Guidebook for New York

R. Gerard
Guidebook for New York

Drinks & Nightlife

Sunita is a terrific owner/bartender. Great drinks and cool vibe.
Sunita Bar
106 Norfolk St
Sunita is a terrific owner/bartender. Great drinks and cool vibe.
Speakeasy with great hidden entrance, wonderfully chill ambience and great cocktails.
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2nd Floor On Clinton
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Speakeasy with great hidden entrance, wonderfully chill ambience and great cocktails.
Great selection of craft beers and friendly bartenders.
Culturefix
9 Clinton St
Great selection of craft beers and friendly bartenders.
Great whiskey selection. Low key spot. Ask for Shauna and tell them Gerard referred you.
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Whiskey Ward
121 Essex St
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Great whiskey selection. Low key spot. Ask for Shauna and tell them Gerard referred you.
Great low key whiskey spot with unparalleled selection.
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Copper & Oak
157 Allen St
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Great low key whiskey spot with unparalleled selection.
Phenomenal craft beer spot. Drink there or take away.
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Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
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Phenomenal craft beer spot. Drink there or take away.
Most famous speakeasy in the neighborhood. Great hidden entrance. Go for the scene but not the drinks.
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The Back Room
102 Norfolk St
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Most famous speakeasy in the neighborhood. Great hidden entrance. Go for the scene but not the drinks.
Local karaoke scene with great song selection. Perform on the main floor or get a private room. BYOB if you so choose.
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Karaoke Boho Orchard_Lower East Side
152 Orchard St
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Local karaoke scene with great song selection. Perform on the main floor or get a private room. BYOB if you so choose.
Fun local music scene. Check out their lineup online.
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Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
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Fun local music scene. Check out their lineup online.
Great views atop the Indigo hotel. This place is a scene.
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Mr. Purple
180 Orchard St
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Great views atop the Indigo hotel. This place is a scene.
Great wine bar!
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The Ten Bells
247 Broome St
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Great wine bar!
Cider bar. Food is not too shabby as well!
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Wassail
162 Orchard St
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Cider bar. Food is not too shabby as well!
Great happy hour beer and wine specials.
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Antler
123 Allen St
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Great happy hour beer and wine specials.
Great bear selection and good food. Good spot to watch games.
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Fools Gold NYC
145 E Houston St
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Great bear selection and good food. Good spot to watch games.

Food Scene

Great brunch but get there early as a there will likely be a wait.
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Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
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Great brunch but get there early as a there will likely be a wait.
Great breakfast spot with acai bowls and eggs sandwiches. Also get a healthy smoothly or coffee from there. The coffee is good too. The wait is typically 5 minutes for food, so a good quick bite option.
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Pause Cafe
3 Clinton St
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Great breakfast spot with acai bowls and eggs sandwiches. Also get a healthy smoothly or coffee from there. The coffee is good too. The wait is typically 5 minutes for food, so a good quick bite option.
Great bagels and bialys + smear. Best in the neighborhood.
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Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
367 Grand St
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Great bagels and bialys + smear. Best in the neighborhood.
Great Spanish tapas spot. Excellent food and delicious wines. Great cocktail menu featuring numerous takes on the gin and tonic.
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Cata
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Great Spanish tapas spot. Excellent food and delicious wines. Great cocktail menu featuring numerous takes on the gin and tonic.
Delicious coffee. Good people watching.
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El Rey
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Delicious coffee. Good people watching.
Great coffee. Good place to do plug in and get some work down. Very spacious.
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Spreadhouse Cafe
116 Suffolk St
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Great coffee. Good place to do plug in and get some work down. Very spacious.
Great donut selection!
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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Great donut selection!
Favorite coffee in the neighborhood.
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Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex St
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Favorite coffee in the neighborhood.
Great Mexican food and delicious margaritas.
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Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
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Great Mexican food and delicious margaritas.
Excellent down home cuisine. Great fried chicken and pork belly. Good for brunch and dinner.
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Root & Bone
200 E 3rd St
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Excellent down home cuisine. Great fried chicken and pork belly. Good for brunch and dinner.
Great spot for breakfast with the most unique menu you are likely to ever come across. Be sure to research the "rules" before you get there.
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Shopsin's
88 Essex St
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Great spot for breakfast with the most unique menu you are likely to ever come across. Be sure to research the "rules" before you get there.
Great burgers and beer!
Benson's NYC
181 Essex St
Great burgers and beer!
Delicious food and wine!
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Wildair
142 Orchard St
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Delicious food and wine!
Yummy cookies!
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Insomnia Cookies
1579 2nd Ave
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Yummy cookies!
Iconic spot in the LES. Get a corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
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Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
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Iconic spot in the LES. Get a corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
Coffee spot that has some excellent people watching.
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Ludlow Coffee Supply
176 Ludlow St
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Coffee spot that has some excellent people watching.

Essentials

For all of your grocery needs.
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Union Market
240 E Houston St
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For all of your grocery needs.

Everything Else

Fun museum that gives some good history of the area and how folks used to live here.
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
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Fun museum that gives some good history of the area and how folks used to live here.

Shopping

Amazing cheese and cured meats to take back home.
Formaggio Essex
88 Essex St
Amazing cheese and cured meats to take back home.
Great women's boutique. Szeki, owner and designer, is amazing and has amazing style. Grab something you will not find anywhere else and that you'll receive compliments on every time you wear.
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157 Rivington St
Great women's boutique. Szeki, owner and designer, is amazing and has amazing style. Grab something you will not find anywhere else and that you'll receive compliments on every time you wear.
Great wine shop.
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Discovery Wines
16 Avenue B
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Great wine shop.