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Created by Ian Solano • Updated On: June 27, 2017

What to do for when friends visit NYC

Governors Island is one of New York.

1. Governors Island

9.1
New York, NY
Island · Governors Island · 221 tips and reviews
Danji is one of New York.

2. Danji

346 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 279 tips and reviews
New Museum is one of New York.

3. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of New York.

4. 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 New York.

5. 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
Everyman Espresso is one of New York.

6. Everyman Espresso

301 W Broadway (at Canal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 150 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of New York.

7. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Egg Shop is one of New York.

8. Egg Shop

8.1
151 Elizabeth St (btwn Broome & Kenmare St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · NoLita · 235 tips and reviews
Shanghai Café Deluxe is one of New York.

9. Shanghai Café Deluxe

100 Mott St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Little Italy · 365 tips and reviews
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of New York.

10. Xi'an Famous Foods

67 Bayard St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 178 tips and reviews
Family Meal at Blue Hill is one of New York.

11. Family Meal at Blue Hill

9.0
75 Washington Pl (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 149 tips and reviews
Maharlika Filipino Moderno is one of New York.

12. Maharlika Filipino Moderno

111 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · East Village · 212 tips and reviews
Pig and Khao is one of New York.

13. Pig and Khao

9.1
68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 306 tips and reviews
Vinegar Hill House is one of New York.

14. Vinegar Hill House

9.1
72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 262 tips and reviews
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong is one of New York.

15. Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong

1 E 32nd St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean BBQ Restaurant · NoMad · 162 tips and reviews
Samurai Mama is one of New York.

16. Samurai Mama

8.9
205 Grand St (btwn Bedford & Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 247 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of New York.

17. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of New York.

18. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews
Saturdays NYC is one of New York.

19. Saturdays NYC

9.1
31 Crosby St (btwn Grand & Broome St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 255 tips and reviews
Two Hands is one of New York.

20. Two Hands

8.9
251 Church St, New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Tribeca · 118 tips and reviews
KITH is one of New York.

21. KITH

8.5
337 Lafayette St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Men's Store · NoHo · 68 tips and reviews
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of New York.

22. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.3
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) is one of New York.

23. Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)

8.0
2 Columbus Cir (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Art Museum · Theater District · 81 tips and reviews
Nitehawk Cinema is one of New York.

24. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews
Union Hall is one of New York.

25. Union Hall

8.7
702 Union St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Karaoke Bar · North Slope · 171 tips and reviews
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club is one of New York.

26. The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

9.3
514 Union St (btwn 3rd Ave & Nevins St), Gowanus, NY
Cocktail Bar · Gowanus · 188 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bowl is one of New York.

27. Brooklyn Bowl

8.6
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of New York.

28. Attaboy

9.3
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of New York.

29. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Henry Public is one of New York.

30. Henry Public

9.0
329 Henry St (btwn Atlantic Ave & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Gastropub · Cobble Hill · 192 tips and reviews
The Four Horsemen is one of New York.

31. The Four Horsemen

9.2
295 Grand St (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Williamsburg · 89 tips and reviews
Weather Up is one of New York.

32. Weather Up

9.0
589 Vanderbilt Ave (btwn Dean & Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 159 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain is one of New York.

33. Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

8.8
513 Henry St (at Sackett St), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Carroll Gardens · 192 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of New York.

34. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
No Malice Palace is one of New York.

35. No Malice Palace

197 E 3rd St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 53 tips and reviews
The Hole is one of New York.

36. The Hole

8.4
312 Bowery (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · NoHo · 13 tips and reviews
Gagosian Gallery is one of New York.

37. Gagosian Gallery

9.1
555 W 24th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 52 tips and reviews
Pace Gallery is one of New York.

38. Pace Gallery

9.1
534 W 25th St (10th and 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 26 tips and reviews
High Line is one of New York.

39. High Line

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

40. Lowline Lab

140 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Event Space · Lower East Side · 20 tips and reviews
Pok Pok NY is one of New York.

41. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews
Village Yokocho is one of New York.

42. Village Yokocho

8 Stuyvesant St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 144 tips and reviews
Sake Bar Decibel is one of New York.

43. Sake Bar Decibel

9.1
240 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · East Village · 256 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of New York.

44. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews
Miss Favela is one of New York.

45. Miss Favela

7.3
57 S 5th St (At Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brazilian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 144 tips and reviews
Bembe is one of New York.

46. Bembe

8.0
81 S 6th St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Night Club · Williamsburg · 83 tips and reviews
Output is one of New York.

47. Output

74 Wythe Ave (at N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Night Club · Williamsburg · 209 tips and reviews
Berry Park is one of New York.

48. Berry Park

8.1
4 Berry St (at N 14th St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 293 tips and reviews
Wythe Hotel is one of New York.

49. Wythe Hotel

8.9
80 Wythe Ave (at N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Hotel · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews
Northern Territory is one of New York.

50. Northern Territory

12 Franklin St (at Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Australian Restaurant · Greenpoint · 143 tips and reviews
Night of Joy is one of New York.

51. Night of Joy

8.2
667 Lorimer St (at Meeker Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 157 tips and reviews
Ample Hills Creamery is one of New York.

52. Ample Hills Creamery

305 Nevins St (at Union St), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Gowanus · 183 tips and reviews
Bouldering Project Brooklyn is one of New York.

53. Bouldering Project Brooklyn

9.2
575 Degraw St (at 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Climbing Gym · Boerum Hill · 117 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of New York.

54. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Chelsea Piers Fitness is one of New York.

55. Chelsea Piers Fitness

9.1
60 Chelsea Piers (at W 20th St), New York, NY
Gym and Studio · Chelsea · 101 tips and reviews
Judd Foundation is one of New York.

56. Judd Foundation

8.6
101 Spring St (Mercer St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 17 tips and reviews
J. Paul Getty Museum is one of New York.

57. J. Paul Getty Museum

9.4
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Brentwood · 504 tips and reviews
MOCA is one of New York.

58. MOCA

8.6
250 S Grand Ave (at W 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Bunker Hill · 91 tips and reviews