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New York Sehr Gut
Zabb Elee is one of New York Sehr Gut.

1. Zabb Elee

75 2nd Ave (btwn E 4th & 5th), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 122 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Zabb Elee means 'INSANELY SPICEY.' Food from North Thailand, the spiciest region of them all.

2. Connecticut Muffin

5.7
209 Prospect Park W (btwn 15th & 16th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 35 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Come here in the afternoon. In the morning it's just mothers and kids.

Red Horse Café is one of New York Sehr Gut.

3. Red Horse Café

497 6th Ave (at 12th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 34 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Quite dark inside, but a good place to work or study.

Sant Ambroeus is one of New York Sehr Gut.

4. Sant Ambroeus

8.8
1000 Madison Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 94 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Fancy Italian restaurant. Good to the blog of dutch writer Arnon Grunberg and see what he writes about it (in English).

La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of New York Sehr Gut.

5. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

8.9
400 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 379 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Death. Serious. Coffee. But a nice place nevertheless. No laptop-policy.

Grounded is one of New York Sehr Gut.

6. Grounded

28 Jane St (btwn W 4th St & Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 289 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Good mix of people hanging out, drinking coffee and working. They have a lot of plants.

Mission Chinese Food is one of New York Sehr Gut.

7. Mission Chinese Food

171 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Two Bridges · 400 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: The owner wrote about his food for McSweeneys. Count on long queue's, but it's worth it. Great food. Twin Peaks themed toilets. And they serve free beer while you're waiting.

Angelika Film Center & Cafe is one of New York Sehr Gut.

8. Angelika Film Center & Cafe

9.0
18 W Houston St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Greenwich Village · 211 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Gone glory. The sound is a bit crappy. But the movie theater in NY with the most personality and the best movies.

Spuyten Duyvil is one of New York Sehr Gut.

9. Spuyten Duyvil

359 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 177 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Small dark cafe with a triple size beergarten. Nice atmosphere.

Fette Sau is one of New York Sehr Gut.

10. Fette Sau

8.9
354 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 561 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Kind of hidden, but a huge BBQ and nice place to sit.

Outpost Café and Bar is one of New York Sehr Gut.

11. Outpost Café and Bar

1014 Fulton St (at Downing St.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Clinton Hill · 153 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: This is awesome: people hanging out, drinking a beer, working on their laptops, listening to music, having a coffee, a great sandwich, dating, having appointments. All at the same time.

Community Bookstore is one of New York Sehr Gut.

12. Community Bookstore

8.8
143 7th Ave (Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · North Slope · 26 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Cutest bookstore in the world, with a little cafe, a small garden and a cat. But don't let it distract you: the collection is great.

Apothèke is one of New York Sehr Gut.

13. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Chique yet happy. Go here on monday-night and have a cocktail while listening to their great live jazz.

China Grill is one of New York Sehr Gut.

14. China Grill

60 W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 65 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: HUGE Chinese restaurant. Their Duck Salad is great. Go here if you need food in Midtown.

OST Cafe is one of New York Sehr Gut.

15. OST Cafe

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

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Open doors, free wifi. Great place to work. Though more people should be laughing and flirting. For it's such a romantic place to go.

Veselka is one of New York Sehr Gut.

16. Veselka

8.9
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 649 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Good food, basic diner. But run by Ukrains and said to be the favorite place of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Yunnan BBQ is one of New York Sehr Gut.

17. Yunnan BBQ

79 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 96 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Chinese tapas. Nice food on the edge of Manhattan.

Pete Zaaz is one of New York Sehr Gut.

18. Pete Zaaz

766 Classon Ave (Sterling Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Prospect Heights · 38 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Rough pizza place with a great garden. The food is really good and people are much happier than in the Glass Cafe next door.

Glass Shop is one of New York Sehr Gut.

19. Glass Shop

766 Classon Ave (btwn Park & Sterling Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Prospect Heights · 48 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Good place to work. Good coffee. All the people are death serious though. Don't go here to flirt.

The Mud Truck is one of New York Sehr Gut.

20. The Mud Truck

Astor Place (at 4th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 61 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Watch out for the movable truck with death strong espresso.

St. Mark's Bookshop is one of New York Sehr Gut.

21. St. Mark's Bookshop

136 E 3rd St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · 31 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Famous bookstore. Go there before they're closing. The staff is a bit arrogant but they mean well.

KuperSmith is one of New York Sehr Gut.

22. KuperSmith

49 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 23 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Regular bar, but nice to sit in the afternoon. Shelter from the storm.

White Horse Tavern is one of New York Sehr Gut.

23. White Horse Tavern

6.5
567 Hudson St (at 11th St), New York, NY
Pub · West Village · 140 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Something with Dylan Thomas going on here. The bar feels deserted on an average weekday but there's a lot of history here. Go and see. And have a good burger.

Lil' Frankie's is one of New York Sehr Gut.

24. Lil' Frankie's

8.7
19 1st Ave (btwn E 1st & E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 264 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Popular Italian restaurant. Often a queue but quickly moving.

B Bar & Grill is one of New York Sehr Gut.

25. B Bar & Grill

40 E 4th St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Lounge · NoHo · 238 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Diner for youngsters on the Bowery. Order a cocktail and a burger. Listen to the music. Sit outside.

26. Smalls Jazz Club

9.1
183 W 10th St (btwn 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 124 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Tiny jazzclub with great atmosphere. Better place to go than the Village Vanguard around the corner.

Via Quadronno is one of New York Sehr Gut.

27. Via Quadronno

8.3
25 E 73rd St (Madison Ave), New York, NY
Café · Upper East Side · 150 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Good coffee and sandwiches. Favorite coffee bar of Dutch writer Arnon Grunberg.

Clandestino is one of New York Sehr Gut.

28. Clandestino

8.2
35 Canal St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Chinatown · 44 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: The bar where writer Gary Shteyngart grew up.

29. Old Sichuan

65 Bayard St (btw Mott St & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 19 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Poorly lit great Chinese restaurant.

30. Comfort Diner

6.8
214 E 45th St (3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Diner · Turtle Bay · 104 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Best diner in midtown.

Coffee Shop is one of New York Sehr Gut.

31. Coffee Shop

29 Union Sq W (at E 16th St), New York, NY
Diner · Union Square · 466 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Some kind of mega-diner focussed on students.

Madiba Restaurant is one of New York Sehr Gut.

32. Madiba Restaurant

195 Dekalb Ave (btwn Carlton Ave. & Adelphi St.), Brooklyn, NY
African Restaurant · Fort Greene · 150 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Very good South African food. Pap en boerewors.

Juliette is one of New York Sehr Gut.

33. Juliette

8.2
135 N 5th St (at Bedford Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Williamsburg · 279 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Great rooftop terrace for a sunny day.

Miss Favela is one of New York Sehr Gut.

34. Miss Favela

7.3
57 S 5th St (At Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brazilian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 144 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Go here for dinner and live music on sunday afternoon.

Schiller's Liquor Bar is one of New York Sehr Gut.

35. Schiller's Liquor Bar

131 Rivington St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 317 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Good atmosphere, big restaurant with open doors.

Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC is one of New York Sehr Gut.

36. Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC

7.7
18 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 139 tips and reviews

Tim d.Tim de Gier: Very trendy mega expensive rooftop-bar with only good looking staff.

Whynot Coffee is one of New York Sehr Gut.

37. Whynot Coffee

175 Orchard St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Lower East Side · 175 tips and reviews
Dominique Bistro is one of New York Sehr Gut.

38. Dominique Bistro

14 Christopher St (at Gay St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 129 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of New York Sehr Gut.

39. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews