NYC list

2. Times Square

8.4
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2356 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: When the New York Times moved into offices at Broadway and 42nd Street on Dec 31, 1904, it threw a party so legendary that New Yorkers started to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square every year. Read more.

3. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Central Park · 1959 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Get access to the exclusive Members Dining Room when you buy a Met Net membership ($70). Read more.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NYC list.

4. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Read more.

5. Macao Trading Company

8.5
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: If you can tear yourself away from the Asian-Portuguese fusion, mixology at the bar is among the most precise and inspired in town -- seriously underrated. [BlackBook] Read more.

6. Topshop

478 Broadway (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 137 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: Like an expensive H&M with direct-from-the-runway copies, was once a reason to travel to London.

7. Apple Fifth Avenue

9.0
767 5th Ave (btwn E 58th & E 59th St), New York, NY
Electronics Store · 1235 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: Flagship is underground, but you can't miss the 32 foot glass cube on top! The best part is that it's open 24/7, 365.

8. Beacon's Closet

8.0
74 Guernsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · Greenpoint · 149 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: The wide selection encompasses everything from no-name 70s vintage to $40 DVF wrap dressed, and the music and the people-watching are both always top-notch.

9. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.7
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: Contemporary Art Center: You’ll find artwork up and down each staircase and behind every door. Crucial to think of this not as a museum, but an exhibition space. Read more.

10. Billy's Bakery

8.3
184 9th Ave (btw 21st & 22nd St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Chelsea · 208 tips and reviews

Mario B.Mario Batali: Must get the red velvet cake. Amazing!

11. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1058 tips and reviews

Mario B.Mario Batali: go early on weekdays breakfast. Perfect for a breakfast meeting. Killer weekend brunch Great wine list a traditional bloody marys

12. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews

Mario B.Mario Batali: Wow perfect!!!

13. Hop Kee

7.6
21 Mott St (at Mosco St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 137 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The urban legend of the phantom menu turns out to be true. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations

14. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese: Doesn’t get more New York than this. Unreproducible. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is one of NYC list.

15. The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck

New York, NY
Food Truck · NoMad · 62 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Tony enjoyed a cone from this Manhattan ice cream truck. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

16. Baohaus

137 Rivington St (btw Norfolk & Suffolk), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Known for their Taiwanese sandwiches! As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

17. Sushi Yasuda

8.8
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.