Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Very good local Austrian restaurant.
Grünauer Bistro
1578 1st Ave.
Very good local Austrian restaurant.
Cosy, friendly French wine bar at the end of the block. Happy hour til 7 offers $6 or $7 glasses a selection of nice wines.
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AOC East
1590 1st Ave.
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Cosy, friendly French wine bar at the end of the block. Happy hour til 7 offers $6 or $7 glasses a selection of nice wines.
Popular local place with good food and TVs so you can catch the game while you eat. Very good burgers.
Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd Ave
Popular local place with good food and TVs so you can catch the game while you eat. Very good burgers.
Excellent, tiny German sausage window with beer on tap and a few seats inside.
Schaller's Stube Sausage Bar
1652 2nd Ave
Excellent, tiny German sausage window with beer on tap and a few seats inside.
Delicious scones, cupcakes and cakes. Good choice for a local breakfast.
89 locals raden deze aan
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
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Delicious scones, cupcakes and cakes. Good choice for a local breakfast.
Cosy Italian place with good food.
Italianissimo
307 E 84th St
Cosy Italian place with good food.
Good local French restaurant; eat at the bar or in the main room. Open for brunch as well on weekends.
74 locals raden deze aan
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
74 locals raden deze aan
Good local French restaurant; eat at the bar or in the main room. Open for brunch as well on weekends.
Locally-sourced, fresh food.
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Quality Eats
19 Greenwich Ave
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Locally-sourced, fresh food.
Great, no-frills taco place.
19 locals raden deze aan
La Esquina - UES
1402 2nd Ave
19 locals raden deze aan
Great, no-frills taco place.
Very good Mexican food.
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Toloache
166 E 82nd St
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Very good Mexican food.
The last remaining restaurant from the days when this neighborhood was a “Little Germany”. Solid, authentic German food & atmosphere.
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Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd Ave
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The last remaining restaurant from the days when this neighborhood was a “Little Germany”. Solid, authentic German food & atmosphere.

Drinks & Nightlife

Probably the most popular spot in the neighborhood for people in their 20s-30s. Two bars, good food & music, friendly crowd. Almost never empty. No TVs, no wifi - they want people to talk to each other.
200 locals raden deze aan
The Penrose
1590 2nd Ave
200 locals raden deze aan
Probably the most popular spot in the neighborhood for people in their 20s-30s. Two bars, good food & music, friendly crowd. Almost never empty. No TVs, no wifi - they want people to talk to each other.
Retro-themed, highly-curated hipster hangout with dancing girls after 9pm Thursday - Saturday. Good place to dance late-night.
24 locals raden deze aan
Ethyl's Alcohol & Food
1629 2nd Ave
24 locals raden deze aan
Retro-themed, highly-curated hipster hangout with dancing girls after 9pm Thursday - Saturday. Good place to dance late-night.
Nearby bar with good small plates (charcuterie & the like).
Charc
316 East 84th Street
Nearby bar with good small plates (charcuterie & the like).

Arts & Culture

Some of the most famous art in the world (and many wonderful less-know works) is only a 10-minute walk away! Check out the rooftop when the weather is warm for a nice view of Central Park & the skyline.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
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Some of the most famous art in the world (and many wonderful less-know works) is only a 10-minute walk away! Check out the rooftop when the weather is warm for a nice view of Central Park & the skyline.
1126 locals raden deze aan
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
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Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St
146 locals raden deze aan
Somewhat lesser-known collection housed in the Frick mansion. Wander through the rooms as you gaze at some amazing artworks.
307 locals raden deze aan
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
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Somewhat lesser-known collection housed in the Frick mansion. Wander through the rooms as you gaze at some amazing artworks.

Essentials

Nearby, good selection & good value (for Manhattan).
215 locals raden deze aan
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
215 locals raden deze aan
Nearby, good selection & good value (for Manhattan).
A little farther away than Fairway; best option for fresh produce and organic/paleo options.
1895 locals raden deze aan
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
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A little farther away than Fairway; best option for fresh produce and organic/paleo options.
Very friendly & professional. Laundry dropped off by 9am will be finished same day.
Golden Star Cleaners and Tailor
309 E 83rd St
Very friendly & professional. Laundry dropped off by 9am will be finished same day.