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Guide to New York's best spots
Lifethyme Natural Market is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

1. Lifethyme Natural Market

8.4
410 Avenue of the Americas (btw 8th and 9th Sts), New York, NY
Health Food Store · Greenwich Village · 60 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: West village's best kept secret. 2nd floor great for relaxing with tray style organic buffet down on 1. Full organic supermarket too. AWESOME. But so is everything on this block.

Gray's Papaya is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

2. Gray's Papaya

402 Avenue of the Americas (at W 8th St), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Greenwich Village · 82 tips and reviews
Electric Lady Studios is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

3. Electric Lady Studios

8.6
52 W 8th St (6th Ave.), New York, NY
Recording Studio · Greenwich Village · 13 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: Best studio in NYC but you already know that. Long live ELS

Fu Run 賦潤東北美食 is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

4. Fu Run 賦潤東北美食

40-09 Prince St (at Roosevelt Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 77 tips and reviews
Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

5. Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan

7.9
42-47 Main St (at Franklin Ave), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews
Spicy & Tasty 膳坊 is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

6. Spicy & Tasty 膳坊

39-07 Prince St (at Roosevelt Ave), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews
Lobster Place is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

7. Lobster Place

252 Bleecker St (at Cornelia St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · West Village · 6 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: holy crap, the lobster bisque is like NOTHING YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE BEFORE. Get this or regret this.

Chelsea Piers is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

8. Chelsea Piers

62 Chelsea Piers (btwn 17th & 23rd St), New York, NY
Pier · Chelsea · 63 tips and reviews
Bel Mondo is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

9. Bel Mondo

Forest Hills, NY
Italian Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: best italian in Queens. Just opened. Get the 2 for $20 and the hand breaded calamari!!!!!

Two Boots is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

10. Two Boots

6.6
74 Bleecker St (Broadway), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoHo · 77 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: Best crust in NYC. bread alone has tons of flavor. slices are small though.

Uvarara is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

11. Uvarara

79-28 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village, NY
Italian Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: my second fav Italian in NYC. Off the beaten path on Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, these guys are fresh off the boat Italian geniuses. Food is amazing. wine selection is a B-.

Crash Mansion is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

12. Crash Mansion

199 Bowery (at Spring), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 16 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: love to play here... MTV was shooting a show when I played here in 2011. Drinks are watered down though. Back stage is cramped and dirty. lounge is awesome.

Red Mango is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

13. Red Mango

63 W 14th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 36 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: oh man this ones up there with Serendipity. AMAZING deserts. Instant NYC Classic

Jamba Juice is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

14. Jamba Juice

5.8
9 West 42nd Street (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Juice Bar · Midtown East · 69 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: this is my fav afternoon spot on the walk home from the old jobr. very friendly staff too

Hilton New York Times Square is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

15. Hilton New York Times Square

7.7
234 W 42nd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Hotel · Theater District · 84 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: yea! Where my wife works!

recoup lounge is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

16. recoup lounge

210 Rivington St (bet. Pitt and Ridge), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 5 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: I helped Jaque Coupet (owner) build this place. check out the web site I made for them too at www.recouploungenyc.com

flipside is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

17. flipside

Lefferts Blvd. (at Austin), Kew Gardens, NY
Uncategorized · 3 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: I helped design the interior of this place. Check out the ketchup bottle mural with my web site on it!!!!

Crif Dogs is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

18. Crif Dogs

8.7
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · East Village · 471 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: The telephone booth entrance to the speak easy is a fun gag. Hot dogs are the best in NYC. oh wait, I dont think they want the speak easy to be public info. oops

Electric Lady Studios is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

19. Electric Lady Studios

8.6
52 W 8th St (6th Ave.), New York, NY
Recording Studio · Greenwich Village · 13 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: my old job! YEA!

Legacy Recording Studio is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

20. Legacy Recording Studio

168 W 48th St Fl 3, New York, NY
Recording Studio · Theater District · 1 tip

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: recorded a few tracks here. great studio. great outboard gear selection. very modern.

The Magic Shop is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

21. The Magic Shop

49 Crosby St, New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 2 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: get my guitars serviced here ... same place Eric Clapton does when he's in NYC. Great work. Great studio too!

St. Patrick's Cathedral is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

22. St. Patrick's Cathedral

9.5
14 E 51st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Church · 306 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: have been to some great weddings here. classic Amaericana

SIR Stage37 is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

23. SIR Stage37

7.2
508 W 37th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Hell's Kitchen · 11 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: Long live SIR!!!!!!!!!!!

SIR Studios (NY) is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

24. SIR Studios (NY)

7.5
520 W 25th St (10th and 11th Avenue), New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Chelsea · 3 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: LONG LIVE SIR!!!!!!!! Love you John Beene :)

Looking Glass Theatre is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

25. Looking Glass Theatre

422 W 57th St (Between 9th & 10th Aves), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Hell's Kitchen · 2 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

26. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1174 tips and reviews
Re:Mix Lab is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

27. Re:Mix Lab

410 West 16th Street (9th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 4 tips and reviews
Nuves Lounge is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

28. Nuves Lounge

7714 Queens Blvd (at Hilyer St.), Elmhurst, NY
Lounge · 6 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: used to DJ here for years. Great place to chill but man is it in a weird location across the street from Queens center mall...??

Mercury Lounge is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

29. Mercury Lounge

8.3
217 E Houston St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: great sound. books great bands.... like me!!!!

Bowery Ballroom is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

30. Bowery Ballroom

9.2
6 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: packs em in. I love this LES area... seen great bands here. upstairs is cool too...

Rooftop 116 is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

31. Rooftop 116

116 W 14th St, New York, NY
Other Great Outdoors · West Village · No tips or reviews
Rooftop is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

32. Rooftop

West village, New York, NY
Roof Deck · Greenwich Village · No tips or reviews

33. 149 mott speak easy

149 mott st, New York, NY
Uncategorized · Little Italy · No tips or reviews
Fulton Fish Market is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

34. Fulton Fish Market

Fulton St (South Street), New York, NY
Fish Market · Financial District · 3 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: best and freshest.... if you're up at 3am

West Village is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

35. West Village

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 31 tips and reviews
5th Avenue is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

36. 5th Avenue

5th Ave, New York, NY
Road · Midtown East · 105 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - L Train is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

37. MTA Subway - L Train

New York, NY
Train · 25 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - F Train is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

38. MTA Subway - F Train

New York, NY
Train · 11 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: home sweet home

MTA Subway - Lexington Ave/53rd St (E/M/6) is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

39. MTA Subway - Lexington Ave/53rd St (E/M/6)

E 53rd St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Metro Station · Midtown East · 15 tips and reviews
MTA Subway - 42nd St/Times Square/Port Authority Bus Terminal (A/C/E/N/Q/R/W/S/1/2/3/7) is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

40. MTA Subway - 42nd St/Times Square/Port Authority Bus Terminal (A/C/E/N/Q/R/W/S/1/2/3/7)

W 42nd St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Metro Station · Theater District · 112 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: a big FU to these pricks. I have a love hate relationship as where I was codependent on them for 5 years. they drove me to drive.

Pianos is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

41. Pianos

7.5
158 Ludlow St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 268 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: not only great spot to see Qthe best of Queens and brooklyn rock bands, but best hamburgers in NYC hands down! Maybe second to "Two Napkins" but their flash fired wine burger is just amazing.

Knitting Factory is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

42. Knitting Factory

361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Williamsburg · 126 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: played here before they moved to brooklyn, loveed it. havent been to its new location

Arlene's Grocery is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

43. Arlene's Grocery

7.8
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: played here in 2010. Huge room was hard to fill... but seeing a bigger band here is fun! 2 rooms, great drinks, no watered down nonsense like many other similar dives

Brooklyn Bridge is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

44. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1013 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: Great for photos.......

Brooklyn Brewery is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

45. Brooklyn Brewery

8.9
79 N 11th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Williamsburg · 370 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: yum. they give great tours too.

Brooklyn Bowl is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

46. Brooklyn Bowl

8.6
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: cheap and fun. occasional shootouts NOT appreciated BK gangeters......

Union Pool is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

47. Union Pool

8.3
484 Union Ave (at Meeker Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 284 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: fun dive. cheap and cool location.

Music Hall of Williamsburg is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

48. Music Hall of Williamsburg

9.1
66 N 6th St (at Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 183 tips and reviews
Public Assembly is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

49. Public Assembly

70 N 6th St (btwn Wythe & Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Williamsburg · 39 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: hipsters unite. can be cool. also can be uber lame, unless you're wearing a fedora from express and white keds.

Spike Hill is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

50. Spike Hill

186 Bedford Ave (btwn N 6th & N 7th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 66 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: brooklyns finest.

Webster Hall is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

51. Webster Hall

7.7
125 E 11th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Greenwich Village · 315 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: was fun 10 years ago. can be rarely fun now. hello 18 year olds looking to disappoint daddy.

Perch Cafe & Bar is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

52. Perch Cafe & Bar

365 5th Ave (at 5th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Central Slope · 50 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: was a regular musician at this venue for the longest. Owner moved to Brooklyn and created Roots cafe

Roots Cafe is one of Guide to New York's best spots.

53. Roots Cafe

8.8
639A Fifth Ave. (btwn 18th and 19th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwood Heights · 79 tips and reviews

Joshua L.Joshua Lutz: owner formaly managed Perch cafe on North 1st in BK. I love this place. Try the food! You'll be very surprised. Oh and did I mention FREE PBRs????????