New York

Gossip Girl: A favorite of Upper East Side society, this café is where Avery Carlyle began her ascent to reign as Queen Bee of Constance Billard. (The Carlyles: Love the One You’re With) Read more.

Gossip Girl: Your hair will smell like onion rings when you leave, but it’s still the go-to spot for S and B to do business—like planning the Kiss on the Lips party. (Gossip Girl) Read more.

Gossip Girl: You'll spot more drama over fashion here than Project Runway delivers. Don’t believe me? Read about S and B's catfight over Chloe in I Will Always Love You.

Gossip Girl: See and be seen when you’re dining al fresco at this SoHo staple. Just don’t be surprised if your secret convo ends up on Page Six - or on gossipgirl.net. Read more.

Gossip Girl: Stock up on snacks—rocky road ice cream and granny smith apples for N, please—at this gourmet grocery store. (It Had to Be You) Read more.

Gossip Girl: Come for the movie, stay for the MFA cuties at the downtown screening center that V adores. Read more.

Gossip Girl: Alternagirls like V cannot live on Doc Martens alone. Luckily, they can find all the ironic t-shirts and messenger bags they need right here. Read more.

Gossip Girl: This is where it all begins. Or ends. Where S returned from boarding school, where B headed to Yale, and where D and S struck up an unlikely romance. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.

Gossip Girl: N bought B a heart necklace here—but this sparkly Fifth Avenue store has always been there for B, and I can't say the same for N. Stop by for breakfast. BYO glazed cruller. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.

Gossip Girl: Cure your carb cravings while overlooking Columbus Circle. Just try not to drool over the models slash waiters. Read more.

Time Out New York: Each theater has paired seats and tables where twosomes can nosh while taking in indie and retro flicks. Split the Nitehawk Queso, with melted cheese, black beans, spicy chorizo and cooling guac. Read more.

Time Out New York: 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.

Time Out New York: This space, which reopened last October after receiving a face-lift, will appeal to both cultural connoisseurs and dilettantes alike with live music, theater shows and more. Read more.

Time Out New York: Sit at the wood-topped bar to watch co-owner Regina Christiansen mix drinks like the classic Blood & Sand, or abscond to one of the smaller tables along the wall for a quiet conversation. Read more.

Time Out New York: Celeb chef Marcus Samuelsson’s eatery offers his take on soul-food classics. Come for Renaissance on Thursdays (7:30pm), a weekly DJ night devoted to jazz and soul tunes from across the globe. Read more.

Time Out New York: Impress your date at this intimate dinner spot, which offers shareable Asian “tapas” created by chef King Phojanakong. The small plates are also affordable, with most in the $7–$12 range. Read more.

Time Out New York: 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.

Time Out New York: Win major points with a beer lover at this subterranean gastropub: A selection of 12 stellar craft and microbrews is always on tap. Read more.

Time Out New York: 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.

Time Out New York: For special occasions it’s hard to beat this mainstay with Brooklyn Bridge views. For a more relaxed date, sit in the terrace and sample appetizers, desserts and drinks ($25 per-person minimum). Read more.

Time Out New York: Weekday rush tickets (if you can spare four hours to wait in line) or standing-room tickets cost a mere $20. Or click through to find out how to enter the online weekend-rush lotto. Read more.

Time Out New York: Get access to the exclusive Members Dining Room when you buy a Met Net membership ($70). Read more.

Time Out New York: The museum sponsored Robert Peary’s expedition to the North Pole, and in Greenland he discovered the largest buried meteorite in the world, Cape York. Three chunks of it are on display here. Read more.

Time Out New York: The Spears Building on West 22nd Street featured loading docks that led right onto the High Line. Those docks now help support the 22nd Street Seating Steps in the park's second section. Read more.

Time Out New York: When the New York Times moved into offices at Broadway and 42nd Street on Dec 31, 1904, it threw a party so legendary that New Yorkers started to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square every year. Read more.

Time Out New York: Ride vintage wooden escalators dating back to 1902. Look for them on the Broadway side of the shop between the eighth and ninth floors. Read more.

Time Out New York: 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.

Time Out New York: The giant anchorages of this suspension bridge were supposed to double as shopping arcades. The inside of each features the same Gothic design as the towers, plus 50-foot-high cathedral ceilings. Read more.

Time Out New York: Through an unmarked (and locked, sorry) door on the 102nd-floor observation deck is a narrow terrace that was once intended to be a docking station for airships moored to the mast Read more.

Time Out New York: The best place to remember why you love Queens contains the Mets stadium, the New York Hall of Science, the home of the US Open, the iconic Unisphere. and the Queens Museum of Art. Read more.

Time Out New York: The best hotel for a staycation has perfected the urban-resort concept. The tri-level pleasure complex boasts a pool with an open view of the Empire State Building, five bars and the Exhale spa. Read more.

Time Out New York: Come here for Gameshow Speakeasy, the best game night in NYC, featuring wisecracking panelists from NYC’s nightlife circuit and a famous mystery guest. Read more.

Time Out New York: The best small venue for checking out headlining comics has seen Dave Chappelle, Susie Essman, Tracy Morgan and others grace its stage. Read more.

Time Out New York: UCBT is the best place to laugh at funny people before they end up on TV. Nearly every sitcom on NBC’s Thursday-night lineup features performers who honed their craft at the Chelsea venue. Read more.

Serious Eats: Best Jam Doughnut: Lightly dusted in powdered sugar, this baby oozes an excellent sweet-tart housemade raspberry jam, hugged by a yeasty, even-crumbed interior. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended: Pork ribs and rib tips, pork belly, lamb sausage sandwich, burnt ends, cole slaw. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended: Brisket, vegetarian sloppy Joe, potato salad, stewed corn, borracho beans, peanut butter pie. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Beer cheese; grilled mozzarella sandwich; grilled cheddar sandwich; Asian gnocchi and beef. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Steaks; burger and rice with fried egg; spicy pork bowl; oxtail soup; grilled short rib; scallion salad; kimchi; French fries; king oyster mushrooms. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Gilly falafel, Mediterranean chicken falafel, eggplant à la Yafa. The falafel at this modest and mostly takeout shop is crisp yet moist, airy yet creamy. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Deviled eggs; smoked salmon pâté; Nippon-nachos; a fish and some chips; roasted half chicken; beef tenderloin; mango mochi. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended: Oysters and Pearls, gateau of foie gras, clam chowder, sweet corn velouté, omelet with mushroom duxelles and aged tamari, butter-poached lobster; pressed duck. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended: Margherita pizza. Made from wild yeast culture shipped from Italy bucking and snorting, the pizza has a springy crust, flavors galloping from its winey, nutty edges to its chocolaty char. Read more.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Tacos with braised tongue or grilled shrimp, seafood enchiladas, chilaquiles, pork chop, herb-roasted chicken, pan-seared fish, agua fresca of the day. Read more.

The New York Times: Ask to be seated in the main dining room and save the evening with an order of king-crab legs, which are reliable and sweet. Read more.

The New York Times: Turn off your device and let the evening wash over you like a dream. Don’t return to the grid until afterward. Pinky swear on that. Read more.

The New York Times: You are here to have fun, so demand it. Bubbles to begin, and a salade Nicoise, followed by Dover sole. D’accord? D’accord! Read more.

The New York Times: Cornbread’s a must. Then? Duck-liver pudding: Discuss. (Yes.) Red Caesar salad: yes. Fried yard bird: Yes. Go malted for dessert. Read more.

The New York Times: Can you even get phone reception down here? What you want is the prawn bruschetta, followed by a lamb burger and a glass of big red. Read more.

The New York Times: You have to wait for a table, but then: hot ramen, porky and rich, with dumplings on the side, cold beer. One of the city’s best meals.

The New York Times: Malaysianish barbecue in a setting that recalls Williamsburg '92. Get bacon, with a tall cold beer. Get some pig. And the crab laksa, yes. Read more.

The New York Times: Welcome. Have cucumbers to start, some duck, a soup, the cumin lamb and the “BBQ” fish. Add Tsingtaos. Lovely, no? Read more.

The New York Times: Can you smell that woodsmoke, from the fireplace? Divine. (You’ll smell it tomorrow in your hair.) Now have some wine and tortellini, pork. Read more.

The New York Times: Can you hear anything in this place but the crowd? Have a big drink in a coconut and order the Peking pig. Bali hai! Read more.

The New York Times: There are days when the only proper response to life is bangers and mash, pints of Guinness and sawdust on the floor. Here’s your man.

The New York Times: Gramercy Tavern is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop

The New York Times: Bienvenidos a Miami! Order a Cuba Libre immediately, and consider an entree to share: the suckling pig, the chicken, or the arroz con pato. Read more.

The New York Times: Powernap, anyone? Spend 15 minutes in a pod or give your heels a break and enjoy a foot massage.

The New York Times: Shhh: save on margaritas and upscale Mexican cuisine during Happy Hour.

The New York Times: Pass on the crab cakes — not great for front-row breath — and order a cocktail from one of the old-school Manhattan bartenders.

The New York Times: Refresh and relax in the spa or splurge on a classy afternoon tea.

The New York Times: Skip the infamous cupcakes at this NYC standby and give the banana pudding a try.

The New York Times: A timeless New-York-meets-Paris atmosphere with reasonably priced French cuisine.

The New York Times: Craving pizza but still want to fit into couture? The thin cracker crust it is, then.

The New York Times: This editor lunch favorite also has takeout sandwiches and nutter-butter cookies for fashionistas on the run.

The New York Times: Great service and plenty of room make this our best family barbecue restaurant. Bring the kids for beef ribs, pit beans, dessert cookies.

nymag: Daniel’s homage to Mediterranean cuisine is the great Frenchman’s most vibrant new establishment in years. One of Adam Platt's best new restaurants for 2012!

nymag: We know they do a bang-up job at all the Canadian-style favorites here, but have you tried the turkey sandwich? Brined, smoked, steamed, and sliced to order: Featured in Cheap Eats 2011! Read more.

nymag: If you haven't had the turkey sandwich here, you're missing out---it's the best triple-decker in town. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011! Read more.

nymag: Sponsored Tip: Order San Pellegrino or Acqua Panna water at this elegant steakhouse and a donation will be made to Share Our Strength! Also: try the Porterhouse for two. Read more.

nymag: One of our fav desserts of the year is the rainbow sherbet here; Platt considers it Chef Alex Stupak’s greatest creation. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: One of our fav cocktails of the year is the Radler, a frothy mix of Belgian wheat beer, limes, and a bracing shot of pineapple-infused aquavit. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: Adam Platt’s favorite breakfast sandwich in the meatpacking district is the $10 combo of Kentucky bacon, fried eggs, and Cheddar cheese here. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: For the ultimate in nouveau southern-fried dining, try the Tennessee fried chicken dinner here on Tuesday nights. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: Marcus Samuelsson’s ode to southern down-home cooking is Harlem’s most ambitious opening in decades. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: You can get one of our fav tasting menus here (five or seven courses) and this re-invented French spot is also one of the year’s best restaurants from Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: Weekend brunch might be your best bet here, for old-world breakfast treats like shirred eggs with black truffles, and a rich black-pudding clafoutis. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: It’s the ultimate in handcrafted retro deli pleasure here, where you must try the pastrami on rye with a Brooklyn-brined pickle. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: It’s an earthier take on weekend brunch here where New York’s reigning Iron Chef turns out thick waffles with fried quail and an ingenious “Eggs Benny.” Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: 20 exquisite courses with bites like frizzled blowfish tails and smoked brandade make the tasting menu here top notch. One of the year’s best new restaurants, featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

nymag: The Bash burger here is a must-try, says Adam Platt. (Bacon jam!) Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.

Crunch Gym: Looking for healthy food finds? Then look no further. The Union Square Green Market has an array of fresh produce and organic treats. Support your local farmers on Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. Read more.

Neil DesPres: Get a couple fresh apple cider donuts. Eat them.

Gossip Girl: If you're anything like B, you may have come here with Nanny when you were six, but why not relive your youth—and relieve your stress—with a cup of tea at this quaint neighborhood café? Read more.

Gossip Girl: Meet at the Ghandi Statue, the one landmark in NYC, where the West side and the East side converge . . . and where D met his own Eastern-philosophy spouting pseudo-soul mate (Only in Your Dreams) Read more.

Gossip Girl: S may have acted in Breakfast at Fred's, but the real star of the 9th floor Barneys’ restaurant is the Fred’s chicken salad. And S knows it too.

Serious Eats: An excellent bar burger, well-griddled, juicy and blanketed in melty American cheese. Read more.

New York Habitat: A real hidden gem in the Upper West Side and it gets our vote for the best place to watch the sunset. Right on the Hudson River with sailboats passing by, relax, have a drink, and enjoy the view.

Anthony DeRico: Best neighborhood in NYC to live, work and play!

Time Out New York: Walk along the south shore of the lake in fall: the sugar maples are the first trees to change color, and everything is reflected in the water, doubling the spectacle.

HISTORY: The new stadium opened on April 2, 2009, when the Yankees hosted a workout day in front of fans from the Bronx community. The Yankees are the only team to inaugurate 2 stadiums with World Series wins.

The Wall Street Journal: Check out Julie Mehretu's exhibition, "Grey Area," her representation of post-war Berlin in which the dynamism of urban life confronts decay and change. It's open through October 6, 2010. Read more.

Gilt City: It’s the go-to neighborhood classic. Congrats to Robert de Niro for putting Tribeca on the map when he opened this instant favorite in 1990.