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foursquare HQ is one of the bowery.

1. foursquare HQ

36 Cooper Sq (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Tech Startup · NoHo · 172 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: come for the views

The Cooper Union is one of the bowery.

2. The Cooper Union

41 Cooper Sq (at E 7th St), New York, NY
College Academic Building · NoHo · 25 tips and reviews
Cooper Union Great Hall is one of the bowery.

3. Cooper Union Great Hall

7 E 7th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
College Academic Building · NoHo · 11 tips and reviews

4. McSorley's Old Ale House

8.9
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: the century club: since 1854. tiny glasses are the best part here

Cooper Triangle is one of the bowery.

5. Cooper Triangle

6.7
Cooper Sq (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Plaza · NoHo · 12 tips and reviews
Cooper Square Hotel Bar is one of the bowery.

6. Cooper Square Hotel Bar

25 Cooper Sq (at Cooper Square Hotel), New York, NY
Lounge · East Village · 4 tips and reviews

7. The Scratcher

8.1
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews

DensDens: Official after-work bar of team foursquare. If both bathrooms do not have foursquare stickers on the doors/mirrors/toilets, someone's getting fired... #justsaying

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of the bowery.

8. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

34 Cooper Sq (btwn E 5th & E 6th St.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoHo · 231 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: happy hour is the best (50% off most drink and food). goes on longer than you think

Gemma is one of the bowery.

9. Gemma

8.3
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 191 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: love having breakfasts here: not as packed as Balthazar in the mornings. go on a long early early run, then to an early meeting here and get the protein breakfast. tea on the side!

B Bar & Grill is one of the bowery.

10. B Bar & Grill

40 E 4th St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Lounge · NoHo · 238 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: duck tacos are all you need for lunch. well, that and a margarita.

11. Swift Hibernian Lounge

8.6
34 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 164 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: take late afternoon meetings here. with tea and honey. no one's around and it's an unexpected spot for a rendezvous

The Bowery Hotel is one of the bowery.

12. The Bowery Hotel

9.2
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Hotel · East Village · 89 tips and reviews
Peels is one of the bowery.

13. Peels

325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 381 tips and reviews

14. King’s Cross

356 Bowery (btwn E 4th & Great Jones St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 20 tips and reviews

MariMari: Great place to hide out once Hecho en Dumbo gets too packed. $5 beer and shot special. Get the tequila, it's an upper.

15. Hecho en Dumbo

354 Bowery (btwn Great Jones & E.4th), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · NoHo · 190 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: sit by the window. sip some tequila con sangrita.

Extra Place is one of the bowery.

16. Extra Place

8 Extra Pl (at E 1st St.), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · East Village · 10 tips and reviews
Sláinte is one of the bowery.

17. Sláinte

7.3
304 Bowery (btwn E Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 115 tips and reviews
Madam Geneva is one of the bowery.

18. Madam Geneva

4 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 126 tips and reviews

19. Think Coffee

7.2
1 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 165 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: the smoked turkey sandwich is delicious. pick one up on the way to work, have a couple of bites and save the rest for an early lunch

DBGB Kitchen and Bar is one of the bowery.

20. DBGB Kitchen and Bar

299 Bowery (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Gastropub · East Village · 364 tips and reviews
Pulino's is one of the bowery.

21. Pulino's

282 Bowery (at E Houston St.), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 210 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: whatever you do, drop an egg on your pizza. delicious. if you're not sure which one, perhaps get a pepperoni with egg on top

Oaxaca Taqueria is one of the bowery.

22. Oaxaca Taqueria

125 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave. & Ave. A), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 48 tips and reviews

Jorge O.Jorge Ortiz: Tucked away at the end of the tiny alley of Extra Place, this cute little taco place won't last long with the amount of foot traffic it gets. Get a steak or shrimp quesadilla; skip the sour cream.

Freemans is one of the bowery.

23. Freemans

8.9
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 572 tips and reviews

24. New Museum

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

naveennaveen: on the north side, in between the 4th and 5th floors (?), a secret staircase with two notches: one: a window that sometimes shows projections on the building opposite; the other: secret rendevous spot

25. Jen Bekman Gallery

6 Spring St (btw Elizabeth & Bowery), New York, NY
Art Gallery · NoLita · 5 tips and reviews

Jen B.Jen Bekman: Look up at the sign above the door and realize that you spelled the name wrong.

Bowery Poetry Club is one of the bowery.

26. Bowery Poetry Club

7.4
308 Bowery (btwn Bleecker & E Houston St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · NoHo · 40 tips and reviews
Billy's Antiques & Props is one of the bowery.

27. Billy's Antiques & Props

76 E Houston St (at Elizabeth), New York, NY
Antique Store · NoHo · 3 tips and reviews
Bowery Ballroom is one of the bowery.

28. Bowery Ballroom

9.2
6 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews
Capitale is one of the bowery.

29. Capitale

7.8
130 Bowery (at Grand St.), New York, NY
Event Space · Little Italy · 35 tips and reviews
Bohemian is one of the bowery.

30. Bohemian

57 Great Jones St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoHo · 181 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: So secret and exclusive you shouldn't even be reading this.

The Bowery Mission is one of the bowery.

31. The Bowery Mission

227 Bowery (btw Stanton & Rivington), New York, NY
Structure · Lower East Side · 11 tips and reviews

32. The Bowery Electric

6.8
327 Bowery (at E 2nd St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · East Village · 85 tips and reviews

DensDens: We threw a massive party here on the eve that Google shut down dodgeball. @harryh made t-shirts (I still have some), me & @arainert DJed & @naveen and I launched foursquare a week later @ SXSW 2009.

Bowery Beef is one of the bowery.

33. Bowery Beef

308 Bowery (at 1st St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · East Village · 4 tips and reviews

34. Bespoke Chocolates

6 Extra Pl (at 1st St), New York, NY
Candy Store · East Village · 11 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: go get chocolates at Bespoke on the way home. it's on "Extra Pl"! hahaha I want to live on such a street

Village Voice is one of the bowery.

35. Village Voice

80 Maiden Ln (at Liberty St), New York, NY
Office · Financial District · 3 tips and reviews

36. Great Jones Cafe

54 Great Jones St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · NoHo · 156 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: creole wings might be the best in the city. the sauce does the trick.

37. Phebe's

6.6
359 Bowery (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 171 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: spend many, many hours here with your friends

38. Von

7.1
3 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Bar · NoHo · 129 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: go. down. stairs. go. downstairs. dance.

Sweet and Vicious is one of the bowery.

39. Sweet and Vicious

7.4
5 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Lounge · NoLita · 303 tips and reviews
Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of the bowery.

40. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 565 tips and reviews

41. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: on the corner of two of my most favorite streets in new york city: pell and doyers. they're especially mysterious at night. surprise someone as you're walking through chinatown + grab drinks inside.

Chatham Seafood Restaurant is one of the bowery.

42. Chatham Seafood Restaurant

7.0
6 Chatham Sq (btwn Mott & Doyers St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 16 tips and reviews
Grand Sichuan is one of the bowery.

43. Grand Sichuan

125 Canal St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 20 tips and reviews
Charles Bank Gallery is one of the bowery.

44. Charles Bank Gallery

Bowery 196, New York, NY
Art Gallery · Lower East Side · No tips or reviews
Crash Mansion is one of the bowery.

45. Crash Mansion

199 Bowery (at Spring), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 16 tips and reviews
R Bar is one of the bowery.

46. R Bar

218 Bowery (btwn Prince & Rivington St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 45 tips and reviews
Loreley Beer Garden is one of the bowery.

47. Loreley Beer Garden

8.1
7 Rivington St (btwn Bowery & Chrystie St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Lower East Side · 192 tips and reviews
Sperone Westwater is one of the bowery.

48. Sperone Westwater

8.9
257 Bowery (Gansevoort St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Lower East Side · 12 tips and reviews

49. PopMarket @ Morrison Hotel & Gallery

313 Bowery (Bleecker), New York, NY
Art Gallery · East Village · 1 tip
Bowery Mural is one of the bowery.

50. Bowery Mural

8.6
E Houston St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Street Art · NoHo · 8 tips and reviews