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If You Only Had 2 Days In New York
Ippudo is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

1. Ippudo

9.1
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Get the akamaru modern if it's your first time -- by far the most popular. Otherwise, the spicy miso ramen at the bottom of the menu. And obviously, you need to the pork buns. Better than momofuku.

Five Points is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

2. Five Points

31 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette St. & Bowery), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoHo · 178 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Any baked egg dish beats any other brunch dish in the city.

3. Sushi Yasuda

9.0
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Yasuda regulars know their sushi chefs by name and send them Christmas cards. If you're not getting world-class omakase here, you're not at Yasuda. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

4. 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

MoMAMoMA: Amazing views of the Sculpture Garden from Terrace 5, the fifth-floor café, a great spot to relax and get a something to eat or drink.

5. Staten Island Ferry - Whitehall Terminal

4 South St (South Ferry), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 410 tips and reviews

MariMari: take the boat at sunset (it's free!) and get a free view of the statue of liberty while you sip on a tall boy.

6. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Tony wandered around this “park in the sky.” As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

7. Murray's Bagels

8.2
500 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · West Village · 298 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Everyone says get the lox, and they're not wrong. But Russ & Daughters has as good lox, so you should really get what Murray's does best: whitefish salad on a bagel. They'll put a 1/2 pound on, too.

8. Torrisi Italian Specialties

250 Mulberry St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 140 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: By day, great sandwiches like chicken parm and the best turkey sandwich in town, by night a $50 four-course menu that changes every night, and will bowl you over by the chefs' skill and creativity Read more.

Jean-Georges is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

9. Jean-Georges

8.5
1 Central Park W (btwn W 60th & W 61st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 286 tips and reviews

10. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews

BLOUIN ARTINFOBLOUIN ARTINFO: The rooftop sculpture garden is a reliable venue for surprisingly cutting-edge contemporary art installations - to be enjoyed with a glass (or two) of champagne.

11. Di Fara Pizza

8.5
1424 Avenue J (at E 15th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Midwood · 351 tips and reviews

Scott T.Scott Taylor: The best pizza you can possibly eat in New York City. Others will scream about Grimaldi's or some other place, the is no better pizza than Di Fara. Take the Q train to Ave J, you will never regret it Read more.

Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

12. Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)

8.2
2 Columbus Cir (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Art Museum · Theater District · 81 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

13. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 418 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of If You Only Had 2 Days In New York.

14. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews