Things to Do
Whether you are visiting New York for the first time or the hundredth time, there is always so much to do. If you have some time to explore, here is a list of our favorite restaurants and spots in New York—it's not comprehensive, but we hope it gives you some inspiration. Pop any of them into Google for more information on times, tickets, or reservations.
SIGHTSEEING:
- Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge Park & surrounding Dumbo area
- The Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park (Kevin's personal favorite)
- Central Park
- Times Square (Anna's personal least favorite)
- A view from up high - make sure to only pick one, we recommend top of the Rock so that your view includes the Empire State Building.
- Broadway Show: For budget-friendly options, check out the TKTS stand in Times Square for discounted day-of tickets.
- Art Museums: The Met, the Guggenheim, the Frick Collection
- Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side
- American Museum of Natural History - Exceptional for Kids!
FOOD:
Put any of these into Google Maps or see the combined map below.
Breakfast/Brunch
- Absolute Bagels - $
- Tompkins Square Bagels - $
- Community Food & Juice - $$
- Grey Dog (multiple locations)- $$
Lunch/Dinner
- Taqueria St. Marks - $
- Tartine - BYOB - $$
- Fiaschetteria "Pistoia" - $$
- Joe & Pats - $$
- Ippudo - $$
- Vinateria - $$
- Sotto Casa - $$
- Bar Tulix - $$$
BURGERS
Kevin and his friends have spent the past number of years trying the best burgers from around New York City. Here are a few recommendations.
- Brindle Room - $$
- David's Cafe - $$
- two8two Bar and Burger - $$
- 7th St Burger - $
- Emmy Squared - $$
- Shake Shack - just kidding, please do not go to Shake Shack while in the best food city in the world
- Pastis - $$$
- PJ Clarke's - $$
DRINKS:
- The Grafton - Sports Bar
- The Shakespeare - Bar
- Mayflower - Cocktail Bar
- Lovers of Today - Cocktail Bar
- Angel's Share - Cocktail Bar
- Jungle Bird - Cocktail Bar
- Threes Brewing - Brewery
- The Bronx Brewery - Brewery
- Greenpoint Beer and Ale Co. - Brewery