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Nyc places to try

Nyc places to try

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Created by Phil Kench • Updated On: January 2, 2015
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Nyc places to try.

1. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.6
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 849 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Nyc places to try.

2. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Fort Tryon Park is one of Nyc places to try.

3. Fort Tryon Park

9.4
Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tyron Pl), New York, NY
Park · Hudson Heights · 93 tips and reviews
Ink 48 Hotel is one of Nyc places to try.

4. Ink 48 Hotel

8.6
653 11th Ave (at W 48th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Hell's Kitchen · 94 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Nyc places to try.

5. Ninth Street Espresso

8.8
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 106 tips and reviews
Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish is one of Nyc places to try.

6. Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish

8.2
370 Lexington Ave (at E 41st St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Midtown East · 90 tips and reviews
Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish is one of Nyc places to try.

7. Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish

8.4
143 Chambers St (btwn W. Broadway & Greenwich St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Tribeca · 128 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of Nyc places to try.

8. Shake Shack

8.8
691 8th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 857 tips and reviews
élan is one of Nyc places to try.

9. élan

43 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 35 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of Nyc places to try.

10. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.9
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Harlem · 502 tips and reviews
Arturo's Restaurant is one of Nyc places to try.

11. Arturo's Restaurant

8.7
106 W Houston St (at Thompson St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 135 tips and reviews

12. Public Restaurant Basement

Diner · SoHo · No tips or reviews
Bar Primi is one of Nyc places to try.

13. Bar Primi

8.5
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews
All’onda is one of Nyc places to try.

14. All’onda

22 E 13th St (btwn University Pl & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 97 tips and reviews
Root & Bone is one of Nyc places to try.

15. Root & Bone

200 E 3rd St (btwn Ave A & Ave B), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Alphabet City · 293 tips and reviews
The Dutch is one of Nyc places to try.

16. The Dutch

8.6
131 Sullivan St (at Prince St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · 458 tips and reviews
Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of Nyc places to try.

17. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews
The Cecil is one of Nyc places to try.

18. The Cecil

210 W 118th St (at St Nicholas Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Central Harlem · 116 tips and reviews
Reynard is one of Nyc places to try.

19. Reynard

80 Wythe Ave (N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews
St. Anselm is one of Nyc places to try.

20. St. Anselm

9.1
355 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 318 tips and reviews
Roberta's Pizza is one of Nyc places to try.

21. Roberta's Pizza

9.2
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews
Barneys New York is one of Nyc places to try.

22. Barneys New York

660 Madison Ave (btwn E 60th & E 61st St), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper East Side · 221 tips and reviews

23. Bloomingdale's

8.4
1000 3rd Ave Fl 5 (btwn E 59th & E 60th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Upper East Side · 342 tips and reviews
Macy's is one of Nyc places to try.

24. Macy's

7.9
151 W 34th St (btwn 7th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Garment District · 1065 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Nyc places to try.

25. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of Nyc places to try.

26. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Battery Park is one of Nyc places to try.

27. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Nyc places to try.

28. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews

29. Blue Bottle Coffee

450 W 15th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 268 tips and reviews
citizenM Hotel New York Times Square is one of Nyc places to try.

30. citizenM Hotel New York Times Square

9.0
218 W 50th St (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Hotel · Theater District · 84 tips and reviews
Soho Grand Hotel is one of Nyc places to try.

31. Soho Grand Hotel

8.2
310 W Broadway (Grand St), New York, NY
Hotel · SoHo · 188 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of Nyc places to try.

32. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of Nyc places to try.

33. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
Gotham Bar and Grill is one of Nyc places to try.

34. Gotham Bar and Grill

12 E 12th St (btwn University Pl & 5th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 220 tips and reviews
Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC is one of Nyc places to try.

35. Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC

7.7
18 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 139 tips and reviews
Frankies Spuntino 570 is one of Nyc places to try.

36. Frankies Spuntino 570

570 Hudson St (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 142 tips and reviews
Sarge's Delicatessen & Diner is one of Nyc places to try.

37. Sarge's Delicatessen & Diner

7.8
548 3rd Ave (at 36th St), New York, NY
Jewish Restaurant · Murray Hill · 96 tips and reviews
Cookshop is one of Nyc places to try.

38. Cookshop

9.0
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Nyc places to try.

39. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Pulquería is one of Nyc places to try.

40. Pulquería

7.7
11 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chinatown · 156 tips and reviews
Extra Virgin is one of Nyc places to try.

41. Extra Virgin

7.8
259 W 4th St (btwn Charles & Perry St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 240 tips and reviews
Century 21 Department Store is one of Nyc places to try.

42. Century 21 Department Store

22 Cortlandt Street (btwn Church & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Financial District · 460 tips and reviews
Century 21 Department Store is one of Nyc places to try.

43. Century 21 Department Store

1972 Broadway (at 66th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Lincoln Square · 110 tips and reviews
Les Halles is one of Nyc places to try.

44. Les Halles

15 John St (btwn Broadway & Nassau St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Financial District · 149 tips and reviews
Century 21 Department Store is one of Nyc places to try.

45. Century 21 Department Store

472 86th St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Department Store · Bay Ridge · 45 tips and reviews
John's Pizzeria is one of Nyc places to try.

46. John's Pizzeria

8.3
260 W 44th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Theater District · 349 tips and reviews
New Museum is one of Nyc places to try.

47. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Arlene's Grocery is one of Nyc places to try.

48. Arlene's Grocery

7.8
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews
Comedy Cellar is one of Nyc places to try.

49. Comedy Cellar

9.1
117 Macdougal St (btwn Minetta Ln & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Greenwich Village · 155 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of Nyc places to try.

50. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
Jacques Torres Chocolate is one of Nyc places to try.

51. Jacques Torres Chocolate

285 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 73rd & W 74th St), New York, NY
Chocolate Store · Upper West Side · 60 tips and reviews
Pearl Oyster Bar is one of Nyc places to try.

52. Pearl Oyster Bar

18 Cornelia St (btw Bleecker & W 4th), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · West Village · 161 tips and reviews
Joe's Pizza is one of Nyc places to try.

53. Joe's Pizza

9.0
7 Carmine St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 455 tips and reviews
Jacques Torres Chocolate is one of Nyc places to try.

54. Jacques Torres Chocolate

8.2
66 Water St (btw Dock St & Main St), Brooklyn, NY
Candy Store · DUMBO · 107 tips and reviews
Craft is one of Nyc places to try.

55. Craft

9.0
43 E 19th St (btwn Park Ave S & Broadway), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 126 tips and reviews
Hearth is one of Nyc places to try.

56. Hearth

8.8
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 206 tips and reviews
Tomoe Sushi is one of Nyc places to try.

57. Tomoe Sushi

172 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & Houston St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 217 tips and reviews
Blue Ribbon Sushi is one of Nyc places to try.

58. Blue Ribbon Sushi

9.2
119 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · SoHo · 294 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Nyc places to try.

59. Little Branch

9.1
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of Nyc places to try.

60. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Apple Fifth Avenue is one of Nyc places to try.

61. Apple Fifth Avenue

9.0
767 5th Ave (btwn E 58th & E 59th St), New York, NY
Electronics Store · Midtown East · 1235 tips and reviews
Ippudo Westside is one of Nyc places to try.

62. Ippudo Westside

9.1
321 W 51st St (btwn 8th and 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 529 tips and reviews
Toloache is one of Nyc places to try.

63. Toloache

8.7
251 W 50th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Theater District · 395 tips and reviews
Columbus Circle is one of Nyc places to try.

64. Columbus Circle

8.6
Columbus Cir (Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Plaza · 232 tips and reviews
Totto Ramen is one of Nyc places to try.

65. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 584 tips and reviews
Think Coffee is one of Nyc places to try.

66. Think Coffee

7.8
248 Mercer St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 322 tips and reviews

DensDens: Naveen & I built 1/2 of the foursquare prototype here (mostly at the back table near the bathroom). The "mayor" feature in 4SQ came from our buddy Chad making fun of us for camping at that table :)

Cafe Fiorello is one of Nyc places to try.

67. Cafe Fiorello

7.9
1900 Broadway (at W 63rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 147 tips and reviews
Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of Nyc places to try.

68. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews
Square Diner is one of Nyc places to try.

69. Square Diner

7.8
33 Leonard St (at Varick St), New York, NY
Diner · Tribeca · 56 tips and reviews
Juliana's Pizza is one of Nyc places to try.

70. Juliana's Pizza

9.0
19 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 322 tips and reviews
New York Pizza Suprema is one of Nyc places to try.

71. New York Pizza Suprema

9.0
413 8th Ave (btwn W 30th & W 31st St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Chelsea · 343 tips and reviews