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My NYC

My NYC

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Created by Malia Yoshioka • Updated On: January 9, 2015

New York City is one of my favorite places in the world. Whenever I visit, I have a long list of recommendations from friends and past trips. See more on my blog at www.shoyusugar.com/new-york-city.

Union Square Park is one of My NYC.

1. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · Union Square · 565 tips and reviews

2. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 712 tips and reviews
Rice to Riches is one of My NYC.

3. Rice to Riches

8.5
37 Spring St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · NoLita · 395 tips and reviews
MUJI is one of My NYC.

4. MUJI

9.2
455 Broadway (btwn Grand & Howard St), New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 62 tips and reviews
Big Wong King 大旺 is one of My NYC.

5. Big Wong King 大旺

7.7
67 Mott St (btwn Canal St & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 185 tips and reviews
Maialino is one of My NYC.

6. Maialino

2 Lexington Ave (at Gramercy Park N), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 460 tips and reviews
Union Square Greenmarket is one of My NYC.

7. Union Square Greenmarket

9.4
Union Sq W (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Farmers Market · Union Square · 411 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of My NYC.

8. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Prune is one of My NYC.

9. Prune

54 E 1st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 292 tips and reviews
Sunrise Mart is one of My NYC.

10. Sunrise Mart

4 Stuyvesant St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Imported Food Store · East Village · 74 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters Café is one of My NYC.

11. Russ & Daughters Café

9.2
127 Orchard St (btwn Rivington St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Café · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews
Lure Fishbar is one of My NYC.

12. Lure Fishbar

9.0
142 Mercer St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · SoHo · 401 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of My NYC.

13. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of My NYC.

14. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
Baohaus is one of My NYC.

15. Baohaus

238 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Taiwanese Restaurant · East Village · 293 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of My NYC.

16. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Dovetail is one of My NYC.

17. Dovetail

103 W 77th St (at Columbus Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Upper West Side · 130 tips and reviews
Devi is one of My NYC.

18. Devi

8 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave.), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 51 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of My NYC.

19. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 421 tips and reviews
DUMBO is one of My NYC.

20. DUMBO

Brooklyn, NY
Neighborhood · 83 tips and reviews
Fette Sau is one of My NYC.

21. Fette Sau

8.9
354 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 561 tips and reviews
Milk Bar is one of My NYC.

22. Milk Bar

8.0
382 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Marcy), Brooklyn, NY
Dessert Shop · Williamsburg · 184 tips and reviews
High Line is one of My NYC.

23. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1496 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of My NYC.

24. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1963 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of My NYC.

25. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of My NYC.

26. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of My NYC.

27. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
South Court Classrooms is one of My NYC.

28. South Court Classrooms

5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 4 tips and reviews
BonChon is one of My NYC.

29. BonChon

957 2nd Ave (at E 51st St.), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 56 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of My NYC.

30. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1841 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of My NYC.

31. The Cloisters

9.3
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg is one of My NYC.

32. Smorgasburg

Pier 5 (at Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Brooklyn Heights · 164 tips and reviews
MoMA Design Store is one of My NYC.

33. MoMA Design Store

9.2
44 W 53rd St (btwn 6th & 5th Ave.), New York, NY
Gift Store · Midtown East · 69 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of My NYC.

34. Eleven Madison Park

9.1
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is one of My NYC.

35. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar

9.1
95 1st Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 229 tips and reviews
Whisky Library is one of My NYC.

36. Whisky Library

New York, NY
Lounge · Lincoln Square · 2 tips and reviews
Bliss Spa is one of My NYC.

37. Bliss Spa

7.4
568 Broadway (btw Prince & Houston), New York, NY
Spa · SoHo · 74 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade is one of My NYC.

38. Brooklyn Bridge Promenade

9.1
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Hiking Trail · DUMBO · 61 tips and reviews
Mamoun's Falafel is one of My NYC.

39. Mamoun's Falafel

8.3
30 St. Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Empellón Cocina is one of My NYC.

40. Empellón Cocina

105 1st Ave (btwn 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 152 tips and reviews
Alder is one of My NYC.

41. Alder

157 2nd Ave (btwn 9th & 10th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · East Village · 155 tips and reviews
wd~50 is one of My NYC.

42. wd~50

50 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews
Amy Ruth's is one of My NYC.

43. Amy Ruth's

8.5
113 W 116th St (btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 300 tips and reviews
Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken is one of My NYC.

44. Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken

2839-2841 Frederick Douglass Blvd (at 151st St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 45 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of My NYC.

45. Levain Bakery

9.1
2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd (117th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Central Harlem · 126 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of My NYC.

46. Levain Bakery

9.4
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 854 tips and reviews
Jane is one of My NYC.

47. Jane

8.2
100 W Houston St (btwn Thompson St & LaGuardia Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 313 tips and reviews
Lincoln Ristorante is one of My NYC.

48. Lincoln Ristorante

7.6
142 W 65th St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 95 tips and reviews
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of My NYC.

49. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.8
110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews
Bar Masa is one of My NYC.

50. Bar Masa

7.6
10 Columbus Cir (at W 60th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Central Park · 71 tips and reviews
Marea is one of My NYC.

51. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews
Oceana is one of My NYC.

52. Oceana

8.4
120 W 49 St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 59 tips and reviews
New Beef King Corp is one of My NYC.

53. New Beef King Corp

6.1
89 Bayard St, New York, NY
Snack Place · Chinatown · 10 tips and reviews
L'Ecole- Restaurant of the International Culinary Center is one of My NYC.

54. L'Ecole- Restaurant of the International Culinary Center

462 Broadway 1st Floor Fl 1 (Grand St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 50 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's Pizzeria is one of My NYC.

55. Grimaldi's Pizzeria

7.8
1 Front St (at Cadman Plaza W), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 592 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is one of My NYC.

56. Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

1 Water St (at Old Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · DUMBO · 180 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of My NYC.

57. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal is one of My NYC.

58. Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal

4 South St (South Ferry), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 410 tips and reviews
The Richardson is one of My NYC.

59. The Richardson

8.6
451 Graham Ave (btwn Richardson St. & Meeker Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 107 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of My NYC.

60. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of My NYC.

61. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Chef's Table At Brooklyn Fare is one of My NYC.

62. Chef's Table At Brooklyn Fare

212 Schermerhorn St (btwn Hoyt St and Bond St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 46 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of My NYC.

63. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews
Chocolate Bar is one of My NYC.

64. Chocolate Bar

19 8th Ave (btwn Jane & W 12th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · West Village · 37 tips and reviews
Spice Market is one of My NYC.

65. Spice Market

403 W 13th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 386 tips and reviews
Minetta Tavern is one of My NYC.

66. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
Barbuto is one of My NYC.

67. Barbuto

8.4
113 Horatio St (btwn Jane St & 12th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 336 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters is one of My NYC.

68. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese: Doesn’t get more New York than this. Unreproducible. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations