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best of nyc

best of nyc

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Created by Alison Green • Updated On: July 21, 2017

my fav spots over the years

Diner is one of best of nyc.

1. Diner

8.9
85 Broadway (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Williamsburg · 286 tips and reviews
Videology is one of best of nyc.

2. Videology

308 Bedford Ave (at S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Video Store · Williamsburg · 47 tips and reviews
Champs Diner is one of best of nyc.

3. Champs Diner

197 Meserole St (btwn Bushwick Ave & Humboldt St), Brooklyn, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 274 tips and reviews
Taïm is one of best of nyc.

4. Taïm

9.2
222 Waverly Pl (btwn Perry & W 11th St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews
169 Bar is one of best of nyc.

5. 169 Bar

8.6
169 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Lower East Side · 242 tips and reviews
Rocka Rolla is one of best of nyc.

6. Rocka Rolla

8.6
486 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 70 tips and reviews
Extra Fancy is one of best of nyc.

7. Extra Fancy

302 Metropolitan Ave (at Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 184 tips and reviews
Fresh Kills Bar is one of best of nyc.

8. Fresh Kills Bar

8.9
161 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 46 tips and reviews
Angelika Film Center & Cafe is one of best of nyc.

9. Angelika Film Center & Cafe

9.0
18 W Houston St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Greenwich Village · 211 tips and reviews
Angelica Kitchen is one of best of nyc.

10. Angelica Kitchen

300 E 12th St (2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 134 tips and reviews
Café Habana is one of best of nyc.

11. Café Habana

8.9
17 Prince St (at Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · NoLita · 625 tips and reviews
Tropical 128 is one of best of nyc.

12. Tropical 128

128 Elizabeth St (at Broome St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Little Italy · 57 tips and reviews
Nitehawk Cinema is one of best of nyc.

13. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews
Film Forum is one of best of nyc.

14. Film Forum

9.1
209 W Houston St (btwn 6th & Varick), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Hudson Square · 84 tips and reviews
Souen East Village is one of best of nyc.

15. Souen East Village

7.5
326 E 6th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 54 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of best of nyc.

16. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of best of nyc.

17. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Donna is one of best of nyc.

18. Donna

27 Broadway (at Dunham Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Black Flamingo is one of best of nyc.

19. Black Flamingo

168 Borinquen Pl (at S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY
Night Club · East Williamsburg · 47 tips and reviews
Blue & Gold Tavern is one of best of nyc.

20. Blue & Gold Tavern

7.2
79 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 99 tips and reviews
RBBTS is one of best of nyc.

21. RBBTS

142 Sullivan St, New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · SoHo · 59 tips and reviews
Mother Of Junk is one of best of nyc.

22. Mother Of Junk

6.5
197 N 9th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · Williamsburg · 37 tips and reviews
Superiority Burger is one of best of nyc.

23. Superiority Burger

430 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 145 tips and reviews
The Frick Collection is one of best of nyc.

24. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of best of nyc.

25. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of best of nyc.

26. 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
Bunk Sandwiches is one of best of nyc.

27. Bunk Sandwiches

740 Driggs Ave (at S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Williamsburg · 24 tips and reviews
Metrograph is one of best of nyc.

28. Metrograph

9.5
7 Ludlow St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Lower East Side · 51 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of best of nyc.

29. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
The Smile is one of best of nyc.

30. The Smile

26 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 396 tips and reviews
Babu Ji is one of best of nyc.

31. Babu Ji

175 Avenue B (at E 11th St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 139 tips and reviews
Baby Grand is one of best of nyc.

32. Baby Grand

161 Lafayette St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Karaoke Bar · SoHo · 58 tips and reviews
National Sawdust is one of best of nyc.

33. National Sawdust

9.3
80 N 6th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Concert Hall · Williamsburg · 18 tips and reviews
Calexico Cart is one of best of nyc.

34. Calexico Cart

8.7
Wooster St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Food Truck · Greenwich Village · 161 tips and reviews
Maman is one of best of nyc.

35. Maman

8.8
239 Centre St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 302 tips and reviews
Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery is one of best of nyc.

36. Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery

160 Prince St (btwn W Broadway & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 150 tips and reviews
Baby's All Right is one of best of nyc.

37. Baby's All Right

8.6
146 Broadway (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews
Tørst is one of best of nyc.

38. Tørst

9.1
615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 256 tips and reviews
Soup Kiosk is one of best of nyc.

39. Soup Kiosk

8.1
94 Prince St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
Soup Spot · SoHo · 64 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of best of nyc.

40. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of best of nyc.

41. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.0
400 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 379 tips and reviews
Egg Shop is one of best of nyc.

42. Egg Shop

8.1
151 Elizabeth St (btwn Broome & Kenmare St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · NoLita · 235 tips and reviews
by CHLOE. is one of best of nyc.

43. by CHLOE.

185 Bleecker St (at MacDougal St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 263 tips and reviews
Milano's Bar is one of best of nyc.

44. Milano's Bar

7.2
51 E Houston St (btw Mulberry & Mott St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 42 tips and reviews
Otha's is one of best of nyc.

45. Otha's

297 Broadway (Marcy Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 51 tips and reviews
Zizi Limona is one of best of nyc.

46. Zizi Limona

129 Havemeyer St (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Williamsburg · 82 tips and reviews
Lucky Dog is one of best of nyc.

47. Lucky Dog

8.8
303 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Williamsburg · 166 tips and reviews
Gimme! Coffee is one of best of nyc.

48. Gimme! Coffee

228 Mott St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 263 tips and reviews
Rough Trade is one of best of nyc.

49. Rough Trade

64 N 9th St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Record Store · Williamsburg · 120 tips and reviews
Cata is one of best of nyc.

50. Cata

245 Bowery (at Stanton), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 131 tips and reviews
Nitecap is one of best of nyc.

51. Nitecap

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Saigon Shack is one of best of nyc.

52. Saigon Shack

8.4
114 Macdougal St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 394 tips and reviews
Hampton Chutney Co. is one of best of nyc.

53. Hampton Chutney Co.

143 Grand St, New York, NY
Dosa Place · SoHo · 210 tips and reviews
Yuca Bar & Restaurant is one of best of nyc.

54. Yuca Bar & Restaurant

8.0
111 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 245 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of best of nyc.

55. Ninth Street Espresso

8.9
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 106 tips and reviews
Evelyn Drinkery is one of best of nyc.

56. Evelyn Drinkery

171 Avenue C (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
Gaia Italian Cafe is one of best of nyc.

57. Gaia Italian Cafe

251 E Houston St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 130 tips and reviews
Kinfolk 94 is one of best of nyc.

58. Kinfolk 94

94 Wythe Ave (at N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 37 tips and reviews
Beyond Sushi is one of best of nyc.

59. Beyond Sushi

229 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 119 tips and reviews
Northern Territory is one of best of nyc.

60. Northern Territory

12 Franklin St (at Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Australian Restaurant · Greenpoint · 143 tips and reviews
Tompkins Square Bagels is one of best of nyc.

61. Tompkins Square Bagels

8.8
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 350 tips and reviews
Museum of the Moving Image is one of best of nyc.

62. Museum of the Moving Image

9.3
36-01 35th Ave (btwn 36th St and 37th St), Astoria, NY
Museum · Astoria · 185 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of best of nyc.

63. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
Ess-a-Bagel is one of best of nyc.

64. Ess-a-Bagel

8.4
831 3rd Ave (btwn 50th & 51st St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Turtle Bay · 359 tips and reviews
Sam's Falafel is one of best of nyc.

65. Sam's Falafel

8.3
Cedar St (btwn Broadway & Trinity Pl), New York, NY
Food Truck · Financial District · 35 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of best of nyc.

66. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of best of nyc.

67. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Lillie's Union Square is one of best of nyc.

68. Lillie's Union Square

7.6
13 E 17th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Union Square · 275 tips and reviews
Terri is one of best of nyc.

69. Terri

60 W 23rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 318 tips and reviews
Emmy Squared is one of best of nyc.

70. Emmy Squared

9.0
364 Grand St (at Marcy Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Williamsburg · 168 tips and reviews
Prospect Park is one of best of nyc.

71. Prospect Park

9.7
Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Prospect Park · 309 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of best of nyc.

72. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews
Film at Lincoln Center is one of best of nyc.

73. Film at Lincoln Center

8.9
70 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Lincoln Square · 32 tips and reviews
Calle Ocho is one of best of nyc.

74. Calle Ocho

2756 Broadway (at 106th St), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Upper West Side · 292 tips and reviews
Momofuku Milk Bar is one of best of nyc.

75. Momofuku Milk Bar

72 Wooster St (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · SoHo · 22 tips and reviews
Bite is one of best of nyc.

76. Bite

8.4
335 Lafayette St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · NoHo · 175 tips and reviews
New Museum is one of best of nyc.

77. New Museum

7.9
235 Bowery (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
North River Lobster Company is one of best of nyc.

78. North River Lobster Company

81 W 41st St, New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 74 tips and reviews
Drop Off Service is one of best of nyc.

79. Drop Off Service

8.2
211 Avenue A (btwn E 13th St & E 14th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 161 tips and reviews
Shayz Lounge is one of best of nyc.

80. Shayz Lounge

130 Franklin St (Milton St), New York, NY
Bar · 24 tips and reviews
Black Rabbit is one of best of nyc.

81. Black Rabbit

8.7
91 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Manhattan Ave & Franklin St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Greenpoint · 83 tips and reviews
Neptune Diner is one of best of nyc.

82. Neptune Diner

31-05 Astoria Blvd (at 31st St), Astoria, NY
Diner · 92 tips and reviews
Ace Bar is one of best of nyc.

83. Ace Bar

7.7
531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews
Hi•Fi is one of best of nyc.

84. Hi•Fi

169 Avenue A (btwn E 10th & E 11th St.), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 83 tips and reviews
Earl's Beer & Cheese is one of best of nyc.

85. Earl's Beer & Cheese

8.9
1259 Park Ave (btwn E 97th & E 98th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Harlem · 169 tips and reviews
Great Jones Spa Juice Bar is one of best of nyc.

86. Great Jones Spa Juice Bar

6.2
29 Great Jones St (Lafayette), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 10 tips and reviews
Tom & Jerry's is one of best of nyc.

87. Tom & Jerry's

8.4
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews
Otto's Shrunken Head is one of best of nyc.

88. Otto's Shrunken Head

7.4
538 E 14th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 127 tips and reviews
Wave Hill is one of best of nyc.

89. Wave Hill

9.4
675 W 252nd St (Independence Ave), Bronx, NY
Garden · Riverdale · 53 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of best of nyc.

90. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art is one of best of nyc.

91. 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
Highline Ballroom is one of best of nyc.

92. Highline Ballroom

431 W 16th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Chelsea · 137 tips and reviews
The McKittrick Hotel is one of best of nyc.

93. The McKittrick Hotel

9.0
530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews
High Line is one of best of nyc.

94. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is one of best of nyc.

95. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

9.3
445 Albee Sq (at Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews