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best places in nyc

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Created by Yossi Shemesh • Updated On: July 12, 2017

Curated list of places

Jongro BBQ is one of best places in nyc.

1. Jongro BBQ

9.0
22 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 173 tips and reviews
Cup & Cup is one of best places in nyc.

2. Cup & Cup

7.6
15 E 31st St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 23 tips and reviews
Windsor Court is one of best places in nyc.

3. Windsor Court

151 E 31st St (at Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Apartment or Condo · Rose Hill · 5 tips and reviews
Food Gallery 32 is one of best places in nyc.

4. Food Gallery 32

7.6
11 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Food Court · Koreatown · 165 tips and reviews
Carlo's Bake Shop is one of best places in nyc.

5. Carlo's Bake Shop

7.3
95 Washington St (btwn Newark & 1st), Hoboken, NJ
Bakery · 280 tips and reviews
Cafe Mogador is one of best places in nyc.

6. Cafe Mogador

9.3
133 Wythe Ave (btwn N 7th & N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · Williamsburg · 351 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of best places in nyc.

7. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews
mother of junk is one of best places in nyc.

8. mother of junk

Brooklyn, NY
Antique Store · Williamsburg · 1 tip
Frank Sinatra Park is one of best places in nyc.

9. Frank Sinatra Park

9.2
401 Sinatra Drive (4th St), Hoboken, NJ
Park · 13 tips and reviews
Hillstone is one of best places in nyc.

10. Hillstone

9.1
378 Park Ave S (at E 27th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 265 tips and reviews
Republic is one of best places in nyc.

11. Republic

37 Union Sq W (btwn E 16th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Union Square · 401 tips and reviews
Caracas Arepa Bar is one of best places in nyc.

12. Caracas Arepa Bar

291 Grand St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Arepa Restaurant · Williamsburg · 218 tips and reviews
Tacombi at Fonda Nolita is one of best places in nyc.

13. Tacombi at Fonda Nolita

9.0
267 Elizabeth St (btwn E Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · NoLita · 738 tips and reviews
Chelsea Food Mart is one of best places in nyc.

14. Chelsea Food Mart

7.1
194 8th Ave (btw. 19th & 20th Sts.), New York, NY
Deli · Chelsea · 3 tips and reviews
The Standard, High Line is one of best places in nyc.

15. The Standard, High Line

9.1
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 256 tips and reviews
Il Pesce is one of best places in nyc.

16. Il Pesce

8.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 50 tips and reviews
Madison Square Park is one of best places in nyc.

17. Madison Square Park

9.4
Madison Ave (btwn E 23rd & E 26th St), New York, NY
Park · 480 tips and reviews
Hong Kong Supermarket 香港超級市場 is one of best places in nyc.

18. Hong Kong Supermarket 香港超級市場

8.2
157 Hester St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Supermarket · Chinatown · 74 tips and reviews
Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza is one of best places in nyc.

19. Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza

8.8
178 Lexington Ave (at E 31st St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Rose Hill · 274 tips and reviews
Up Thai is one of best places in nyc.

20. Up Thai

9.2
1411 2nd Ave (btwn E 73rd St & E 74th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper East Side · 174 tips and reviews
Tompkins Square Bagels is one of best places in nyc.

21. Tompkins Square Bagels

8.8
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 350 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of best places in nyc.

22. Katz's Delicatessen

9.1
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Café Gitane is one of best places in nyc.

23. Café Gitane

8.4
242 Mott St (at Prince St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoLita · 304 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of best places in nyc.

24. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Conservatory Garden is one of best places in nyc.

25. Conservatory Garden

9.5
1231 5th Ave (at 105th St), New York, NY
Garden · Central Park · 66 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of best places in nyc.

26. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
David Zwirner Gallery is one of best places in nyc.

27. David Zwirner Gallery

9.5
537 W 20th St (at 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 17 tips and reviews
Carl Schurz Park is one of best places in nyc.

28. Carl Schurz Park

9.5
599 E 86th St (at East End Ave), New York, NY
Park · 97 tips and reviews
Bethesda Fountain is one of best places in nyc.

29. Bethesda Fountain

9.5
Terrace Dr (Central Park), New York, NY
Fountain · Central Park · 123 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of best places in nyc.

30. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of best places in nyc.

31. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Two Little Red Hens is one of best places in nyc.

32. Two Little Red Hens

1652 2nd Ave (btwn E 85th & E 86th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Yorkville · 362 tips and reviews
Books Kinokuniya is one of best places in nyc.

33. Books Kinokuniya

9.4
1073 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 40th & W 41st St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 202 tips and reviews
L'Artusi is one of best places in nyc.

34. L'Artusi

9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 397 tips and reviews
Metrograph is one of best places in nyc.

35. Metrograph

9.5
7 Ludlow St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Lower East Side · 51 tips and reviews
Los Tacos No. 1 is one of best places in nyc.

36. Los Tacos No. 1

9.2
75 9th Ave, New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Chelsea · 506 tips and reviews
Fishs Eddy is one of best places in nyc.

37. Fishs Eddy

9.5
889 Broadway (btwn E 19th & E 20th St), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · Flatiron District · 108 tips and reviews
Boba Guys is one of best places in nyc.

38. Boba Guys

265 Canal St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Bubble Tea Shop · SoHo · 33 tips and reviews
Boba Guys is one of best places in nyc.

39. Boba Guys

11 Waverly Pl, New York, NY
Bubble Tea Shop · Greenwich Village · 34 tips and reviews
Oddfellows Carnival is one of best places in nyc.

40. Oddfellows Carnival

62 Spring St (Lafayette Street), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · NoLita · 5 tips and reviews
The ROOF is one of best places in nyc.

41. The ROOF

8.3
215 Chrystie St, New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · Lower East Side · 28 tips and reviews
GFG Bakery is one of best places in nyc.

42. GFG Bakery

8.8
221 River St, Hoboken, NJ
Bakery · 24 tips and reviews
DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections is one of best places in nyc.

43. DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections

5.7
550 Laguardia Pl, New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Greenwich Village · 75 tips and reviews
KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar is one of best places in nyc.

44. KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar

9.2
15 W 28th St, New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoMad · 133 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of best places in nyc.

45. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of best places in nyc.

46. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Gansevoort Rooftop is one of best places in nyc.

47. Gansevoort Rooftop

7.1
18 9th Ave, New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · Meatpacking District · 1 tip
Blind Barber is one of best places in nyc.

48. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Mulberry Project is one of best places in nyc.

49. Mulberry Project

149 Mulberry St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Little Italy · 225 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of best places in nyc.

50. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Guantanamera is one of best places in nyc.

51. Guantanamera

8.1
939 8th Ave (btwn W 55th & W 56th St), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 172 tips and reviews
Victor's Café is one of best places in nyc.

52. Victor's Café

8.3
236 W 52nd St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 127 tips and reviews
Devoción is one of best places in nyc.

53. Devoción

9.0
69 Grand St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 241 tips and reviews
Saturdays NYC is one of best places in nyc.

54. Saturdays NYC

9.1
31 Crosby St (btwn Grand & Broome St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 255 tips and reviews
l'estudio is one of best places in nyc.

55. l'estudio

61 Hester St (at Ludlow), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chinatown · 8 tips and reviews
The Fat Radish is one of best places in nyc.

56. The Fat Radish

17 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Chinatown · 223 tips and reviews
Lung Moon Bakery is one of best places in nyc.

57. Lung Moon Bakery

83 Mulberry St (btwn Canal & Bayard St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chinatown · 46 tips and reviews
Lalito is one of best places in nyc.

58. Lalito

104 Bayard St (btw Baxter & Mulberry), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chinatown · 43 tips and reviews
Vivi Bubble Tea is one of best places in nyc.

59. Vivi Bubble Tea

7.6
49 Bayard St (Btwn Elizabeth St. & Bowery), New York, NY
Bubble Tea Shop · Chinatown · 77 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of best places in nyc.

60. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews
The NoMad Hotel is one of best places in nyc.

61. The NoMad Hotel

1170 Broadway (at W 28th St), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 94 tips and reviews
The Flatiron Room is one of best places in nyc.

62. The Flatiron Room

8.6
37 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · NoMad · 146 tips and reviews
Almond is one of best places in nyc.

63. Almond

12 E 22nd St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Flatiron District · 161 tips and reviews
Ice & Vice is one of best places in nyc.

64. Ice & Vice

221 E Broadway (at Clinton St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 146 tips and reviews
Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery is one of best places in nyc.

65. Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery

8.8
380 Lafayette St (btwn Great Jones & E 4th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoHo · 419 tips and reviews
Happy Bones is one of best places in nyc.

66. Happy Bones

394 Broome St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 207 tips and reviews
Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of best places in nyc.

67. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews
Le Grainne Cafe is one of best places in nyc.

68. Le Grainne Cafe

8.0
183 9th Ave (at W 21st St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Chelsea · 115 tips and reviews
PMF Pardon My French is one of best places in nyc.

69. PMF Pardon My French

8.0
103 Avenue B (btwn E 6th St & E 7th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Alphabet City · 57 tips and reviews
Buvette is one of best places in nyc.

70. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of best places in nyc.

71. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
The Odeon is one of best places in nyc.

72. The Odeon

8.7
145 W Broadway (at Thomas St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 219 tips and reviews
Tartine is one of best places in nyc.

73. Tartine

8.5
253 W 11th St (W. 4th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 224 tips and reviews
Ink48 Hotel Roof Bar is one of best places in nyc.

74. Ink48 Hotel Roof Bar

6.5
New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 5 tips and reviews
Gramercy Tavern is one of best places in nyc.

75. Gramercy Tavern

9.4
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews
Burger Joint is one of best places in nyc.

76. Burger Joint

8.5
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews
Joe's Pizza is one of best places in nyc.

77. Joe's Pizza

9.0
7 Carmine St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 455 tips and reviews
Georgetown Cupcake is one of best places in nyc.

78. Georgetown Cupcake

111 Mercer St (btwn Spring St & Prince St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · SoHo · 194 tips and reviews
Gray's Papaya is one of best places in nyc.

79. Gray's Papaya

612 8th Ave (btwn 39th and 40th), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Garment District · 11 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of best places in nyc.

80. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
The Bao is one of best places in nyc.

81. The Bao

7.8
13 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 224 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of best places in nyc.

82. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews