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Ace Hotel New York is one of To-do in City.

1. Ace Hotel New York

8.8
20 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 402 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: NYC: If you build it, they will come. No one thought a hangout at 29th and Broadway could be this popular, but now it's one of NYC's busiest hotel lobbies. -IFC Staff

Sau Voi Corp is one of To-do in City.

2. Sau Voi Corp

101 Lafayette St (at Walker), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Downtown Manhattan · 36 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: NY: IFC's Thu Tran says, "Not the best sandwich place, but very fun. 1 stop shop for a roast pork banh mi, cds, mags and panties. AVOID the styrofoam plated saran-wrapped desserts here. They suck!" Read more.

Niles NYC Bar & Restaurant is one of To-do in City.

3. Niles NYC Bar & Restaurant

6.3
371 7th Ave (at Affinia Manhattan Hotel), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Chelsea · 49 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: Niles is non-descript, vaguely modern, and utterly charmless...and that's precisely its charm. It's also the unofficial off-campus conference room for the IFC Staff. We'll see you there! - IFC Staff

Barcade is one of To-do in City.

4. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: The Barcade equation is simple and elegant: Vintage Arcade Games + Local Microbrews. Somebody get this guy the Field's Medal! - IFC Staff

La Superior is one of To-do in City.

5. La Superior

8.4
295 Berry St (btwn S 2nd & S 3rd St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Williamsburg · 293 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: New York tacos that your L.A. friends can't knock. These carnitas will have you seeing the world through pork-colored lenses. - IFC Staff

No. 7 Sub is one of To-do in City.

6. No. 7 Sub

1188 Broadway (btwn E 28th & E 29th St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · NoMad · 223 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: The best sandwiches in walking distance to IFC headquarters. Slightly Off ingredients like "imitation lobster meat" and "pickled daikon" keep the IFC Staff lined up along Broadway. - IFC Staff

Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of To-do in City.

7. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: If there's anything keeping IFC staffers Always On, it's the Stumptown coffee at the Ace Hotel coffee bar. So thick, it'll stick to your teeth! See you in outer space! - IFC Staff

McSorley's Old Ale House is one of To-do in City.

8. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: McSorley's was one of the last "Men Only" pubs in Manhattan and the musky walls and sawdust floors are doing their best to uphold that odiferous tradition. - IFC Staff

The Woods is one of To-do in City.

9. The Woods

7.5
48 S 4th St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 198 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: 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

Little Branch is one of To-do in City.

10. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: Expensive cocktails served in a hidden speak-easy by men with Civil War beards. The only thing Slightly Off about this place is how Eerily On these guys are. Even the ice cubes are well read. - IFC St

Mercury Lounge is one of To-do in City.

11. Mercury Lounge

8.2
217 E Houston St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: The small stage, energetic crowd and top-notch indie bookings make Mercury Lounge an anomaly in New York, where indie bands regularly play to thousands. Come smell the bands you love! - IFC Staff

Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of To-do in City.

12. Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.6
89 E 42nd St (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 405 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: The perfect blend of old world dignity and New York kitsch. Sit at one of the communal U-shaped tables beneath the cavernous vaulted ceilings and enjoy the taste of Long Island Sound. - IFC Staff

Efes Mediterranean Grill is one of To-do in City.

13. Efes Mediterranean Grill

8.7
32 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ
Mediterranean Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews