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NYC Favorites

NYC Favorites

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Created by Rob Dawes • Updated On: February 1, 2015
Shake Shack is one of NYC Favorites.

1. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Fig & Olive is one of NYC Favorites.

2. Fig & Olive

420 W 13th St (btwn 9th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 228 tips and reviews

3. Versace

7.7
647 5th Ave, New York, NY
Clothing Store · Midtown East · 7 tips and reviews
Shabu-Tatsu is one of NYC Favorites.

4. Shabu-Tatsu

8.4
216 E 10th St (btw 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant · East Village · 92 tips and reviews
Cartier is one of NYC Favorites.

5. Cartier

9.1
653 5th Ave (at E 52nd St), New York, NY
Jewelry Store · Midtown East · 20 tips and reviews
Il Corso is one of NYC Favorites.

6. Il Corso

8.2
54 W 55th St (btwn 5th & 6th), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 41 tips and reviews
Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of NYC Favorites.

7. Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.6
89 E 42nd St (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 404 tips and reviews
Hill Country Barbecue Market is one of NYC Favorites.

8. Hill Country Barbecue Market

8.6
30 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · NoMad · 489 tips and reviews
Apple Grand Central is one of NYC Favorites.

9. Apple Grand Central

8.1
45 Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
Electronics Store · Midtown East · 255 tips and reviews
The McKittrick Hotel is one of NYC Favorites.

10. The McKittrick Hotel

9.0
530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews
Gramercy Tavern is one of NYC Favorites.

11. Gramercy Tavern

9.4
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews
Estiatorio Milos is one of NYC Favorites.

12. Estiatorio Milos

8.8
125 W 55th St (btwn 6th and 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Theater District · 173 tips and reviews
Sakagura is one of NYC Favorites.

13. Sakagura

9.1
211 E 43rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · Turtle Bay · 223 tips and reviews
Nitehawk Cinema is one of NYC Favorites.

14. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews
TAO Uptown is one of NYC Favorites.

15. TAO Uptown

8.8
42 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 390 tips and reviews
ilili Restaurant is one of NYC Favorites.

16. ilili Restaurant

8.8
236 5th Ave (btwn E 27th & E 28th St), New York, NY
Lebanese Restaurant · NoMad · 476 tips and reviews
Majestic Theatre is one of NYC Favorites.

17. Majestic Theatre

9.1
245 W 44th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 238 tips and reviews
Georgetown Cupcake is one of NYC Favorites.

18. Georgetown Cupcake

111 Mercer St (btwn Spring St & Prince St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · SoHo · 194 tips and reviews
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is one of NYC Favorites.

19. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

9.4
70 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn Columbus & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · 216 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of NYC Favorites.

20. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
The NoMad Restaurant is one of NYC Favorites.

21. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 391 tips and reviews
Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square is one of NYC Favorites.

22. Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square

8.5
Herald Square, New York, NY
Food Truck · Garment District · 316 tips and reviews
Buddakan is one of NYC Favorites.

23. Buddakan

9.1
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews
JoJo is one of NYC Favorites.

24. JoJo

8.1
160 E 64th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Upper East Side · 60 tips and reviews
Regal Battery Park is one of NYC Favorites.

25. Regal Battery Park

8.8
102 N End Ave, New York, NY
Movie Theater · Battery Park City · 232 tips and reviews
Aquavit is one of NYC Favorites.

26. Aquavit

8.4
65 E 55th St (btw Madison and Park Ave), New York, NY
Scandinavian Restaurant · Midtown East · 106 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is one of NYC Favorites.

27. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Ted Baker is one of NYC Favorites.

28. Ted Baker

7.1
34 Little West 12th St (btwn Washington & Gansevoort), New York, NY
Clothing Store · Meatpacking District · 1 tip
Madison Square Park is one of NYC Favorites.

29. Madison Square Park

9.4
Madison Ave (btwn E 23rd & E 26th St), New York, NY
Park · 480 tips and reviews
Barbes Restaurant is one of NYC Favorites.

30. Barbes Restaurant

19 E 36th St (btw Madison and 5th Ave), New York, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · Garment District · 23 tips and reviews
Docks Oyster Bar is one of NYC Favorites.

31. Docks Oyster Bar

7.9
633 3rd Ave (at E 40th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Murray Hill · 90 tips and reviews
Indochine is one of NYC Favorites.

32. Indochine

8.4
430 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · NoHo · 69 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of NYC Favorites.

33. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Le Bernardin is one of NYC Favorites.

34. Le Bernardin

9.2
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 310 tips and reviews
AMC Lincoln Square 13 is one of NYC Favorites.

35. AMC Lincoln Square 13

8.7
1998 Broadway (at W 68th St), New York, NY
Movie Theater · 446 tips and reviews
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of NYC Favorites.

36. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.7
110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews
Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春 is one of NYC Favorites.

37. Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春

7.4
24 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 226 tips and reviews
Theory Company Store is one of NYC Favorites.

38. Theory Company Store

139 5th Ave Fl 2 (Btwn 20th & 21st St.), New York, NY
Women's Store · Flatiron District · 4 tips and reviews
Nai Tapas Bar is one of NYC Favorites.

39. Nai Tapas Bar

7.8
84 2nd Ave (E 5th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 90 tips and reviews
Alta is one of NYC Favorites.

40. Alta

64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews
Les Halles is one of NYC Favorites.

41. Les Halles

411 Park Ave S (btwn E 28th & E 29th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoMad · 248 tips and reviews
Aureole is one of NYC Favorites.

42. Aureole

135 W 42nd St (One Bryant Park), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Theater District · 88 tips and reviews
Gordon Ramsay at The London is one of NYC Favorites.

43. Gordon Ramsay at The London

151 W 54th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 42 tips and reviews
Robataya NY is one of NYC Favorites.

44. Robataya NY

231 E 9th St (btwn Stuyvesant St & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 103 tips and reviews
Aldea is one of NYC Favorites.

45. Aldea

31 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Portuguese Restaurant · Union Square · 118 tips and reviews