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NYC Hidden Gems
Padoca Bakery is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

1. Padoca Bakery

6.9
210 E 67th St, New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 2 tips and reviews
Pillow-Cat Books is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

2. Pillow-Cat Books

328 E 9th St, New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · No tips or reviews
John Derian Company Inc. is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

3. John Derian Company Inc.

9.0
6 E 2nd St (Bowery), New York, NY
Gift Store · East Village · 18 tips and reviews
niconeco zakkaya is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

4. niconeco zakkaya

7.7
263 E 10th St, New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · 1 tip
Global Table is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

5. Global Table

8.8
107-109 Sullivan St (btw Prince & Spring), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · SoHo · 1 tip
Albertine is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

6. Albertine

9.3
972 5th Ave (btwn E 78th & E 79th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 25 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

7. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
180 10th Ave, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 184 tips and reviews
Sawada Coffee is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

8. Sawada Coffee

8.5
33 Cortlandt Aly, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Downtown Manhattan · 7 tips and reviews
CW Pencil Enterprise is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

9. CW Pencil Enterprise

15 Orchard St (btw Canal & Hester), New York, NY
Office Supply Store · Chinatown · 23 tips and reviews
Bolivian Llama Party is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

10. Bolivian Llama Party

59th St - Columbus Circle (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 22 tips and reviews
Goods for the Study is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

11. Goods for the Study

9.3
50 W 8th St (btwn 6th Ave & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Stationery Store · Greenwich Village · 14 tips and reviews
SOCKERBIT sweet & swedish is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

12. SOCKERBIT sweet & swedish

89 Christopher St, New York, NY
Candy Store · West Village · 57 tips and reviews
Dizengoff is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

13. Dizengoff

75 9th Ave, New York, NY
Israeli Restaurant · Chelsea · 59 tips and reviews
Upstate Stock is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

14. Upstate Stock

9.0
2 Berry St (at N 14th St), Brooklyn, NY
Clothing Store · Williamsburg · 15 tips and reviews
Sullivan Street Bakery is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

15. Sullivan Street Bakery

9.0
236 9th Ave (at 24th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 142 tips and reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

16. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews
Blue Ribbon Kanpai Garden is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

17. Blue Ribbon Kanpai Garden

6.5
187 Orchard St, New York, NY
Beer Garden · Lower East Side · No tips or reviews
Málà Project is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

18. Málà Project

8.9
122 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St Marks Pl), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 91 tips and reviews
Sezane is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

19. Sezane

9.0
254 Elizabeth St (btw Houston & Prince), New York, NY
Women's Store · NoLita · 2 tips and reviews
Ikinari Steak is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

20. Ikinari Steak

90 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Greenwich Village · 48 tips and reviews
Woorijip is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

21. Woorijip

8.3
12 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 282 tips and reviews
Monocle Shop is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

22. Monocle Shop

535 Hudson St (at Charles St), New York, NY
Gift Store · West Village · 14 tips and reviews
The Bell House is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

23. The Bell House

8.8
149 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Gowanus · 145 tips and reviews
MoMA Design Store is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

24. MoMA Design Store

9.3
81 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Gift Store · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews
Los Tacos No. 1 is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

25. Los Tacos No. 1

9.4
229 W 43rd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Theater District · 177 tips and reviews
Yoga To The People II is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

26. Yoga To The People II

297 3rd Ave (btwn 22nd & 23rd St.), New York, NY
Yoga Studio · Gramercy Park · 12 tips and reviews
Greecologies is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

27. Greecologies

379 Broome St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Café · NoLita · 139 tips and reviews
Zero Otto Nove is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

28. Zero Otto Nove

7.5
15 W 21st St (Between 5th and 6th), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 57 tips and reviews
Rosemary’s is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

29. Rosemary’s

9.0
18 Greenwich Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 384 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Jefferson Market is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

30. New York Public Library - Jefferson Market

8.9
425 Avenue of the Americas (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Library · West Village · 41 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

31. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
STORY is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

32. STORY

151 W 34th St (Broadway), New York, NY
Gift Store · Garment District · 47 tips and reviews
Gantry Plaza State Park is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

33. Gantry Plaza State Park

9.6
Center Blvd (btwn 46th & 48th Ave), Queens, NY
State or Provincial Park · Hunters Point · 133 tips and reviews
Beyoglu is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

34. Beyoglu

1431 3rd Ave (at E 81st St.), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Yorkville · 176 tips and reviews

35. Raffetto's

9.2
144 W Houston St (btwn MacDougal & Sullivan St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Greenwich Village · 41 tips and reviews

Vivian L.Vivian Li: Best lasagna I've ever had! I only wish they had some fresh or the option to be heated so I could have it as a quick lunch w/o worrying about access to a microwave.

36. Cho Dang Gol

8.7
55 W 35th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 142 tips and reviews

Vivian L.Vivian Li: Most tender beef tofu stew I've ever had! Rice with barley tea is soothing after all the spicy food.

Bookmarc is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

37. Bookmarc

7.6
400 Bleecker Street (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 37 tips and reviews
Hunter's Point South Park is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

38. Hunter's Point South Park

9.6
Center Blvd (at Borden Ave), Queens, NY
Park · Hunters Point · 29 tips and reviews
Irish Hunger Memorial is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

39. Irish Hunger Memorial

Vesey St & North End Ave, New York, NY
Memorial Site · Battery Park City · 38 tips and reviews
Flying Tiger Copenhagen is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

40. Flying Tiger Copenhagen

920 Broadway (at E 21st St), New York, NY
Gift Store · Flatiron District · 63 tips and reviews
Eclair Bakery is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

41. Eclair Bakery

8.8
305 E 53rd St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Sutton Place · 46 tips and reviews
Tsukushi is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

42. Tsukushi

300 E 41st St (btwn 2nd Ave and Tudor City Pl), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 18 tips and reviews
Padoca Bakery is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

43. Padoca Bakery

359 E 68th St (1st Avenue), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 36 tips and reviews
Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

44. Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza

8.8
178 Lexington Ave (at E 31st St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Rose Hill · 274 tips and reviews
Kashkaval Garden is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

45. Kashkaval Garden

8.7
852 9th Ave (btwn W 55th & W 56th St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 106 tips and reviews
Tomiz is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

46. Tomiz

18 E 41st St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 tips and reviews
Economy Candy is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

47. Economy Candy

8.8
108 Rivington St (btw Essex & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Candy Store · Lower East Side · 96 tips and reviews
The Bourgeois Pig is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

48. The Bourgeois Pig

127 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & 4th St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Greenwich Village · 143 tips and reviews

49. Grom

8.0
5TH Ave, New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Central Park · 5 tips and reviews

Vivian L.Vivian Li: Always happy to see the Grom cart but I think it's only here in the summer. They don't have the full selection but amazing nonetheless. Perfect to enjoy in the park if you don't finish it too quickly!

Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

50. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.7
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 420 tips and reviews
Syndicated is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

51. Syndicated

9.3
40 Bogart St (btwn Thames & Grattan), Brooklyn, NY
Indie Movie Theater · East Williamsburg · 44 tips and reviews
Hibino LIC is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

52. Hibino LIC

9.3
10-70 Jackson Ave (btw 50th Ave & 11th St), Queens, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Hunters Point · 54 tips and reviews
Governors Island Hammock Grove is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

53. Governors Island Hammock Grove

New York, NY
Field · Governors Island · 5 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - DeKalb Ave (B/Q/R) is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

54. MTA Subway - DeKalb Ave (B/Q/R)

DeKalb Ave (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Metro Station · Downtown Brooklyn · 14 tips and reviews

MetroFocusMetroFocus: Be sure to check out "Masstransiscope," a colorful moving picture by Bill Brand, as you look out the window of any Manhattan-bound train leaving the express platform. Read more at MetroFocus. Read more.

JOE & THE JUICE is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

55. JOE & THE JUICE

8.4
67 Spring Street (Between Crosby & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Juice Bar · SoHo · 103 tips and reviews
Governors Island is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

56. Governors Island

9.1
New York, NY
Island · Governors Island · 221 tips and reviews
Museum of the Moving Image is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

57. Museum of the Moving Image

9.2
36-01 35th Ave (btwn 36th St and 37th St), Astoria, NY
Museum · Astoria · 185 tips and reviews
Ippodo Tea Co. is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

58. Ippodo Tea Co.

125 E 39th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Tea Room · Murray Hill · 24 tips and reviews
Kikkerland Shop NYC is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

59. Kikkerland Shop NYC

8.2
493 Avenue of the Americas (12th and 13th), New York, NY
Gift Store · West Village · 6 tips and reviews
Raku is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

60. Raku

9.1
342 E 6th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Udon Restaurant · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
The Tang is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

61. The Tang

120 1st Ave (East 7th Street), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · East Village · 28 tips and reviews
Omar's Mediterranean Cuisine & Bakery is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

62. Omar's Mediterranean Cuisine & Bakery

8.8
154 E 55th St (btwn 3rd and Lex), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Midtown East · 85 tips and reviews
L’Industrie Pizzeria is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

63. L’Industrie Pizzeria

9.4
254 S 2nd St (Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Williamsburg · 60 tips and reviews
Hanamizuki Cafe is one of NYC Hidden Gems.

64. Hanamizuki Cafe

143 W 29th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Chelsea · 73 tips and reviews

65. Delacorte Theater

9.0
Central Park (at 79th St), New York, NY
Theater · Central Park · 73 tips and reviews

Vivian L.Vivian Li: Best bet for Shakespeare in the Park tickets is the lottery at The Public (Astor Pl) from 11:30-12. You MUST be on time for lotto & to pick up tix

66. Telegraphe Café

8.0
107 W 18th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Café · Chelsea · 133 tips and reviews

Vivian L.Vivian Li: David Rio chai and affordable tasty sandwiches (can get half size) make this spot great for lunch or camping out for a few hours