One of the best little-known museums in town featuring community collections in the window gallery. Check out their back yard when the weather is warm and chat with the friendly volunteer staff.
The jukebox here leans heavily toward hard-hitting, headbanging cuts. On Sundays, you can play whatever seedy songs you fancy for free. Play this: 59-03, the Cramps, “Rockin Bones.” En savoir plus .
The best New York-focused museum is housed in a decommissioned subway station. Make sure to see the excellent collection of vintage subway cars. En savoir plus .
buy your friend a future drink. they write it up on a whiteboard that hangs over the bar and you can even specify what kind of shot or beer you want them to have!
Order the herbaceous Broken Mirror Skyscraper. A mix of absinthe, lime & muddled mint—w/ dandelion & burdock bitters—is chilled with slow-melting ice. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. En savoir plus .
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Now fight your way to the bar and get yourself a Guinness and a cheeseburger.
when i used to work at sony, we'd lunch here with the team: peking duck was a favorite (among other dishes). possibly some of the best chinese outside of chinatown
You can’t go wrong with the much-lauded fried chicken, but for something slightly lighter try the one-eyed Caesar salad.
Try the Bash Style burger, Chef Josh Capon’s NYC Food & Wine Festival award-winning creation—garnished with caramelized-onion-and-bacon jam, American cheese and shaved pickles. En savoir plus .
Not to be missed: French fries dipped in salted caramel, a.k.a. the stuff stoner dreams are made of.
The menu spans Italy with a northern bent. Highlights include vitello tonnato (thin-sliced veal round with cornichons & tuna sauce), carpaccio di bisonte (aged buffalo tenderloin), & homemade pasta.
After the Museum closes, head over to The Modern for the MoDERN MaRTINI. Cilantro-infused Tanqueray and fresh lime juice.
Feel like having dessert for breakfast? Try the french toast creme brulee! Chef-owner Sebastian Chamaret generously shares the recipe here: http://ow.ly/63Cbl
Try the chicken-liver baguette, with rich chicken-liver mousse; crisp bacon; sriracha-infused mayo; & crunchy frisée coated in green-apple vinaigrette. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 En savoir plus .
At happy hour, get a free, surprisingly decent personal cheese pizza per drink of $4 or more. Try a $5 Brooklyn Lager or $3 bottled beer. En savoir plus .
After you get your fill of gypsy punk, end the night by grabbing a crepe to go at the Creperie (135 Ludlow). - Jim Shearer, Top 20 Countdown
This is a 31-story NYC Designated Landmark originally built in 1885 to designs by Francis H. Kimball. It is one of the first buildings in Manhattan to have step-like recessions in the walls.
One of my top 2 go-to spots for dinner in the East Village (the other being Casmir). I always go for: strip steak medium rare, béarnaise sauce, fries, escargot, cabernet. (ps: decent brunch too)
$5 all you can drink bloody mary's on weekends until 4pm (with brunch). Great chill vibe.
Free (!!) wine tastings on Fri and Sat nights, 6-9pm! ps: best wine shop in the 'hood by far - super friendly and happy to make recommendations - even for the cheapo stuff. En savoir plus .
The rooftop garden of this funky spot produces tomatoes, brussels sprouts, peppers, carrots, and heirloom lettuce—much of which finds its way onto brick-oven pizzas and other Italian-inspired dishes.
Located inside a carriage house, this place serves Latin-inspired dishes like Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken and chupe, a Peruvian shrimp chowder. En savoir plus .
If you plan to be gone more than a few days, set an automatic timer to turn your lights on and off five times a second while pulsating techno music plays. En savoir plus .
instead of working out a coffee shop, work here by the fireplace in the afternoon (free wifi). then when evening rolls around, have someone meet you there so you have company :)
Double down - Get the Chicken Unda and Aloo Masala rolls - The best Indian Tacos in NYC
