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NYC to-do

NYC to-do

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Created by Dominic Maschler • Updated On: May 25, 2014
Booker and Dax at Ssäm is one of NYC to-do.

1. Booker and Dax at Ssäm

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 150 tips and reviews
Tanoshi Sushi Sake Bar is one of NYC to-do.

2. Tanoshi Sushi Sake Bar

9.2
1372 York Ave (at 73rd St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 113 tips and reviews
SobaKoh is one of NYC to-do.

3. SobaKoh

309 E 5th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Soba Restaurant · East Village · 42 tips and reviews
Ivan Ramen is one of NYC to-do.

4. Ivan Ramen

7.7
25 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 323 tips and reviews
Industry City Distillery is one of NYC to-do.

5. Industry City Distillery

33 35th St Unit 6A (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Distillery · Greenwood Heights · 17 tips and reviews
Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory is one of NYC to-do.

6. Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory

111 N 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY
Chocolate Store · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews
Alder is one of NYC to-do.

7. Alder

157 2nd Ave (btwn 9th & 10th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · East Village · 155 tips and reviews
Estela is one of NYC to-do.

8. Estela

8.5
47 E Houston St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoLita · 252 tips and reviews
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of NYC to-do.

9. Xi'an Famous Foods

81 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 314 tips and reviews
Roberta's Pizza is one of NYC to-do.

10. Roberta's Pizza

9.3
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews
Shopsin's General Store is one of NYC to-do.

11. Shopsin's General Store

120 Essex St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Diner · Lower East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Di Fara Pizza is one of NYC to-do.

12. Di Fara Pizza

8.5
1424 Avenue J (at E 15th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Midwood · 351 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of NYC to-do.

13. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of NYC to-do.

14. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Gin Palace is one of NYC to-do.

15. Gin Palace

95 Avenue A (at E 6th St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 60 tips and reviews
Dram is one of NYC to-do.

16. Dram

177 S 4th St (btwn Driggs Ave & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 148 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of NYC to-do.

17. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of NYC to-do.

18. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of NYC to-do.

19. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC to-do.

20. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of NYC to-do.

21. 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
Maison Premiere is one of NYC to-do.

22. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Franny's is one of NYC to-do.

23. Franny's

348 Flatbush Ave (btwn Sterling Pl & 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · North Slope · 221 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters is one of NYC to-do.

24. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews
Baz Bagel and Restaurant is one of NYC to-do.

25. Baz Bagel and Restaurant

8.1
181 Grand St (btw Baxter & Mulberry), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Little Italy · 85 tips and reviews
Toro is one of NYC to-do.

26. Toro

85 10th Ave (Entrance on 15th St & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Chelsea · 150 tips and reviews
Barbuto is one of NYC to-do.

27. Barbuto

8.4
113 Horatio St (btwn Jane St & 12th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Mile End Delicatessen is one of NYC to-do.

28. Mile End Delicatessen

8.9
97A Hoyt St (btwn Atlantic Ave & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Boerum Hill · 315 tips and reviews
Minetta Tavern is one of NYC to-do.

29. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
The McKittrick Hotel is one of NYC to-do.

30. The McKittrick Hotel

9.0
530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews
Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of NYC to-do.

31. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

285 Bedford Ave (btwn Grand & S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Williamsburg · 98 tips and reviews
Williams & Bailey is one of NYC to-do.

32. Williams & Bailey

507 Grand St (at Union Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Whisky Bar · East Williamsburg · 50 tips and reviews
Nitehawk Cinema is one of NYC to-do.

33. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews
The Gibson is one of NYC to-do.

34. The Gibson

7.7
108 Bedford Ave (at N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 67 tips and reviews
Pies 'n' Thighs is one of NYC to-do.

35. Pies 'n' Thighs

8.9
166 S 4th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews
Traif is one of NYC to-do.

36. Traif

9.0
229 S 4th St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Williamsburg · 285 tips and reviews
Walter Sports is one of NYC to-do.

37. Walter Sports

253 Grand St (at Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 249 tips and reviews
ABC Kitchen is one of NYC to-do.

38. ABC Kitchen

9.2
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 721 tips and reviews
Pork Slope is one of NYC to-do.

39. Pork Slope

247 5th Ave (btwn Carroll St & Garfield Pl), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · North Slope · 203 tips and reviews
Rye is one of NYC to-do.

40. Rye

247 S 1st St. (at Roebling), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 205 tips and reviews
Crif Dogs is one of NYC to-do.

41. Crif Dogs

8.7
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · East Village · 471 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC to-do.

42. 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
Museum of Sex is one of NYC to-do.

43. Museum of Sex

7.4
233 5th Ave (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Erotic Museum · NoMad · 196 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of NYC to-do.

44. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of NYC to-do.

45. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
Hayden Planetarium is one of NYC to-do.

46. Hayden Planetarium

9.1
200 Central Park W (inside American Museum of Natural History), New York, NY
Planetarium · Upper West Side · 85 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC to-do.

47. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Best Made Company is one of NYC to-do.

48. Best Made Company

8.6
36 White St (btwn Church & Broadway), New York, NY
Sporting Goods Retail · Tribeca · 8 tips and reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art is one of NYC to-do.

49. Whitney Museum of American Art

9.2
99 Gansevoort St (btwn 10th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Meatpacking District · 434 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of NYC to-do.

50. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of NYC to-do.

51. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Dough is one of NYC to-do.

52. Dough

305 Franklin Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews
SCRATCHbread is one of NYC to-do.

53. SCRATCHbread

1069 Bedford Ave (at Lexington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 100 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of NYC to-do.

54. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NYC to-do.

55. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC to-do.

56. Shake Shack

8.8
366 Columbus Ave (at W 77th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper West Side · 507 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of NYC to-do.

57. Levain Bakery

9.3
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 854 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC to-do.

58. 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
MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center is one of NYC to-do.

59. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.9
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC to-do.

60. Katz's Delicatessen

9.1
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Ample Hills Creamery is one of NYC to-do.

61. Ample Hills Creamery

9.3
623 Vanderbilt Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Prospect Heights · 372 tips and reviews