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Food & Drink

Cafe Habana

4.8 Stars
( 5 Reviews ) Tags: corn, cuban

tiny, unromantic space serving up amazing food ...view spot

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Art / Attractions / Education / Nature & Outdoors

American Museum Of Natural History

4.6 Stars
( 5 Reviews ) Tags: american museum of natural history, education, history, museum, new york city, space, weather

Amazing. Cheap. Informative. ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Magnolia Bakery

3.6 Stars
( 5 Reviews ) Tags: bakery, cake, cupcakes, dozen, magnolia, pudding, sweets, west

Cupcakes. Period. ...view spot

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Attractions / Music & Entertainment

Times Square

1.75 Stars
( 4 Reviews ) Tags: flashy, times square

corporate conglomerate center of Midtown Manhattan ...view spot

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Shops & Markets

New York City Strand Bookstore

5.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: books, rare books, used books

Huge bookstore with great prices ...view spot

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Attractions / Local Culture / Music & Entertainment

Late Show With David Letterman

5.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: broadway, cbs, comedy, david, late show, letterman, midtown, theatre

Top Notch Comedy ...view spot

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Nature & Outdoors

Central Park

4.66666666667 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: carousel, evening shankings, jogging, lemonade, midnight cruising, outdoors, parks, picnics, pond, pretzels

Vast amount of green space in NYC stretching from Midtown to Harlem. ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

Union Hall

4.33333333333 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: bar, beer, bocce, books, booze, brooklyn, drinking, hipsters

Bar w/ books, bocce & shows ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Westville

4.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: sides, small, wait

cheap, tasty American food ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Local Culture / Nightlife

The West 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe

3.0 Stars
( 3 Reviews ) Tags: 79th street, bar, boat basin, cafe, grill, hudson river, marina, new york city, outdoor, restaurant

Cheap, grilled food served on a stone terrace that overlooks the Hudson River. ...view spot

Food & Drink

Pinche Taqueria

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: cheap eats, fish tacos, mexican, taco

cheap delicious fish tacos (shrimp too!) ...view spot

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Art / Attractions

Museum Of Modern Art (Moma)

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: architecture, art, contemporary, design, gallery, modern, painting, photography, sculpture

all the modern art you could ever dream of ...view spot

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Art / Local Culture / Music & Entertainment

PS1 Contemporary Art Center

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: architecture, art, dj, moma, warmup

art in a converted schoolhouse, and the hottest parties of the summer ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Music & Entertainment / Nightlife

Cake Shop

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar drinks cupcakes, cafe, live music, music, records, venue, vinyl

No, not just a bakery... New York's Greatest Venue! ...view spot

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Shops & Markets

Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: books, postcards

art books, used books, postcards, etc. ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

Rudy's Bar And Grill

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: beer, free hotdogs

free hotdogs with your beer! huzzah! ...view spot

Food & Drink

Oasis

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: falafel

oh man, tasty falafel ...view spot

Shops & Markets

Artists & Fleas

5.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: clothes, jewelry, local, market, records

local designers + vintage + used books, records, etc. ...view spot

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Food & Drink

S'Mac

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: delivery, dinner, fancy cheeses, food, lunch, macaroni and cheese, orange, sampler, snacks, take away

Restaurant only selling macaroni and cheese. That's right. ONLY MAC AND CHEESE. ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Local Culture

Croxley Ales

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: baseball, beer, british, football, hipster, irish, mellow, soccer, sports, wings

English pub style hipster bar scene ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

Habana Outpost

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: cheap beer, cuban, eco-friendly, food, frozen mojitos, green, outside, snack van, summer

Eco-friendly outdoor bar and restaurant with bicycle powered blender ...view spot

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Food & Drink

H&H Bagels

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bagels

the best bagels in NYC ...view spot

Nightlife

Bob

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bootay, booty, hip hop

booty-dancing to old-school hip hop ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Mama's Food Shop

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: comfort, homestyle, microwave

just like mom used to make, including the part about reheating ...view spot

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Gay Friendly / Music & Entertainment / Nightlife

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: comedy, improv, stand up

Great place to see cheap (sometimes free) comedy shows ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Local Culture / Nature & Outdoors / Nightlife

Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden

4.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: beer, beer garden, beer hall, czech republic, goulash, klobasa

Czech Beer Hall with outdoor Beer Garden ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Boulevard Tavern

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bar, bbq, cheap, dive, greenpoint, neighborhood, tavern

Neighborhood bar with weekend BBQs ...view spot

Food & Drink

Artichoke Basille's Pizza And Brewery

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: artichoke pizza, pizza, take-out

Keith Richards digs on their pizza. End of story. ...view spot

Art

Nuyorican Poets Cafe

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: east village, new york city, neyo, poetry, sexy, spoken word

Poetry Cafe with plenty of love and passion, perfect for a cool Friday Night ...view spot

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Food & Drink / Nightlife

Lucky Cheng's

4.0 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: asian cuisine, bar, drag, drag queens

An audience-participation Asian drag queen bar. What more is there to say? ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Peanut Butter & Co. Sandwich Shop

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: bacon, dinner, fluffernutter, lunch, peanut butter, sandwiches, shakes, snacks

All peanut butter, all the time ...view spot

Food & Drink

Lucky Strike

3.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: american, comfortable, happy hour, popular

fashionable comfort food ...view spot

Food & Drink

El Beit

2.5 Stars
( 2 Reviews ) Tags: coffee, ungrateful hipster, wifi

coffee with f-ing hipster attitude, ugh ...view spot

Art / Attractions / Gay Friendly / Local Culture

Agora Gallery

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: arts, culture, exhibitions, free, galleries, museums

Where Fantastic Art goes to Live ...view spot

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Beauty & Health / Food & Drink / Shops & Markets

Lula's Sweet Apothecary

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: bonerriffic, gluten free, ice cream, vegan

Desserts for the sensitive foodie ...view spot

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Art / Shops & Markets

Clic Bookstore & Gallery

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: art, assouline, bookstore, gallery, phaidon, photography, soho, taschen, teneues

Independent photography bookstore & gallery. ...view spot

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Education / Gay Friendly / Music & Entertainment / Shops & Markets

Book Thug Nation

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: fiction, kung fu, lecture, readings, used books, vinyl

Used bookstore and community space with great paperback fiction ...view spot

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Food & Drink

Doughnut Plant

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: dessert, donut, doughnut, food, sweets, treat

A must-eat! ...view spot

Food & Drink / Nightlife

Kashkaval

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: charcuterie, cheese, dinner, groceries, intimate, lunch, meals, tapas, wine

Tucked away wine and tapas bar with huge portions. ...view spot

Food & Drink

The Diamond

5.0 Stars
( 1 Review ) Tags: bar, beer, franklin, greenpoint, outdoor, wine

Franklin St bar ...view spot

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