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My Favorite Places

My Favorite Places

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Created by Mike Dreyden • Updated On: November 5, 2021
Drama Book Shop is one of My Favorite Places.

1. Drama Book Shop

250 W 40th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Garment District · 33 tips and reviews
The Eagle is one of My Favorite Places.

2. The Eagle

8.4
554 W 28th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Chelsea · 51 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of My Favorite Places.

3. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
American Museum of Natural History is one of My Favorite Places.

4. 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
Mirror Repertory Company is one of My Favorite Places.

5. Mirror Repertory Company

302 W 37th St (8th Avenue), New York, NY
College Theater · Garment District · No tips or reviews
Hayden Planetarium is one of My Favorite Places.

6. Hayden Planetarium

9.1
200 Central Park W (inside American Museum of Natural History), New York, NY
Planetarium · Upper West Side · 85 tips and reviews
EasternBloc is one of My Favorite Places.

7. EasternBloc

505 E 6th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Alphabet City · 45 tips and reviews
Mike's Den of Naked Pleasures is one of My Favorite Places.

8. Mike's Den of Naked Pleasures

New York, NY
Home (private) · Washington Heights · 1 tip
HB Studio is one of My Favorite Places.

9. HB Studio

8.8
120 Bank St (Washington St), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · West Village · 8 tips and reviews
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) is one of My Favorite Places.

10. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA)

8.7
40 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn 64th & 65th St), New York, NY
Library · Lincoln Square · 37 tips and reviews
Hudson View Restaurant is one of My Favorite Places.

11. Hudson View Restaurant

7.2
770 W 181st St (at Fort Washington Ave), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Hudson Heights · 33 tips and reviews
Village Cuts is one of My Favorite Places.

12. Village Cuts

7.7
179 W 4th St (at Jones St.), New York, NY
Hair Salon · West Village · 31 tips and reviews
Tick Tock Diner NY is one of My Favorite Places.

13. Tick Tock Diner NY

5.2
481 8th Ave (at W 34th St), New York, NY
Diner · Chelsea · 269 tips and reviews
Pershing Square Signature Theater is one of My Favorite Places.

14. Pershing Square Signature Theater

9.0
480 W 42nd St (at 10th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 52 tips and reviews
New York Public Library Terrace is one of My Favorite Places.

15. New York Public Library Terrace

9.2
476 5th Ave (btwn W 40th & W 42nd St), New York, NY
Plaza · Midtown East · 46 tips and reviews
Rose Center for Earth and Space is one of My Favorite Places.

16. Rose Center for Earth and Space

8.9
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Planetarium · Upper West Side · 16 tips and reviews
Central Park West is one of My Favorite Places.

17. Central Park West

Central Park West (btwn W 59th & W 110th Sts), New York, NY
Road · Central Park · 57 tips and reviews
Gabriela's Restaurant & Tequila Bar is one of My Favorite Places.

18. Gabriela's Restaurant & Tequila Bar

688 Columbus Ave (at 93rd St.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Upper West Side · 83 tips and reviews
The Knitty Gritty is one of My Favorite Places.

19. The Knitty Gritty

New York, NY
Home (private) · Hudson Heights · 1 tip
The Joyce Theater is one of My Favorite Places.

20. The Joyce Theater

9.2
175 8th Ave (at W 19th St), New York, NY
Theater · Chelsea · 48 tips and reviews
Raj Mahal is one of My Favorite Places.

21. Raj Mahal

7.1
322 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · East Village · 41 tips and reviews
Congregation Shearith Israel / The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue is one of My Favorite Places.

22. Congregation Shearith Israel / The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue

8 W 70th St (at Central Park West), New York, NY
Synagogue · Lincoln Square · 8 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L) is one of My Favorite Places.

23. MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L)

8th Ave (14th St), New York, NY
Metro Station · Chelsea · 37 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of My Favorite Places.

24. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews
American Theatre of Actors Chernuchin Theatre is one of My Favorite Places.

25. American Theatre of Actors Chernuchin Theatre

6.9
314 W 54th St (btw 8th & 9th), New York, NY
Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 5 tips and reviews
Mid-City Gym & Tanning is one of My Favorite Places.

26. Mid-City Gym & Tanning

7.0
345 W 42nd St (between 8th & 9th Avenues), New York, NY
Gym · Hell's Kitchen · 30 tips and reviews
J's Big Gym is one of My Favorite Places.

27. J's Big Gym

625 W 181st St (Wadsworth St.), New York, NY
Gym · Fort George · 8 tips and reviews
Washington Square Arch is one of My Favorite Places.

28. Washington Square Arch

9.0
Washington Sq N, New York, NY
Monument · Greenwich Village · 46 tips and reviews
Kleener King is one of My Favorite Places.

29. Kleener King

823 W 181st St (Pinehurst Avenue), New York, NY
Laundry Service · Hudson Heights · 1 tip
Pier 45 - Hudson River Park is one of My Favorite Places.

30. Pier 45 - Hudson River Park

West St (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Pier · West Village · 60 tips and reviews
Subway is one of My Favorite Places.

31. Subway

4227 Broadway, New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Hudson Heights · 5 tips and reviews
Wrapido is one of My Favorite Places.

32. Wrapido

104 8th Ave (at W 15th St.), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · Chelsea · 45 tips and reviews
The Leather Man is one of My Favorite Places.

33. The Leather Man

7.9
New York, NY
Adult Store · West Village · 11 tips and reviews
New York Bartending School is one of My Favorite Places.

34. New York Bartending School

68 W 39th St (btw 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Trade School · Garment District · 6 tips and reviews
Le Chéile is one of My Favorite Places.

35. Le Chéile

8.8
839 W 181st St (at Cabrini Blvd), New York, NY
Café · Hudson Heights · 93 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - 163rd St/Amsterdam Ave (C) is one of My Favorite Places.

36. MTA Subway - 163rd St/Amsterdam Ave (C)

163 street (Amsterdam Ave.), New York, NY
Metro Station · Washington Heights · 2 tips and reviews
Cafetería La Mejor is one of My Favorite Places.

37. Cafetería La Mejor

191 Suydam Street (Wilson), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bushwick · 23 tips and reviews
Boxers NYC is one of My Favorite Places.

38. Boxers NYC

7.7
37 W 20th St (btwn 5th Ave & Avenue of the Americas), New York, NY
Gay Bar · Flatiron District · 136 tips and reviews
Phoenix is one of My Favorite Places.

39. Phoenix

7.5
447 E 13th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Gay Bar · East Village · 52 tips and reviews
Dixon Place is one of My Favorite Places.

40. Dixon Place

8.7
161A Chrystie St (btw Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 23 tips and reviews
Mike's NuDitty is one of My Favorite Places.

41. Mike's NuDitty

New York, NY
Home (private) · Chelsea · 1 tip
Washington Square Park is one of My Favorite Places.

42. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 711 tips and reviews
Fort Foreskin is one of My Favorite Places.

43. Fort Foreskin

New York, NY
Home (private) · Washington Heights · No tips or reviews
Rutgers University @ UMDNJ is one of My Favorite Places.

44. Rutgers University @ UMDNJ

July 1, 2013, Newark, NJ
University · University Heights · No tips or reviews
Newark Penn Station is one of My Favorite Places.

45. Newark Penn Station

4.9
1 Raymond Plz W (at Market St), Newark, NJ
Rail Station · 423 tips and reviews