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NYC Bucket List

NYC Bucket List

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Created by George Liao • Updated On: January 9, 2015

Things that you should do before you move out of NYC or die. Whichever comes first.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular is one of NYC Bucket List.

1. Radio City Christmas Spectacular

7.8
New York, NY
Theater · Rockefeller Center · 6 tips and reviews
The Halal Guys is one of NYC Bucket List.

2. The Halal Guys

8.7
W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Halal Restaurant · Theater District · 890 tips and reviews
Rice to Riches is one of NYC Bucket List.

3. Rice to Riches

8.5
37 Spring St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · NoLita · 395 tips and reviews
Great N.Y. Noodletown is one of NYC Bucket List.

4. Great N.Y. Noodletown

8.1
28 Bowery (btwn Pell & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 288 tips and reviews
Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of NYC Bucket List.

5. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.6
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews
The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is one of NYC Bucket List.

6. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

8.6
65 Bayard St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Chinatown · 450 tips and reviews
Congee Village 粥之家 is one of NYC Bucket List.

7. Congee Village 粥之家

8.3
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 218 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC Bucket List.

8. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of NYC Bucket List.

9. Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓

20 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 286 tips and reviews
Big Wong King 大旺 is one of NYC Bucket List.

10. Big Wong King 大旺

7.7
67 Mott St (btwn Canal St & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 185 tips and reviews
Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of NYC Bucket List.

11. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 564 tips and reviews
Tai Pan Bakery 大班 is one of NYC Bucket List.

12. Tai Pan Bakery 大班

8.2
194 Canal St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bakery · Little Italy · 89 tips and reviews
Peter Luger Steak House is one of NYC Bucket List.

13. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 694 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC Bucket List.

14. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 702 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of NYC Bucket List.

15. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1173 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of NYC Bucket List.

16. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC Bucket List.

17. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC Bucket List.

18. 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
Central Park is one of NYC Bucket List.

19. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1838 tips and reviews
Bronx Zoo is one of NYC Bucket List.

20. Bronx Zoo

9.0
2300 Southern Blvd (at Boston Rd), Bronx, NY
Zoo · Bronx Park · 342 tips and reviews
Oh! Taisho is one of NYC Bucket List.

21. Oh! Taisho

8.1
9 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 44 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of NYC Bucket List.

22. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Serendipity 3 is one of NYC Bucket List.

23. Serendipity 3

7.7
225 E 60th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 535 tips and reviews
Nobu is one of NYC Bucket List.

24. Nobu

105 Hudson St (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Tribeca · 193 tips and reviews
Per Se is one of NYC Bucket List.

25. Per Se

8.4
10 Columbus Cir (at W 60th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 198 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of NYC Bucket List.

26. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade is one of NYC Bucket List.

27. Brooklyn Bridge Promenade

9.1
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Hiking Trail · DUMBO · 61 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of NYC Bucket List.

28. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's Pizzeria is one of NYC Bucket List.

29. Grimaldi's Pizzeria

7.8
1 Front St (at Cadman Plaza W), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 592 tips and reviews
Gray's Papaya is one of NYC Bucket List.

30. Gray's Papaya

8.2
2090 Broadway (at W 72nd St), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · 246 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of NYC Bucket List.

31. 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 · 1399 tips and reviews
FAO Schwarz is one of NYC Bucket List.

32. FAO Schwarz

767 5th Ave (at E 58th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Midtown East · 284 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of NYC Bucket List.

33. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of NYC Bucket List.

34. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC Bucket List.

35. Grand Central Terminal

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

36. 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 Bucket List.

37. High Line

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

38. Doughnut Plant

220 West 23rd Street (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 634 tips and reviews

39. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.8
110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC Bucket List.

40. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Pommes Frites is one of NYC Bucket List.

41. Pommes Frites

123 2nd Ave (btwn E 7th St & St. Mark's Pl), New York, NY
Belgian Restaurant · East Village · 340 tips and reviews
S'MAC is one of NYC Bucket List.

42. S'MAC

7.8
197 1st Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Mac and Cheese Joint · East Village · 283 tips and reviews
Magnolia Bakery is one of NYC Bucket List.

43. Magnolia Bakery

8.6
1240 Avenue of the Americas (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Rockefeller Center · 682 tips and reviews
H&H Bagels is one of NYC Bucket List.

44. H&H Bagels

8.6
1551 2nd Ave (at E 80th St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Yorkville · 159 tips and reviews
Crif Dogs is one of NYC Bucket List.

45. Crif Dogs

8.7
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · East Village · 471 tips and reviews
Mamoun's Falafel is one of NYC Bucket List.

46. Mamoun's Falafel

8.5
119 Macdougal St (btwn Minetta Ln & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 336 tips and reviews
Union Square Park is one of NYC Bucket List.

47. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · Union Square · 565 tips and reviews

48. Delacorte Theater

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