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Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of NY (old).

1. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.6
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 236 tips and reviews
The Breslin Bar & Dining Room is one of NY (old).

2. The Breslin Bar & Dining Room

16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Gastropub · NoMad · 688 tips and reviews
Penelope is one of NY (old).

3. Penelope

159 Lexington Ave (at E 30th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 423 tips and reviews

Kristina S.Kristina Simmons: I love this brunch place! I highly recommend the "Sam I Am" with egg whites.

Bergdorf Goodman is one of NY (old).

4. Bergdorf Goodman

8.9
754 5th Ave (btwn E 57th & E 58th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Midtown East · 241 tips and reviews

Carolyn C.Carolyn Coles: Best shoe collection on earth!

Henri Bendel is one of NY (old).

5. Henri Bendel

716 5th Ave (at 56th St), New York, NY
Boutique · Midtown East · 94 tips and reviews
The Stanton Social is one of NY (old).

6. The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 388 tips and reviews

Carolyn C.Carolyn Coles: Must try: French onion soup bites, perogies and halibut tacos. Go hungry - you won't be able to stop at a few dishes!

7. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Treehouse Bar is one of NY (old).

8. Treehouse Bar

7.0
23 Grand St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · SoHo · 18 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of NY (old).

9. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of NY (old).

10. Bathtub Gin

8.7
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Little Rascal is one of NY (old).

11. Little Rascal

8.3
163 Elizabeth St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · NoLita · 67 tips and reviews
Tudor City Park North is one of NY (old).

12. Tudor City Park North

8.7
Tudor City Pl (btwn E 42nd & E 43rd St), New York, NY
Park · Tudor City · 31 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NY (old).

13. High Line

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

DensDens: Walk the whole thing (sunset = best). If its night time, look for the exhibitionists Doing Their Thing in the windows of the Standard Hotel. Sit in sunken mini-theater (you'll know it when you see it)

Experimental Cocktail Club is one of NY (old).

14. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of NY (old).

15. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Pancakes that are worth the five-hour wait on a Saturday, but if you go during the week you just might beat the crowd...

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of NY (old).

16. 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: For a totally different MoMA, go on the first Thursday of each month, when the Museum is open 'til 8:45 p.m. with music and a bar.

ABC Kitchen is one of NY (old).

17. ABC Kitchen

9.2
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 721 tips and reviews

Taylor L.Taylor Loren: Cutest restaurant EVER, I nearly died it was so adorable. Crab toast is super delicious too!

Locanda Verde is one of NY (old).

18. Locanda Verde

9.1
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 508 tips and reviews

Kristina S.Kristina Simmons: Love this place! Amazing atmosphere and great Italian restaurant. Try the sheep's milk ricotta and the beet/goat cheese ravioli-- you won't be disappointed.

Ladurée is one of NY (old).

19. Ladurée

9.1
864 Madison Ave (btwn E 70th & E 71st St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 256 tips and reviews

Dolapo F.Dolapo Falola: The rose macaron here is lovely. Unlike their "no photos" policy

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NY (old).

20. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

The OnionThe Onion: Beware: Some museums are more reputable than others. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City? Pretty reputable. The Flagstaff Groundhog & Jackalope Hall of Fame? Less so. Read more.

Apothèke is one of NY (old).

21. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Caracas Arepa Bar is one of NY (old).

22. Caracas Arepa Bar

91 E 7th St (btw 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Arepa Restaurant · East Village · 361 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of NY (old).

23. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: A scenic walk across the Brooklyn Bridge provides the perfect backdrop to telling someone that they don’t have any friends or for fighting over who is more integral to the marriage equality debate.

Beacon's Closet is one of NY (old).

24. Beacon's Closet

8.0
74 Guernsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · Greenpoint · 149 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: The wide selection encompasses everything from no-name 70s vintage to $40 DVF wrap dressed, and the music and the people-watching are both always top-notch.

Ten Degrees Bistro is one of NY (old).

25. Ten Degrees Bistro

131 Avenue A (btwn St. Mark's Pl & E 9th St), New York, NY
Bistro · East Village · 87 tips and reviews

DensDens: One of my top 2 go-to spots for dinner in the East Village (the other being Casmir). I always go for: strip steak medium rare, béarnaise sauce, fries, escargot, cabernet. (ps: decent brunch too)

The New York Earth Room is one of NY (old).

26. The New York Earth Room

8.2
141 Wooster St (btw Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 35 tips and reviews

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton: As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.

The Frick Collection is one of NY (old).

27. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews

iFanboyiFanboy: The Frick Museum is the model for Avengers Mansion, which is in the same location in the pages of Avengers comics from Marvel Comics.

OST Cafe is one of NY (old).

28. OST Cafe

441 E 12th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 198 tips and reviews

DensDens: Naveen and I built half of the original foursquare prototype here (pre-SXSW 2009). This was before I was drinking coffee, so I was downing like 5 hot a day here (someone's gotta pay for that wifi!)

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is one of NY (old).

29. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

5.2
Brewster Rd (at Lindbergh Rd), Newark, NJ
International Airport · Newark Airport and Port Newark · 2505 tips and reviews

Taylor L.Taylor Loren: The Vancouver direct flight from Newark is definitely better than flying to La Guardia and connecting through Toronto!

Apple Fifth Avenue is one of NY (old).

30. Apple Fifth Avenue

9.0
767 5th Ave (btwn E 58th & E 59th St), New York, NY
Electronics Store · Midtown East · 1235 tips and reviews

Taylor L.Taylor Loren: Open 24hrs!

Tumblr HQ is one of NY (old).

31. Tumblr HQ

35 E 21st St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Office · Flatiron District · 32 tips and reviews

Mackenzie K.Mackenzie Kosut: Pet the Pomeranian (Tommy) if you can find him.

Foursquare HQ is one of NY (old).

32. Foursquare HQ

568 Broadway Fl 10 (at Prince St), New York, NY
Tech Startup · SoHo · 188 tips and reviews
Dos Caminos is one of NY (old).

33. Dos Caminos

7.0
373 Park Ave S (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Rose Hill · 183 tips and reviews

Taylor L.Taylor Loren: The plantain appetizer is awesome. A weird combo but in the best way.

34. UNIQLO

31 West 34th Street (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Clothing Store · Koreatown · 117 tips and reviews

Charley M.Charley Ma: By far the least crowded of the three uniqlo stores in New York, all three floors have cashiers and the third floor has always been quick for me.

Harefield Road is one of NY (old).

35. Harefield Road

8.4
769 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Graham Ave & Humboldt St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 118 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of NY (old).

36. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The New Orleans-themed joint has an absinthe drip built into the accommodating U-shaped bar, plus all manner of cocktails from a Freeman's vet. Dollar oysters from 4 PM - 7 PM. Read more.

Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of NY (old).

37. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

285 Bedford Ave (btwn Grand & S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Williamsburg · 98 tips and reviews
Tom & Jerry's is one of NY (old).

38. Tom & Jerry's

8.4
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews
Lure Fishbar is one of NY (old).

39. Lure Fishbar

9.0
142 Mercer St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · SoHo · 401 tips and reviews

Taylor L.Taylor Loren: This underground gem is decorated to make you feel like you're on some luxury cruise boat or something. Nautical chic.

SoulCycle Union Square is one of NY (old).

40. SoulCycle Union Square

12 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Cycle Studio · Flatiron District · 85 tips and reviews

Carolyn C.Carolyn Coles: One of my favorite places to workout while on visits to NYC. You can't go wrong with any of the classes. Be sure to check out all the great products and goodies in their luxurious bathrooms.

41. Matilda

647 E 11th St (Avenue C), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 51 tips and reviews

Michael T.Michael Turner: Brunch here is probably one of the best deals in the city'

Gladstone Gallery is one of NY (old).

42. Gladstone Gallery

8.5
530 W 21st St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 4 tips and reviews

BLOUIN ARTINFOBLOUIN ARTINFO: Representing legends (like Alighiero e Boetti), superstars (like Anish Kapoor), and rising forces (like Allora & Calzadilla), Barbara Gladstone is the pinnacle of class.

Gladstone Gallery is one of NY (old).

43. Gladstone Gallery

8.2
515 W 24th St, New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 3 tips and reviews
Gruppo is one of NY (old).

44. Gruppo

8.4
98 Avenue B (btwn E 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Alphabet City · 90 tips and reviews
Partners Coffee is one of NY (old).

45. Partners Coffee

8.9
125 N 6th St (btwn Bedford Ave & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 408 tips and reviews
David Zwirner Gallery is one of NY (old).

46. David Zwirner Gallery

9.1
519/525 & 533 W 19th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 43 tips and reviews
Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory is one of NY (old).

47. Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory

111 N 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY
Chocolate Store · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of NY (old).

48. Blue Bottle Coffee

160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 403 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of NY (old).

49. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1839 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Heights Promenade is one of NY (old).

50. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6
Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews
Cafe Minerva is one of NY (old).

51. Cafe Minerva

302 W 4th St (Bank St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 114 tips and reviews
Happy Bones is one of NY (old).

52. Happy Bones

394 Broome St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 207 tips and reviews
Two Hands is one of NY (old).

53. Two Hands

8.4
164 Mott St (btwn Broome St & Grand St), New York, NY
Café · Little Italy · 315 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters is one of NY (old).

54. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews
The Ludlow Hotel is one of NY (old).

55. The Ludlow Hotel

8.9
180 Ludlow St, New York, NY
Hotel · Lower East Side · 29 tips and reviews