Guidebook for New York

Dianne
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Ramen soup makes a delicious and healthy meal for under $15. They do take out but it is fun to sit on the long counter and watch the action. Go early because they get very busy at night!
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Naruto Ramen
1596 3rd Ave
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Ramen soup makes a delicious and healthy meal for under $15. They do take out but it is fun to sit on the long counter and watch the action. Go early because they get very busy at night!
Excellent burgers and shakes, the fries are nothing special, good quick meal at all hours. This place is wildly popular but the line moves fast!
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Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
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Excellent burgers and shakes, the fries are nothing special, good quick meal at all hours. This place is wildly popular but the line moves fast!
This is the only place I eat hot dogs. I don't know if they really are better, or I like to stand at the counter in the bright lights late at night. Quick bite for under $10 any time of day
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Papaya King
1535 East 86th St
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This is the only place I eat hot dogs. I don't know if they really are better, or I like to stand at the counter in the bright lights late at night. Quick bite for under $10 any time of day
Small Thai restaurant for eat in or take out, close by.
Tiny Thai
1558 3rd Ave
Small Thai restaurant for eat in or take out, close by.
Nothing fancy, just reliable Chinese take out or eat in. This place has been here for over 20 years. Open late.
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Wok 88
1570 3rd Ave
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Nothing fancy, just reliable Chinese take out or eat in. This place has been here for over 20 years. Open late.
French bistro with an extensive beer selection and outdoor seating. Very nice atmosphere for a meal or a few drinks.
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Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
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French bistro with an extensive beer selection and outdoor seating. Very nice atmosphere for a meal or a few drinks.
Excellent Italian coffee shop and cafe, I love this place! I also love walking the stretch of Lexington Avenue between here and my apartment. It is lined with smaller shops, very unique!
Sicaffe
964 Lexington Avenue
Excellent Italian coffee shop and cafe, I love this place! I also love walking the stretch of Lexington Avenue between here and my apartment. It is lined with smaller shops, very unique!
An authentic old luncheonette, fun for lunch, try a NY egg creme! I love the stretch of Lexington Avenue between here and 70th Street, it is lined with small shops that are fun and unique.
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Lexington Candy Shop
1226 Lexington Ave
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An authentic old luncheonette, fun for lunch, try a NY egg creme! I love the stretch of Lexington Avenue between here and 70th Street, it is lined with small shops that are fun and unique.
Classic NYC coffee shop, good reliable meals at any hour of the day. Unfortunately they are currently surrounded by the construction of the new Second Avenue subway line.
Viand Cafe
2130 Broadway
Classic NYC coffee shop, good reliable meals at any hour of the day. Unfortunately they are currently surrounded by the construction of the new Second Avenue subway line.
This is one of the best bakeries in NYC for cakes and desserts. Currently somewhat hidden behind the construction on 2nd Avenue.
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Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
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This is one of the best bakeries in NYC for cakes and desserts. Currently somewhat hidden behind the construction on 2nd Avenue.

Essentials

An excellent small Italian deli. They sell prepared food to take home, fresh bread, some cheeses and grocery items.
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Milano Market
1582 3rd Ave
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An excellent small Italian deli. They sell prepared food to take home, fresh bread, some cheeses and grocery items.
A large wine & liquor store close by
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Mister Wright Fine Wines and Spirits
1593 3rd Ave
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A large wine & liquor store close by
Excellent German deli for prepared meals and groceries. Highly recommended! One of the few remaining businesses from when this was a German neighborhood called Yorkville.
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Schaller & Weber
1654 2nd Ave
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Excellent German deli for prepared meals and groceries. Highly recommended! One of the few remaining businesses from when this was a German neighborhood called Yorkville.
A very good "natural foods" grocery store
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Elm Health
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A very good "natural foods" grocery store
Excellent food market very close to the apartment. Groceries, produce, prepared food and beer. Walk down 2nd Avenue, cross 86th Street, it is to the right.
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Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
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Excellent food market very close to the apartment. Groceries, produce, prepared food and beer. Walk down 2nd Avenue, cross 86th Street, it is to the right.

Everything Else

This cycle shop rents bikes for the day for around $40. A little hard to see, they are behind the construction barriers and below street level.
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Danny's Cycles
1690 2nd Ave
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This cycle shop rents bikes for the day for around $40. A little hard to see, they are behind the construction barriers and below street level.

Drinks & Nightlife

Live Jazz on the weekends. French bistro with very nice atmosphere for drinks. They also serve food.
Brasserie Julien
1422 3rd Ave
Live Jazz on the weekends. French bistro with very nice atmosphere for drinks. They also serve food.
I like the atmosphere in this bar. Antiques, tall red velvet curtains, but comfortable and relaxed.
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The Auction House
300 E 89th St
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I like the atmosphere in this bar. Antiques, tall red velvet curtains, but comfortable and relaxed.
Live music every night. Quality performers in a small bar atmosphere. No charge for admission, but there is a 2 drink minimum.
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Brandy's Piano Bar
235 E 84th St
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Live music every night. Quality performers in a small bar atmosphere. No charge for admission, but there is a 2 drink minimum.
Classic cabaret supper club for an elegant old-school New York night out. http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle/dining/entertainment_calendar/
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Café Carlyle
35 E 76th St
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Classic cabaret supper club for an elegant old-school New York night out. http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle/dining/entertainment_calendar/

Arts & Culture

My favorite museum, devoted to the artistic aspects of industrial design. The building and grounds are the former Andrew Canegie mansion. Currently closed for renovations. cooperhewitt.org
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Cooper Hewitt, Музей дизайна Смитсоновского института
2 E 91st St
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My favorite museum, devoted to the artistic aspects of industrial design. The building and grounds are the former Andrew Canegie mansion. Currently closed for renovations. cooperhewitt.org
A very small museum/gallery in a Fifth Avenue townhouse. Sometimes worth a visit, depending on the exhibit. http://nationalacademy.org/art-museum/exhibitions/
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National Academy of Design
519 Gramercy Park S
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A very small museum/gallery in a Fifth Avenue townhouse. Sometimes worth a visit, depending on the exhibit. http://nationalacademy.org/art-museum/exhibitions/
Small museum devoted to German and Austrian art. Highly recommended! They also have a beautiful Austrian cafe, Cafe Sabarsky. http://www.neuegalerie.org/
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Новая галерея
1048 5th Ave
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Small museum devoted to German and Austrian art. Highly recommended! They also have a beautiful Austrian cafe, Cafe Sabarsky. http://www.neuegalerie.org/
I could spend a week in here and never become tired!
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Музей Метрополитен искусств
1000 5th Ave
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I could spend a week in here and never become tired!
The admission charge is high, if you don't go inside you should walk past the building, peek in the windows and go in the gift shop! One of the most unique works of Architecture, anywhere.
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Музей Соломона Гуггенхайма
1071 5th Ave
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The admission charge is high, if you don't go inside you should walk past the building, peek in the windows and go in the gift shop! One of the most unique works of Architecture, anywhere.

Shopping

A resale and consignment shop for high quality used designer goods. http://www.encoreresale.com
Encore Consignment
1132 Madison Avenue
A resale and consignment shop for high quality used designer goods. http://www.encoreresale.com
A thrift shop that offers quality used clothing.
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Housing Works Thrift Shop
245 West 10th Street
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A thrift shop that offers quality used clothing.
A very unique book shop devoted to the culinary arts. Stop in here if you love cookbooks!
Kitchen Arts & Letters
1435 Lexington Ave
A very unique book shop devoted to the culinary arts. Stop in here if you love cookbooks!

Sightseeing

A lovely place to look at the East River, I like to walk here at night
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Парк Карла Шурца
East End Avenue
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A lovely place to look at the East River, I like to walk here at night
This is a beautiful place to be at sunset! Enter the park at 90th street and stay clear of the runners and bicycles!
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Резервуар Джаклин Кеннеди Онассис
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This is a beautiful place to be at sunset! Enter the park at 90th street and stay clear of the runners and bicycles!
A beautiful formal walled garden is just inside the park at 105th St. I love this garden, and the lake just north of here. You will not see tourists this far north in the park but it is my favorite!
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Сад Консерватории
1233 5th Ave
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A beautiful formal walled garden is just inside the park at 105th St. I love this garden, and the lake just north of here. You will not see tourists this far north in the park but it is my favorite!