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Hidden Gems in NYC
Good Enough to Eat is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

1. Good Enough to Eat

7.3
520 Columbus Ave (at W 85th St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Upper West Side · 314 tips and reviews
Think Coffee is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

2. 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 :)

PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

3. 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
Double Down Saloon is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

4. Double Down Saloon

7.4
14 Avenue A (btwn E 1st & E 2nd St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 104 tips and reviews
d.b.a. is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

5. d.b.a.

8.1
41 1st Ave (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 215 tips and reviews
International Bar is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

6. International Bar

6.7
102 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
Crif Dogs is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

7. Crif Dogs

8.7
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · East Village · 471 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Everyone knows about the great hot dogs here (especially the deep fried dog), but walking through the phone booth is a little hidden gem we love.

Tom & Jerry's is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

8. Tom & Jerry's

8.3
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews

MazdaMazda: Where the new media elite and digerati of NYC congregate.

Big Nick's Burger & Pizza Joint Too is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

9. Big Nick's Burger & Pizza Joint Too

70 W 71st St (at Columbus Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Lincoln Square · 71 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

10. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Apple Fifth Avenue is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

11. 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
Washington Square Park is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

12. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 711 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

13. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

14. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 205 tips and reviews
124 Old Rabbit Club is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

15. 124 Old Rabbit Club

8.1
124 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Greenwich Village · 130 tips and reviews

DensDens: Diviest dive-bar in the West Village? Lots of beers on the menu (too many?) and definitely not enough light to read the list. Ask the bartender to pick something awesome.

PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Hidden Gems in 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

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. (That phonebooth thing? Pretty cool, right?) Ask the bartender to suggest a drink. It'll be excellent.

Back Room is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

17. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 205 tips and reviews

RDWRDW: This place really cares about environment, cups/mugs for all drinks, bags for all bottles, really pushing the speakeasy persona, good crowd, reasonable prices, great ambience, nice couches

Rudy's Bar & Grill is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

18. Rudy's Bar & Grill

8.7
627 9th Ave (btwn W 44th & W 45th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 275 tips and reviews
Weather Up is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

19. Weather Up

8.9
159 Duane St (btwn Hudson St. & W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 82 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

20. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Blind Barber is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

21. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: This spot takes the drinks-and-a-cut concept to the next level, w/ a 2-seat barber shop up front & behind a sliding door, a cocktail lounge decked w/ leather-cushioned wooden booths & old-school sofas Read more.

Employees Only is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

22. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Ace Hotel New York is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

23. Ace Hotel New York

8.8
20 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 402 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

24. Blue Bottle Coffee

160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 403 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

25. Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

7.9
372 5th Ave (at 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Toy Store · Central Slope · 28 tips and reviews
Diner is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

26. Diner

8.9
85 Broadway (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Williamsburg · 286 tips and reviews
Saltie is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

27. Saltie

378 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Williamsburg · 141 tips and reviews
Ako is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

28. Ako

7.2
205 Bedford Ave (btwn N 5th & N 6th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Williamsburg · 57 tips and reviews
Brouwerij Lane is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

29. Brouwerij Lane

9.1
78 Greenpoint Ave (at Franklin Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Store · Greenpoint · 69 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Sisk: So many beers on draft and bottled. A man on a fixie bike just delivered a keg of beer, this is a hipsters dream

Brooklyn Roasting Company is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

30. Brooklyn Roasting Company

25 Jay St (btwn Plymouth & John St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · DUMBO · 314 tips and reviews
Sit & Wonder is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

31. Sit & Wonder

8.6
688 Washington Ave (btwn Prospect Pl & St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Prospect Heights · 117 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

32. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
Tørst is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

33. Tørst

9.1
615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 256 tips and reviews
El Beit is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

34. El Beit

158 Bedford Ave (btwn N 8th & N 9th St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 167 tips and reviews
Urban Rustic is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

35. Urban Rustic

236 N 12th St (at Union Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

36. Café Grumpy

8.7
193 Meserole Ave (at Diamond St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenpoint · 110 tips and reviews
Sixpoint Brewery is one of Hidden Gems in NYC.

37. Sixpoint Brewery

7.8
40 Van Dyke St (at Dwight St), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Red Hook · 18 tips and reviews