All the products at this old-timey-general-store themed boutique are locally made, sustainable or Fair Trade, including stationery, clothing, housewares and bath products. Read more.
Couples visit this theater to canoodle in the dark while watching quality indie fare. Landmark hosts one of the best midnight-movie series in town, screening both cult faves and classics. Read more.
Explore this institution’s collection of titillating photographs, films and all manner of erotic ephemera. Stop by the souvenir shop and pick up a copy of Adult Mad Libs to play with your date. Read more.
This movie house is located at the back of reBar, a gastropub serving small plates. The theater screens indie flicks; grab a bag of duck-fat popcorn ($5–$7) before settling in for a showing. Read more.
This East Village restaurant is outfitted with vintage wallpaper and pages from a 1915 etiquette text. Sample one of the pre-Prohibition quaffs, like the Sherry Cobbler (sherry and lemon juice). Read more.
Browse the vintage tomes that line this bar's walls with a bookish date, or head downstairs for one of the venue’s music or comedy shows, such as Eugene Mirman’s weekly Pretty Good Friends. Read more.
Awe a new love at this New Orleans–inspired saloon, where you can sample one of 26 varieties of absinthe, or pick a selection from barkeep Maxwell Britten’s smart cocktail list. Read more.
Thank publisher Joseph Pulitzer—yes, that Pulitzer—for stimulating enough American donations to pay for Lady Liberty’s pedestal. His statue is at the walkway near the left entrance to the statue. Read more.
See the old City Hall stop, one of NYC’s most majestic stations with vaulted ceilings and Art Nouveau skylights. Stay on the downtown 6 as it passes through the station on its way to the uptown track. Read more.
The best New York-focused museum is housed in a decommissioned subway station. Make sure to see the excellent collection of vintage subway cars. Read more.
Munch on "Crispy Carpetbaggers" (crispy oyster, beef carpaccio & truffled 'tatoes) while downing some of their 10 (!) different vodka sodas. Read more.
Get pastry chef Christina Tosi’s pretzel cake truffles, which spins bodega pretzels into supremely moist cake balls. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try splitting a $25 prix-fixe lunch with your companion and adding one or two of the ever-changing small dishes. In the prix-fixe, the pork buns are a perennial favorite. Read more.
Moby raved about the seitan taquitos here - in his New York Diet, he called the mini-tacos topped with pineapple, guacamole, and salsa "spectacular." Read more.
Try the Hawaiian-style shaved ice with a sweet kiss of condensed milk andtoppings, including mochi, diced kiwi and homemade brownies. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
They brought Bulgogi Hot Dogs and Kimchi Burgers to Choice Eats- both were really popular!
Get the black olive and sausage pie-The loamy fennel sausage is freshly made, the tomatoes bright tasting, the canned olives saline, and all the flavors come together deliciously!
If you've been to N'awlins, Love Oysters, and hate being inside, Maison Premiere can accommodate your wildest wishes. Quality and affordability has never tasted so sweet! Read more.
Try the sublime kedgeree, studded with flaky haddock and garnished with fried onions, rice, ribbons of omelette and lime. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the beef with chili. Wok-charred beef is tossed w/ kafir lime leaves & green beans, then bathed in a orange-tinted sauce of turmeric & Thai chilies. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
Try the crispy, chewy sisig, featuring pork belly and lesser-loved pig parts, punched up with garlic, onion and citrus. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the addictive Sundae of Broken Dreams, 2 vanilla scoops topped w/ caramel sauce from Nine Cakes bakery, homemade whipped cream & bits of broken pretzel. It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.
Look left when inbound or right when outbound on the upper level to see Track 61, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt old private platform. His armor-clad train car is still there. Read more.
The best place to remember why you love the Bronx places equal weight on forms such as graffiti art and folk-art as well as more conceptual art. Don’t miss the lively First Friday parties. Read more.
The best year-round market brings together 150 local vendors carrying all manner of vintage, handmade and antique wares. The Flea will move to its winter location on November 26. Read more.
Stand on the platform and look up, you’ll be able to spot the underside of disused tracks, part of a planned expansion of the IND subway line that ran out of money. Read more.
Take a ride on a Manhattan-bound B or Q train to see Bill Brand’s Masstransiscope, a zoetrope created from 228 hand-painted panels. It’s on the right between Dekalb Avenue and the Manhattan Bridge. Read more.
The JetBlue terminal has a board w/ menus for all eateries, so you can decide where to go before schlepping up and down the terminal. Or try the long work bar w/ free WiFi. Read more.
Enjoy $2 snacks from the taco-truck-in-residence and watch the cool kids make out to "Rump Shaker". The Woods is South Williamsburg's finest high school party for adults! - IFC Staff
Best view in NYC! Come to try New York's best pizza here at Grimaldi's then take a walk t new pier.
Check out the sweet original art on display in one of New York's best comic book stores.
Staff Pick! Deb (Digital Lab): Catch a snack at the Mambo Open Book Café and check out some books at the same time. Sit under an umbrella on the plaza and sip your coffee. Civilized!
Take in the beautiful foliage and treat yourself to ice cream at the café; in winter when it's too cold to stroll, visit the climate-controlled Steinhardt Conservatory.
Staff Pick! Kathy (Curatorial): Jamaican chicken patties and the tasty jerk chicken platter comes with a very addictive cabbage dish; if you are feeling a bit adventurous, try a peanut punch.
Say Bonjour to Vin Sur Vingt! The all-French wine list (and all-French staff) lets you taste before you buy so you can have midnight in Paris in New York. Order up a plate of escargot or Pate. Voila!
Ask and you shall receive! Bartenders offer tastes of wine both on and off the short, hard to find, rotating wine list. This ode to Austria, is one of our 5 favorite West Village wine bars.
While plenty of neighborhood restaurants are making tiny, expensive, artisan pies, this little stall makes a far superior version. Read: extra oil, extra herbs, and shockingly good tomato sauce.
