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NYC Favorites

1. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews

Alice D.Alice Daer: Go to MoMA and bring your iPhone for a free audio tour BUT be sure to bring headphones, too. You'll need them for the tour.

Barcade is one of NYC Favorites.

2. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC Favorites.

3. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews
Zynga New York CLOSED is one of NYC Favorites.

4. Zynga New York CLOSED

45 W 21st St (at 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Tech Startup · Chelsea · 1 tip
Nyan Cat City is one of NYC Favorites.

5. Nyan Cat City

312 Bowery, New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · NoHo · 1 tip
Union Square Park is one of NYC Favorites.

6. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · 565 tips and reviews
Bobwhite Counter is one of NYC Favorites.

7. Bobwhite Counter

8.8
94 Avenue C (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Alphabet City · 292 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of NYC Favorites.

8. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

8.9
270 Lafayette St (btwn Prince & W Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 421 tips and reviews
MoMA Design Store is one of NYC Favorites.

9. MoMA Design Store

9.3
81 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Gift Store · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews
Little Cupcake Bakeshop is one of NYC Favorites.

10. Little Cupcake Bakeshop

8.6
30 Prince St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · NoLita · 320 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC Favorites.

11. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
Foursquare HQ is one of NYC Favorites.

12. Foursquare HQ

568 Broadway Fl 10 (at Prince St), New York, NY
Tech Startup · SoHo · 188 tips and reviews
New York Penn Station is one of NYC Favorites.

13. New York Penn Station

5.7
1 Penn Plz (btwn W 31st & W 33rd St), New York, NY
Rail Station · Chelsea · 1672 tips and reviews
Manhattan Bridge is one of NYC Favorites.

14. Manhattan Bridge

8.9
Manhattan Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 230 tips and reviews
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is one of NYC Favorites.

15. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

30 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Rockefeller Center · 24 tips and reviews
The Standard, High Line is one of NYC Favorites.

16. The Standard, High Line

9.1
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 256 tips and reviews
Grounded is one of NYC Favorites.

17. Grounded

28 Jane St (btwn W 4th St & Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 289 tips and reviews
Google New York is one of NYC Favorites.

18. Google New York

76 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Office · Chelsea · 120 tips and reviews
Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of NYC Favorites.

19. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.7
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 236 tips and reviews
Microsoft Research NYC is one of NYC Favorites.

20. Microsoft Research NYC

102 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Office · NoMad · No tips or reviews

21. Gramercy Tavern

9.4
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: In the tavern section, great food and drinks can be had at a fraction of the cost of a meal in the main dining room.

Friend of a Farmer is one of NYC Favorites.

22. Friend of a Farmer

8.0
77 Irving Pl (btwn E 18th & E 19th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 348 tips and reviews
Lady M Cake Boutique is one of NYC Favorites.

23. Lady M Cake Boutique

8.7
41 E 78th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper East Side · 128 tips and reviews

Alex R.Alex Rainert: With ~20 paper thin crepes stacked and layered with light creme this crepe cake manages to be rich without being overwhelmingly filling. Be ready to wait a bit of you want to site down.

Spotify is one of NYC Favorites.

24. Spotify

45 W 18th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tech Startup · Flatiron District · 14 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NYC Favorites.

25. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Tumblr HQ is one of NYC Favorites.

26. Tumblr HQ

35 E 21st St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Office · Flatiron District · 32 tips and reviews

27. New York Marriott Marquis

8.0
1535 Broadway, New York, NY
Hotel · Theater District · 308 tips and reviews

Alice D.Alice Daer: Go to Marriott Marquis Hotel and Take elevators to 8th floor. There's a nice bar there where you can sit by the window and watch the action in Times Square.

Ace Hotel New York is one of NYC Favorites.

28. Ace Hotel New York

8.9
20 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 402 tips and reviews
Spoon & Tbsp is one of NYC Favorites.

29. Spoon & Tbsp

17 W 20th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 132 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of NYC Favorites.

30. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews

31. Café Grumpy

224 W 20th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Café · Chelsea · 305 tips and reviews

TJ B.TJ Baldwin: Go to Grumpy and leave happy with a Clover brewed single origin coffee or synesso produced espresso