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Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC
Gallow Green is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

1. Gallow Green

8.7
542 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 232 tips and reviews
Lucali is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

2. Lucali

9.2
575 Henry St (btwn Carroll St & 1st Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Carroll Gardens · 251 tips and reviews

3. East Japanese Restaurant (Japas 27)

366 3rd Ave (btwn E 26th & E 27th St.), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Rose Hill · 109 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Private rooms are usually available. Since Christmas songs and you'll get a red and green lazer light show.

The River Café is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

4. The River Café

9.0
1 Water St (at Brooklyn Bridge), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · DUMBO · 163 tips and reviews
Vinegar Hill House is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

5. Vinegar Hill House

9.1
72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 264 tips and reviews
Frankies 457 Spuntino is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

6. Frankies 457 Spuntino

9.2
457 Court St (btwn 4th Pl & Luquer St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 237 tips and reviews
Henry Public is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

7. Henry Public

9.0
329 Henry St (btwn Atlantic Ave & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Gastropub · Cobble Hill · 192 tips and reviews
Buttermilk Channel is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

8. Buttermilk Channel

8.8
524 Court St (at Huntington St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 354 tips and reviews
Colonie is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

9. Colonie

9.2
127 Atlantic Ave (btwn Henry & Clinton St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Brooklyn Heights · 246 tips and reviews
Superfine is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

10. Superfine

7.2
126 Front St (at Pearl St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · DUMBO · 179 tips and reviews

11. Chef's Table At Brooklyn Fare

212 Schermerhorn St (btwn Hoyt St and Bond St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 46 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Make a reservation months in advance and save your pennies. Well worth the splurge for a special occasion.

12. City Sights Bus Tour (start)

Broadway ((bw 47th & 48th)), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · NoMad · 1 tip

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Hop on, hop off for one of the best ways to see NYC, a must-do when out of towners are visiting.

13. Lil' Frankie's

8.8
19 1st Ave (btwn E 1st & E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 264 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Lemon pasta, polpette pizza. 'Nouf said.

Gemma is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

14. Gemma

8.4
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 191 tips and reviews

15. The Raines Law Room

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

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: During warm months, there's a cute outdoor patio all the way in the back through the little kitchen/bar area.

Minetta Tavern is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

16. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews

17. Studio 8H - Saturday Night Live

8.7
30 Rockefeller Plz (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Film Studio · Rockefeller Center · 31 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Make friends with NBC execs to get tickets. Bucket list for sure.

18. The Ailey Studios (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)

9.3
405 W 55th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Dance Studio · Hell's Kitchen · 66 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Take absolute beginner hip-hop with Tweetie, Zumba with anyone or Samba with Quenia. Great way to have fun while getting your groove on.

Milk & Honey is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

19. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
JIMMY is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

20. JIMMY

8.6
15 Thompson St. (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · SoHo · 158 tips and reviews
Highlands is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

21. Highlands

150 W 10th St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · West Village · 161 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

22. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Hudson Clearwater is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

23. Hudson Clearwater

9.1
447 Hudson St (at Morton St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 198 tips and reviews
The Little Owl is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

24. The Little Owl

8.7
90 Bedford St (at Grove St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 247 tips and reviews

25. Cafe Cluny

8.9
284 W 12th St (at W 4th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 271 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Best breakfast sandwich on the planet. Hands down. The little ice cream stand outside during the summer is also great.

26. Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box

8.7
132 W Houston St (btwn Sullivan & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 346 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Jerk chicken FTW. Everyone who works here is drop dead gorgeous. A feast for all your senses.

L'Artusi is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

27. L'Artusi

9.4
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 397 tips and reviews
RedFarm is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

28. RedFarm

8.5
529 Hudson St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews

29. Morandi

8.6
211 Waverly Pl (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 211 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Sit outside, get a bottle of chilled Lambrusco and enjoy the scenery. Great at any time but baked egg skillet for brunch is delish!

Alta is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

30. Alta

8.5
64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews

31. Ki Sushi

8.2
122 Smith St (btwn Dean & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 93 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Best sushi and very moderately priced. Try the spicy girl roll.

Clover Club is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

32. Clover Club

9.3
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews

33. Sample

152 Smith St (btw Bergen and Wyckoff), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Boerum Hill · 50 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Super cheap martinis, cute little spot. Good for intimate dates.

34. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: Come with a group and order lots of things. The tamales are to die for!

35. Trapeze School of New York

7.7
518 W 30th St (Btw 10th and 11th), New York, NY
Gym and Studio · Chelsea · 13 tips and reviews

Elyse E.Elyse Estrada: So much fun, you'll want to quit your job and become a professional flyer. A couple instructors are ex Wall Streeters, true story, ask 'em.

The Smile is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

36. The Smile

26 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 396 tips and reviews

37. Gin Palace

95 Avenue A (at E 6th St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 60 tips and reviews

VernaVerna: Typical LES bar to the left then dance cage to the right...and playlist goes from MJ to Miike Snow. Get drunk and you'll enjoy it.

VMV Skin-Specialist Boutique is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

38. VMV Skin-Specialist Boutique

8.9
227 Mott St (btwn Prince & Spring), New York, NY
Spa · NoLita · 16 tips and reviews
The Daily is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

39. The Daily

210 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 66 tips and reviews
SALUD SOHO is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

40. SALUD SOHO

107 Thompson St (btwn Prince & Spring), New York, NY
Juice Bar · SoHo · 42 tips and reviews
Murray's Cheese Bar is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

41. Murray's Cheese Bar

264 Bleecker St (at Cornelia St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · West Village · 119 tips and reviews
Marie's Crisis Cafe is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

42. Marie's Crisis Cafe

8.5
59 Grove St (btwn 7th Ave S & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Piano Bar · West Village · 133 tips and reviews
The View Restaurant & Lounge is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

43. The View Restaurant & Lounge

1535 Broadway (47th & 48th Fl), New York, NY
Restaurant · Theater District · 188 tips and reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

44. 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
Cotenna is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

45. Cotenna

8.8
21 Bedford St (btwn Downing St and 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 239 tips and reviews
La Gelatiera is one of Elyse's favorite things to do, eat, see in NYC.

46. La Gelatiera

8.9
27 New Row (St Martin's Lane), London, Greater London
Gelato Shop · City of Westminster · 106 tips and reviews

Elizabeth I.Elizabeth Iriz: Stop in for an afternoon sweet treat. You won’t regret it especially if you try the pistachio and the dark chocolate!