the A train). The atmosphere, decor, food, wine, service...all great!
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Bacchus
409 Atlantic Ave
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The best french restaurant I have personally been to. It's a bit of hike since it's in Brooklyn but easy to get to (just off the A train). The atmosphere, decor, food, wine, service...all great!
Hands down, the best inexpensive Ramen spot in the city! And it's right in the neighborhood!
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Jin Ramen West Harlem
3183 Broadway
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Hands down, the best inexpensive Ramen spot in the city! And it's right in the neighborhood!
Good atmosphere, good drinks, and the bartenders and owners seem to be cool people.
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Five Lamps Tavern
2756 Broadway
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Good atmosphere, good drinks, and the bartenders and owners seem to be cool people.
On the second floor of the new science building on the corner. Good coffee. You probably want to grab it and go as it is always crowded with students studying.
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Joe
550 W 120th St
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On the second floor of the new science building on the corner. Good coffee. You probably want to grab it and go as it is always crowded with students studying.
If you're actually interested in the food and not the hype, skip Red Rooster and go here.
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Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th St
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If you're actually interested in the food and not the hype, skip Red Rooster and go here.

Everything Else

Great exhibitions. Saw the "Sprial" (featuring works by Romare Bearden, Charles Alston, etc.) exhibition their last year and have loved it ever since...
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The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 W 125th St
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Great exhibitions. Saw the "Sprial" (featuring works by Romare Bearden, Charles Alston, etc.) exhibition their last year and have loved it ever since...
It seems like only really good shows play here :)
The Studio Theatre
It seems like only really good shows play here :)
They have a pretty broad book selection. And it's a lot closer than Strand.
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Book Culture
536 W 112th St
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They have a pretty broad book selection. And it's a lot closer than Strand.

Essentials

Extremely convenient if you want to grab a few quick things or a quick salad. Kind of expensive so I wouldn't recommend doing any heavy shopping here.
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Appletree Market
1225 Amsterdam Ave
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Extremely convenient if you want to grab a few quick things or a quick salad. Kind of expensive so I wouldn't recommend doing any heavy shopping here.
Great, full-sized grocery store. Love the refrigerated meat and seafood section. You can do all your shopping here for reasonable prices.
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Fairway Market 125th Street
2328 12th Ave
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Great, full-sized grocery store. Love the refrigerated meat and seafood section. You can do all your shopping here for reasonable prices.

Shopping

Good food, not great. But when it's late at night, the partying is winding down and you realize your hungry on the way back to the apartment...this 24 hour place is a gem!
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Subsconscious
1213 Amsterdam Ave
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Good food, not great. But when it's late at night, the partying is winding down and you realize your hungry on the way back to the apartment...this 24 hour place is a gem!