Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Great if you're hungry / want coffee and don't have a lot of time in the morning. They'll put an omelette on a roll that's affordable and filling.
Pascal's Eatery
2 West 129th Street
Great if you're hungry / want coffee and don't have a lot of time in the morning. They'll put an omelette on a roll that's affordable and filling.
If you're heading to the 2/3, head up 1 more block if you're in need of a serious caffiene fix. They serve Stumptown coffee. Also great if you want to sit and work on your laptop for a bit.
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Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th St
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If you're heading to the 2/3, head up 1 more block if you're in need of a serious caffiene fix. They serve Stumptown coffee. Also great if you want to sit and work on your laptop for a bit.
Great fast casual coffeeshop/brunch/sandwich place – friendly owner, great coffee, plenty of room to spread out and read a book or work from your computer, free wifi
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Astor Row Cafe
404 Malcolm X Boulevard
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Great fast casual coffeeshop/brunch/sandwich place – friendly owner, great coffee, plenty of room to spread out and read a book or work from your computer, free wifi
If you're a fan of Haute Cuisine, enjoy Chopped celebrity chef Marcus Samuelson's ode to soul food with a Swedish twist. A fantastic social scene for a mixology cocktail or even a cupcake.
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Red Rooster
310 Lenox Ave
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If you're a fan of Haute Cuisine, enjoy Chopped celebrity chef Marcus Samuelson's ode to soul food with a Swedish twist. A fantastic social scene for a mixology cocktail or even a cupcake.
A new addition to the neighborhood, they make delicious sweet mini donuts.
Carvin's Mini Donuts
381 Malcolm X Boulevard
A new addition to the neighborhood, they make delicious sweet mini donuts.
Authentic French pastries and croissants that are perfect. They also have brunch and a full restaurant next door that sells African and soul food.
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Lenox Saphire Harlem
341 Lenox Ave
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Authentic French pastries and croissants that are perfect. They also have brunch and a full restaurant next door that sells African and soul food.
A fast casual burger / milkshake joint in 1950s style. Another good place to go if you're in a hurry and want to eat something fast.
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Harlem Shake
100 W 124th St
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A fast casual burger / milkshake joint in 1950s style. Another good place to go if you're in a hurry and want to eat something fast.
If you're feeling adventurous, walk over the foot bridge over the Harlem River to SoBro (the South Bronx) and check out this hip new restaurant.
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Mott Haven Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd
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If you're feeling adventurous, walk over the foot bridge over the Harlem River to SoBro (the South Bronx) and check out this hip new restaurant.
It's about a 15 minute walk, but well worth it if you're vegetarian / vegan. Great food and service.
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Seasoned Vegan
128 St Nicholas Ave
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It's about a 15 minute walk, but well worth it if you're vegetarian / vegan. Great food and service.
A tasty buffet of vegan food + juices.
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Uptown Veg
52 E 125th St
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A tasty buffet of vegan food + juices.
New York isn't really known for great Mexican food, so sadly this is what we settle for.
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Taco Bell
1889 Bruckner Blvd
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New York isn't really known for great Mexican food, so sadly this is what we settle for.
When all the other coffee options fail.
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Starbucks
301 W 145th St
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When all the other coffee options fail.

Essentials

This is our local organic supermarket. It's pricier than the other places but you'll have higher quality ingredients and it's closest to us.
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Wild Olive Market
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This is our local organic supermarket. It's pricier than the other places but you'll have higher quality ingredients and it's closest to us.
This is our largest grocery store and it's open 24 hours a day. Just a warning, there's usually long lines and because it's large it takes forever to find things.
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Pathmark
160 E 125th St
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This is our largest grocery store and it's open 24 hours a day. Just a warning, there's usually long lines and because it's large it takes forever to find things.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is my go-to bar - it's hard to find a "regular" place here that's not really expensive. Good quality service and a wide variety of food and snack options.
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The Corner Social
321 Malcolm X Blvd
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This is my go-to bar - it's hard to find a "regular" place here that's not really expensive. Good quality service and a wide variety of food and snack options.
A very good high end French restaurant, great brunch deal of $14 carafes of Mimosas; Known for their mussels.
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Chez Lucienne
308 Lenox Ave
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A very good high end French restaurant, great brunch deal of $14 carafes of Mimosas; Known for their mussels.
Relatively new wine bar in the area, they know their stuff. Chill atmosphere.
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Barawine Harlem
200 Malcolm X Blvd
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Relatively new wine bar in the area, they know their stuff. Chill atmosphere.
Delicious juices, vegan ice cream, friendly Rastafarians.
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Jahlookova
51 E 125th St
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Delicious juices, vegan ice cream, friendly Rastafarians.
A new Tapas bar that's got delicious food, fine wine and very very slow service.
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Tio Luca
421 Malcolm X Blvd
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A new Tapas bar that's got delicious food, fine wine and very very slow service.
Our charming neighborhood jazz/dive bar.
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Paris Blues
2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
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Our charming neighborhood jazz/dive bar.

Everything Else

Shrine is a famous music venue focusing on World Music. Definitely worth looking up their website and seeing their calendar as a variety of acts/genres are there daily.
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Svatyně
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
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Shrine is a famous music venue focusing on World Music. Definitely worth looking up their website and seeing their calendar as a variety of acts/genres are there daily.
The famous Keith Haring graffiti "Crack is Wack" is just down the street!
Crack Is Wack Playground
Harlem River Drive
The famous Keith Haring graffiti "Crack is Wack" is just down the street!
The local pharmacy
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CVS
115 W 125th St
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The local pharmacy
The first landscaped public park in the US. We're just a 15 minute walk from central Park North. Great walking paths throughout. Rent bikes, rowboats, gardens, zoos, Shakespeare...
125 Central Park North
The first landscaped public park in the US. We're just a 15 minute walk from central Park North. Great walking paths throughout. Rent bikes, rowboats, gardens, zoos, Shakespeare...
The closest Bodega for a cup of coffee or an item you forgot.
Sanad Gourmet Deli
2020 Madison Ave
The closest Bodega for a cup of coffee or an item you forgot.
New mixology bar / restaurant in the neighborhood.
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La Bodega 47 Social Club
161 Malcolm X Blvd
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New mixology bar / restaurant in the neighborhood.
The Metro North train stop to take the regional railroad to points north in Upstate New York and Connecticut.
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Harlem-125th Street Station
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The Metro North train stop to take the regional railroad to points north in Upstate New York and Connecticut.
Our closest liquor / wine store
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Uptown Wine Pantry Inc
63 E 125th St
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Our closest liquor / wine store
Deeply discounted brand name clothing and household goods.
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Marshalls
125 W 125th St
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Deeply discounted brand name clothing and household goods.
For any electronic needs. Power cables, converters, et.c
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RadioShack
15 Nathaniel Pl
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For any electronic needs. Power cables, converters, et.c
yes, we have an H&M just blocks away!
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H&M
150 East 86th Street
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yes, we have an H&M just blocks away!
One thing newcomers do immediately is upgrade their shoes. Lots of walking hurts and maybe you didn't pack something comfortable.
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Payless ShoeSource
175 Dyckman St
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One thing newcomers do immediately is upgrade their shoes. Lots of walking hurts and maybe you didn't pack something comfortable.
Free admissions on Sundays. Founded in 1968 as the first museum in the US devoted to African American art.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street
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Free admissions on Sundays. Founded in 1968 as the first museum in the US devoted to African American art.
Beautiful campus with lots of restaurants and bars nearby.
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Kolumbijská univerzita
116th and Broadway
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Beautiful campus with lots of restaurants and bars nearby.
Home to many large concerts like Electric Zoo, just over the bus / bridge from us.
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Randalls and Wards Islands
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Home to many large concerts like Electric Zoo, just over the bus / bridge from us.
Just three express stops away. We prefer Mets fans stay with us, but Yankee Stadium is a gorgeous cathedral to baseball.
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Yankee Stadium
1 E 161 St
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Just three express stops away. We prefer Mets fans stay with us, but Yankee Stadium is a gorgeous cathedral to baseball.
We're close to the Bronx, near this amazing garden filled with Orchids, + special events.
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Botanická zahrada v New Yorku
2900 Southern Blvd
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We're close to the Bronx, near this amazing garden filled with Orchids, + special events.

Sightseeing

From the most legendary - Jackson 5, James Brown, to the most awful laughing it up on Amateur Night. Check out the place Ella Fitzgerald made her singing debut in 1934.
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Divadlo Apollo
253 W 125th St
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From the most legendary - Jackson 5, James Brown, to the most awful laughing it up on Amateur Night. Check out the place Ella Fitzgerald made her singing debut in 1934.

Shopping

Recommended by other guests as the best place to get a sim card.
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AT&T Store
75 River Rd
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Recommended by other guests as the best place to get a sim card.