| City Bakery
$$ 3 W 18th St (212)-366-1414 Sun morning brunches are as crowded as an uptown 6 train during rush hour. Best hot chocolate. |
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| Broadway | Mandler's Hot Dogs 26 E 17th St (212)-255-8999 |
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| Maroon's
$$ 244 W 16th St (212) 206-8640 Jamaican Comfort Food "Perhaps the best kept secret in Chelsea -- quality and value. Lunch menu an especially good deal." |
Republic
$
37 Union Sq W (212)-627-7172 cool modern place for a quick bowl of noodles or Lychee martinis |
Union Square Park >map of nabe (via NY Mag) |
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| Pier
54 13th St Nomadic Museum |
Chocolate Bar 48 8th Ave btwn Horatio & Jane St The best chocolate bar in the world made by www.garrisonconfections.com NYT article |
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| Blue 9 Burger $ 92 3rd Ave (212)-979-0053 Simple, yummy California style bargain burger. Mango Chilli dipping sauce for the fries! |
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| Spotted Pig 314 W. 11th St. British gastro-pub, good burgers, beer selection, 100 bottle wine list |
Corner Bistro
$ 331 W 4th St @ 8th Ave famous cheap & overcrowded burger place |
Sandwich
Shoppe $ 60 Greenwich Ave "Stick to the sandwiches and you cannot go wrong. Basic surroundings, clean, not too fancy. A tad rustic. Great bargain." |
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| Village_Vanguard Jazz 178 7th Ave Cross Street: btw Perry Street & Greenwich Ave MAP of location (212)-255-4037 |
ChikaLicious 203 E 10th St btwn 1st & 2nd Ave (212)-995-9511 ...only dessert is what's for dinner at this seductive spot. CitySearch |
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| Washington Park 24 Fifth Ave. Best classical burger, |
144
2nd Ave @ 9th
Ukranian soul food, good burgers, all night |
Manhattan
Portage Store 333 E 9th St btwn. 1st & 2nd Ave (212)-995-5490 The classic of messenger bags. |
Tompkins Square Park |
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| Cafe Orlin
$ 41 St Marks Place @ 8th St 2nd Ave (212)-777-1447 Good brunch & dinner. ...tasty food, coffee and tea and an eclectic NY atmosphere. |
deep fried dogs 113 St Marks Pl 8th St btwn. Ave A & 1st Ave |
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$$ Vegetarian 105 1st Ave, N of 6th St (212)-982-5870 nice wine bar |
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Minca
$ Japanese run by a Japanese ramen aficionado 536 E 5th St Btwn Ave A & Ave B |
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| Mamoun's
Falafel $ 119 MacDougal St (212)-674-8685 |
N.Y. Dosas
West 4th Street, near Sullivan Street food cart |
Assenzio
$$ Italian 205 E 4th St btwn Ave A & B (212)-677-9466 Focus on Sardinian food & wines. |
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| Chumley's 86 Bedford St W of 7th Ave (212) 675-4449 Decrepit prohibition holdover |
Peanut Butter
& Co $$ 240 Sullivan St (212) 677-3995 "The Elvis", a heck of a tuna melt & a tasty grilled cheese. Save your PB experience for dessert. Milkshakes, cookies and sharable sundaes are worth the trip alone" |
AIANY Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place (212)-683.0023 |
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| Temple Bar $$ 332 Lafayette St @ Bleecker St (212)-925-422 CitySearch sophisticated (via Jessie) |
Nice Guy
Eddie's 5 Ave A (212) 253-1666 |
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X Houston/Broadway |
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| >SoHo Map via ArtSeen | New new Museum Bowery between Houston and Prince Street. Space Untitled Cafe (WiFi) 133 Greene St. btwn Houston & Prince |
Pravda $$ Bar 281 Lafayette St (212)-334-5015 Basement bar, good martinis & deserts. Apple Store Soho
Prince Street (212)
226-3126
103
Prince St
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Russ & Daughters 179 E. Houston (btwn. Allen & Orchard), (212)-475-4880 Premium foods, bagels |
SX 137 137 Essex St. (212)-674-6931 designer lounge with art for sale |
Salt
Bar $$ 29A Clinton St btwn Rivington and Stanton (212) 979-8471 ...best cocktail is an intriguing hibiscus tea martini... / balanced wine list / open kitchenette / via nydiscovery |
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| Spring Street Rice to Riches $$ 37 Spring St rice pudding in 21 flavors |
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| Ivo & Lulu
$ 558 Broome St @ Varick (212)-226-4399 Seasonal menu is inventive and entirely organic. Can BYOB, and-shockingly-nothing more than $10. |
Odea $$ Lounge 389 Broome St btwn Baxter & Mulberry (212)-941-9222 CitySearch via SweetBlogO'Mine |
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| Walker's $$ 16 N Moore St (212)-941-0142 Maikäfer ahoi! Burgers are big & tasty. |
(212)-608-4170 Flavors like green tea,
ginger, litchi, mango, almond cookie and taro
make for rare, tasty summer treats. The red bean, for instance, is
richer and more delicious than any rocky road we've ever had.
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(212)-566-4884 Interior not much
to look at, but soup dumplings are
engrossing. Lunchtime particularly
busy. Helpful waitstaff will steer you through the
lengthy menu. Order the soup dumplings as soon
as you sit down so you can enjoy them while deciding what to order"
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| MoCA 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor NE of Columbus Park open afternoons, Fr free admission 212-619-4785. $3 free for children under 12 |
Dim Sum Go Go $$ 5 E Broadway (212)-732-0796 excellent avant-garde chinese, good expensive dumplings all day |
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(212)
968-1961
55 Broad St
12-6 PM, Wed-Sun $5 |
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