Nick's NYC favorites for visitors

1. Lady Mendl's Tea Salon

8.5

56 Irving Pl (btwn 17th & 18th St), New York, NY

Tea Room · Union Square · 25 tips and reviews

Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

2. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8

189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY

Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Cronuts. You'll be queueing for ages and have to get there early to even have a chance, but it's worth it.

Katz's Delicatessen is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

3. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0

205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Get the half sandwich (Pastrami and Rye) and soup unless you're hungry - then go for full sandwich.

Pershing Square Café is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

4. Pershing Square Café

6.8

90 E 42nd St (at Park Ave), New York, NY

American Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Just feels like proper New York. Fancy-ish diner right at Grand Central so good starting point for tourist stuff.

Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

5. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY

Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

6. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.2

2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY

Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews

230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

7. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.1

230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York, NY

Rooftop Bar · NoMad · 714 tips and reviews

Top of the Strand is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

8. Top of the Strand

7.6

33 W 37th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Hotel Bar · Garment District · 79 tips and reviews

Max Brenner is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

9. Max Brenner

8.6

841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY

Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 675 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Chocolate everything

High Line is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

10. High Line

9.5

btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

Eileen's Special Cheesecake is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

11. Eileen's Special Cheesecake

9.0

17 Cleveland Pl (at Kenmare St), New York, NY

Bakery · SoHo · 253 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Best cheesecake I've ever had. Go plain vanilla.

Ace Bar is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

12. Ace Bar

7.7

531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Tons of games and retro-kitsch

Washington Square Park is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

13. Washington Square Park

9.5

W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY

Park · Greenwich Village · 711 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Just sit and people watch...

14. Flatiron Building

175 5th Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY

Structure · Flatiron District · 134 tips and reviews

Bryant Park is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

15. Bryant Park

9.5

W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews

Chelsea Market is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

16. Chelsea Market

9.2

75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY

Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews

Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

17. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

9.0

113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY

Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 481 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Check the schedule for the live music in the evenings

R Lounge at Two Times Square is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

18. R Lounge at Two Times Square

7.1

714 Seventh Avenue, Two Times Square (at W 48th St), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 54 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Little-known and great view of times square with cocktail in hand

DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

19. DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections

5.7

550 Laguardia Pl, New York, NY

Ice Cream Parlor · Greenwich Village · 75 tips and reviews

Dear Irving is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

20. Dear Irving

9.0

55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 244 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Make sure to book beforehand if you can

Lightship Frying Pan is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

21. Lightship Frying Pan

8.6

205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY

Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews

The Meatball Shop is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

22. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

23. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1

126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY

Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews

Nicholas Borge: Take a quiet coffee break surrounded by books

Smalls Jazz Club is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

24. Smalls Jazz Club

9.0

183 W 10th St (btwn 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 124 tips and reviews

Strand Bookstore is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

25. Strand Bookstore

9.5

828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY

Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 594 tips and reviews

Raclette is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

26. Raclette

511 E 12th St (Btw Aves A & B), New York, NY

Swiss Restaurant · Alphabet City · 79 tips and reviews