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Must do in NYC
Hometown Bar-B-Que is one of Must do in NYC.

1. Hometown Bar-B-Que

9.2
454 Van Brunt St (at Reed St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Red Hook · 349 tips and reviews
RedFarm is one of Must do in NYC.

2. RedFarm

8.6
2170 Broadway (btwn 76 & 77th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Upper West Side · 130 tips and reviews
Murray's Sturgeon Shop is one of Must do in NYC.

3. Murray's Sturgeon Shop

6.4
2429 Broadway Ave (btwn W 89th & W 90th), New York, NY
Deli · Upper West Side · 9 tips and reviews
Rizzoli Bookstore is one of Must do in NYC.

4. Rizzoli Bookstore

31 W 57th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 22 tips and reviews
Silver Moon Bakery is one of Must do in NYC.

5. Silver Moon Bakery

8.4
2740 Broadway (at W 105th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 80 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of Must do in NYC.

6. 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
Grand Central Terminal is one of Must do in NYC.

7. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
The Pickle Guys is one of Must do in NYC.

8. The Pickle Guys

8.8
357 Grand St (Essex St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of Must do in NYC.

9. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Zabar's is one of Must do in NYC.

10. Zabar's

9.0
2245 Broadway (at W 80th St), New York, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · Upper West Side · 217 tips and reviews
New York Public Library is one of Must do in NYC.

11. New York Public Library

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 529 tips and reviews
Burger Joint is one of Must do in NYC.

12. Burger Joint

8.4
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Must do in NYC.

13. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1962 tips and reviews
Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery is one of Must do in NYC.

14. Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery

160 Prince St (btwn W Broadway & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 150 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Must do in NYC.

15. High Line

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

16. SPiN New York

8.3
48 E 23rd St (btwn Park Ave S and Broadway), New York, NY
Bar · Flatiron Dis · 133 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of Must do in NYC.

17. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of Must do in NYC.

18. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Must do in NYC.

19. 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
Lobel's Prime Meats is one of Must do in NYC.

20. Lobel's Prime Meats

8.3
1096 Madison Ave (82nd Street), New York, NY
Butcher · Upper East Side · 4 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Must do in NYC.

21. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Peter Lik Gallery is one of Must do in NYC.

22. Peter Lik Gallery

7.8
417 W Broadway (Spring Street), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 12 tips and reviews
Pearl River Mart is one of Must do in NYC.

23. Pearl River Mart

477 Broadway (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 59 tips and reviews
Barzini's Grocery is one of Must do in NYC.

24. Barzini's Grocery

6.8
2451 Broadway (91st St), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Upper West Side · 27 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Must do in NYC.

25. Blue Bottle Coffee

160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 403 tips and reviews
Koffeecake Corner is one of Must do in NYC.

26. Koffeecake Corner

1269 Lexington Ave (at E 85th St), New York, NY
Café · Upper East Side · 114 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of Must do in NYC.

27. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.5
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
Circo is one of Must do in NYC.

28. Circo

120 W 55th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Theater District · 60 tips and reviews
Peter Luger Steak House is one of Must do in NYC.

29. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 694 tips and reviews
ABC Carpet & Home is one of Must do in NYC.

30. ABC Carpet & Home

9.0
888 Broadway (at E 19th St), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · Flatiron District · 90 tips and reviews
Fishs Eddy is one of Must do in NYC.

31. Fishs Eddy

9.4
889 Broadway (btwn E 19th & E 20th St), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · Flatiron District · 108 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Roasting Company is one of Must do in NYC.

32. Brooklyn Roasting Company

25 Jay St (btwn Plymouth & John St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · DUMBO · 314 tips and reviews
Modern Anthology is one of Must do in NYC.

33. Modern Anthology

68 Jay St (btwn Water & Front St.), Brooklyn, NY
Men's Store · DUMBO · 10 tips and reviews
Carnegie Hall is one of Must do in NYC.

34. Carnegie Hall

9.3
881 7th Ave (at W 57th St), New York, NY
Concert Hall · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews
Birch Coffee is one of Must do in NYC.

35. Birch Coffee

8.5
750 Columbus Ave (btwn W 96th & W 97th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Upper West Side · 104 tips and reviews
Buceo 95 is one of Must do in NYC.

36. Buceo 95

8.7
201 W 95th St (btwn Amsterdam Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Upper West Side · 93 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of Must do in NYC.

37. Shake Shack

7.8
Terminal 4, near Gate B37 (JFK International Airport), Queens, NY
Burger Joint · Jamaica · 159 tips and reviews
Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of Must do in NYC.

38. 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
al di là is one of Must do in NYC.

39. al di là

8.7
248 5th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 200 tips and reviews
Carbone is one of Must do in NYC.

40. Carbone

9.1
181 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 243 tips and reviews
Otto Enoteca Pizzeria is one of Must do in NYC.

41. Otto Enoteca Pizzeria

1 5th Ave (at E 8th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Greenwich Village · 480 tips and reviews
Dickson's Farmstand Meats is one of Must do in NYC.

42. Dickson's Farmstand Meats

8.8
75 9th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th Sts), New York, NY
Butcher · Chelsea · 94 tips and reviews
The McKittrick Hotel is one of Must do in NYC.

43. The McKittrick Hotel

9.1
530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of Must do in NYC.

44. Eleven Madison Park

9.1
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Must do in NYC.

45. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews
Widow Jane Distillery is one of Must do in NYC.

46. Widow Jane Distillery

8.3
218 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY
Distillery · Red Hook · 18 tips and reviews