Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Fabulous food...very friendly people. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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East End Kitchen
539 East 81st StreetFabulous food...very friendly people. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Divino Ristorante
1556 2nd AveSuperb but pricey Italian food...for your one time splurge meal!
Reasonably priced yet yummy Italian food. Be sure to try the lemoncello dessert!
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Caffe Buon Gusto
236 E 77th StReasonably priced yet yummy Italian food. Be sure to try the lemoncello dessert!
Best Pizza in Manhattan in my humble opinion! Also a casual Italian restaurant. It's all in the sauce and theirs is delicious!
Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant
1248 Lexington AvenueBest Pizza in Manhattan in my humble opinion! Also a casual Italian restaurant. It's all in the sauce and theirs is delicious!
Unlimited (all you can eat) sushi!! Very fresh and reasonably price, especially if you're very hungry!
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Yuka
1557 2nd AveUnlimited (all you can eat) sushi!! Very fresh and reasonably price, especially if you're very hungry!
Starbucks
301 W 145th Stclosest Starbucks
The Mansion Restaurant
1634 York AveGood diner, very close.
Mumtaz
1582 York AveExcellent, reasonably priced Indian food.
Outdoor eating right by the John Jay Park and swimming pool. Excellent french fries!
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Barking Dog
1678 3rd AveOutdoor eating right by the John Jay Park and swimming pool. Excellent french fries!
A little bit of Paris in NYC! Reasonably priced French food - steak, fries, salad and a glass of wine - for about $26. Identical restaurants in Paris and London. Delicious!
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Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte
155 Lexington AveA little bit of Paris in NYC! Reasonably priced French food - steak, fries, salad and a glass of wine - for about $26. Identical restaurants in Paris and London. Delicious!
IL Tesoro Ristorante
Fine Italian Dining. Very romantic!
Unusual, delicious Turkish food. Recently moved from its small space on 80th Street around the corner to Second Avenue. The coffee will give you a jolt!
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Agora Turkish
1565 2nd AveUnusual, delicious Turkish food. Recently moved from its small space on 80th Street around the corner to Second Avenue. The coffee will give you a jolt!
Fun, fifties themed restaurant with tater tots for the kids and great chicken & salads for the grown-ups.
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Big Daddy's Upper East Side
1596 2nd AveFun, fifties themed restaurant with tater tots for the kids and great chicken & salads for the grown-ups.
Ottomanellis Cafe
1626 York AveDelicious, casual Italian dining.
Yuko
1531 York AveBYOB (beer & wine) sushi!
Everything Else
1555 1st Ave
1555 1st AvenueApple Bank - closest currency exchange. Open
M-F 9a - 4p, Thurs til 6, Sat 10a - 2p
East End Wine Exchange
68 East End AveClosest liquor store.
1554 York Ave
1554 York AvenueLaundromat Center Service and Self Service
Pick Up & Delivery Open 7 Days
212-988-2720
Gristedes
40 East End AveClosest supermarket.
Essentials
organic fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, cheese, wine Saturdays from 10a - 2p.
Church of St Stephen-Hungary
414 E 82nd Storganic fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, cheese, wine Saturdays from 10a - 2p.
Morton Williams Supermarkets
278 Park Ave SBest priced supermarket.
Agata & Valentina
64 University PlGourmet foods to picnic with!
Bagel Bob's
1641 York AveGood bagels - half price on Mondays from 4p - 7p!
An extraordinary organic food market w/ amazingly good prices. A foodies heaven! Open til midnight.
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Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th StAn extraordinary organic food market w/ amazingly good prices. A foodies heaven! Open til midnight.
A butcher par excellence! But they also have the best coffee and in the summer iced coffee for $1.50 and $2.00! 2-for-the-price-of-1 muffins after 4pm! A neighborhood favorite.
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Ottomanelli Bros
1549 York AveA butcher par excellence! But they also have the best coffee and in the summer iced coffee for $1.50 and $2.00! 2-for-the-price-of-1 muffins after 4pm! A neighborhood favorite.
Shopping
24 hour store that sells anything a weary traveler might have forgotten: snacks, pharmacy items, toiletries, etc.
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CVS
115 W 125th St24 hour store that sells anything a weary traveler might have forgotten: snacks, pharmacy items, toiletries, etc.
Sightseeing
Best small park in Manhattan. 2 dog runs, a children's playground, promenade on the East River - peaceful and beautiful.
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Carl Schurz Park
East End AvenueBest small park in Manhattan. 2 dog runs, a children's playground, promenade on the East River - peaceful and beautiful.
Free swimming all summer long! A huge pool w/ a separate diving pool. Open every day. Bring a bathing suit, a towel and a lock. Free lockers and showers.
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John Jay Pool
77 Cherokee PlFree swimming all summer long! A huge pool w/ a separate diving pool. Open every day. Bring a bathing suit, a towel and a lock. Free lockers and showers.
Official Mayor's residence...and our new mayor actually lives there! A beautiful mansion surrounded by a waterfront park!
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Gracie Mansion Conservancy
East End AvenueOfficial Mayor's residence...and our new mayor actually lives there! A beautiful mansion surrounded by a waterfront park!
Strawberry Fields, the Carousel, Ice Skating in the winter, a Victorian amusement park in the summer, bicycling year round and nature in all its glory...
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Central Park
85 S Jefferson RdStrawberry Fields, the Carousel, Ice Skating in the winter, a Victorian amusement park in the summer, bicycling year round and nature in all its glory...
Entertainment & Activities
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueBest burger in town! Reasonable dinner. Take the kids!
Arts & Culture
You can't do it all in one day, but I highly recommend a visit to the Costume Institute, the Impressionists, the Egyptians and the American architecture exhibits.
Part of Museum Mile on 5th Avenue.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveYou can't do it all in one day, but I highly recommend a visit to the Costume Institute, the Impressionists, the Egyptians and the American architecture exhibits.
Part of Museum Mile on 5th Avenue.
Frick-samlingen
1 E 70th StSmall, lovely museum on Fifth Avenue.
Another part of Museum Mile. A stunning structure filled with amazing design exhibits.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st StAnother part of Museum Mile. A stunning structure filled with amazing design exhibits.
I always imagined rollerskating from the top to the bottom. DO NOT TRY THIS! The building alone makes this a really fun museum, but it has modern art masterpieces.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim-museet
1071 5th AveI always imagined rollerskating from the top to the bottom. DO NOT TRY THIS! The building alone makes this a really fun museum, but it has modern art masterpieces.
Reasonably priced and interesting exhibits that give a real flavor of New York. See the dollhouse!
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Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th AveReasonably priced and interesting exhibits that give a real flavor of New York. See the dollhouse!