Otto347

Anyone have any suggestions on any cool places to go, restaurants and bars? Never been to the city and its going to be cold as balls up there (ive lived in florida all my life) so im trying to find indoor activitys!

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sidewaysil80

i'm from north jersey (literally 10 min outside of the city) and spent ALOT of time growing up there. for the typical tourist stuff i would suggest the following...
-empire state building (indoor observation deck)
-rockerfella plaza (the tree/ice skating/nbc stuidos)
-times square (just walk around and check out all the stores/sights)
-broadway (just walk around/maybe catch a show)
(its DEF not THAT cold, i was just there this past wed. i was in a hoodie/jeans/peacoat and i was fine)

90hatchie

bubba gump shrimp co resturant in times square <3

slider2828

I like the NYC Museum of Modern Art! So cool...

Look up a restaurant called Basso56 (.com) pretty good italian and not too expensive.

For clubs, go to the Meatfactory district. Crazy clubs down there and all the girls hang there. Just watch out for ergh homosexual clubs... seriously. But its hot there! I think they have a place called Buddha.... Forgot the name was pretty drunk... lol

Go to NYC Chinatown and look for Joe's Shanghai. Get their world famous dumplings, probably as good as shanghai dumplings. I think you can google them or zagat or yelp.com them....

Korean town if you never had good korean in FL. Also the Gogenheim is cool!

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ZX88

k-bbq in korea town

bars/hooka and nice resturants down in the village

meat factory clubs (prepare to pay big bucks)

go to Washington square and laugh at NYU kids( JK)

its not the best time to go to nyc because there is alot of cool stuff that is out doors.

prepare to freeze your balls off at night.

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ronmcdon

Was just there a week for New Year's.
(probably worst time to go imo, b/c of heavy crowds and inflated prices)
Weather there is pretty awful right now,
and it's only going to get worse until maybe April/May.

You just have to plan your trip very well.
Make dinner reservations at any of the nicer places well ahead of time.
Be sure to buy one of those 'unlimited' metro passes for around $27.
Familiarize yourself with the metro, and try not to take cabs.

If you're flying into NYC, I'd advise going to Newark instead of JFK.

As for food, not sure what your budget & preferences are.
It really is a city that specializes in fine dining and gastropubs.
Get a Michelin guide to check things out.

Sure the Thai/Korean/Chinese/etc might be decent,
but honestly you can pretty much get that sort of thing anywhere.
An exception would probably be the Momofuku restaurants.
I think there's a really good noodle bar & higher ending tasting menu deal.

For higher end dining,
I'd really recommend 'Per Se' (if you haven't visited French Laundry in Napa, CA).
'La Bernadin' is probably one of the top seafood places.
Also wanted to try out Minetta Tavern and Gramercy Tavern, but couldn't get a reservation.
If you like Japanese Omakase, no doubt there's a lot of good stuff there.

I tried a couple places that were a bit hyped & I was a bit dissapointed.
Not a fan of Wallse, Spotted Pig, Jean Georges, Redhead.

The bagels, Delis, and French Bistros there are pretty awesome.
I really enjoyed the white-fish sald w/ Bagel at Murray's (like a smoked trout rillete).
Also enjoyed a bistro by the name of Balthazar.

I'll have to return in a year or two and go back maybe in Apr/May or Oct/Nov.

Otto347

Awesome, thanks for the info. I planned on hitting up a lot of the delis around town for lunch and such and have 1 or 2 places in mind for dinner.

Not really looking for clubs, just really cool underground bars that you have to go through 10 other places to get to.

How long after christmas does the tree stay up?

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ESmorz

I'll be there the 7th-14th.

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Otto347

Well shit ill be there till the 10th, you and your girl right?

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ESmorz

Yes sir.

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Otto347

Well hell if you guys want to meet up and grab a beer or sum shit let me know.

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ronmcdon

Well if you're going in eary Jan, then it's not that bad.
The weather is going to be cold and most likely it will snow.
On some days, it was around 20f and windy.
The news seems to be talking about some 'artic chill' around the NE these days.

On the plus side,
Id imagine it'll be less crowded without the usual toursits and higher hotel costs.

Still, just try to plan ahead as much as possible.
Watch how much you're spending.
It can be a pretty expensive city imo.
I actually ended up spending more in NYC in a week than I did in most European cities.

Bubbles

Relatively, it'll be fucking freezing.

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bizarke

you gotta hit up max fish at e. houston , cool lil bar.

slider2828

Jean Georges overrated? Thank god I didn't go... I heard mixed reviews about that place, but there is those pre fixed menus that I heard were pretty inexpensive. Per se and David probably the two tops in NYC.... but its too $$$$$ <--- 5 dollar signs expensive... lol

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enkei2k

max brenner. chocolate fondue goodness.

i've been in NYC all my life and i never heard of any of these restaurants. i guess i'm the tourist haha.

PS - shouldn't this be in regional?

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BustedS13

nah. New York is the biggest city in the US, and the greatest city on Earth. i'd imagine most of us have been there.
the last time we were there, we spent a day just walking with no destination in mind, and got a cab ride home when we were tired and couldn't be fueled on by hot dogs and original famous original genuine ray's famous original pizza anymore. there is WAAAY too much to see out there.

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I don't know if you could call Jean Greorges overrated.
Speaking for myself, I just didn't find the food especially great,
nor was there that much creativity.
I didn't care for the excess of citrus based flavors in several of his dishes.
lot of the stuff, like seared foie gras/tuna tatare were standard fare.

There is infact a 'cheaper' $68, 5-7 course menu at Nougatine.
It's the same location @ Jean Georges, and you can even eat at the bar.

Yeah Per Se looked good.
I saw their menu, and the only thing I have against it is that it seems a lot like The French Laundry, Thomas Keller's other restaurant in Napa, CA.
I've already visited French Laundry, so I prefer to try something different.
Maybe someday, preferably during truffle season.

Oh I went to Max Brennar too (think it was Union Square?).
Desserts are pretty fun.
We had some ice-cream popsical served with a chocolate sauce & hazelnuts.
Some of the entrees (had the turkey-cheese crepe & spinach asparagus crepe), were a little less memorable.

Do make some suggestions if you don't mind.
I'd go back just to try more desserts.

BustedS13

you should try Dorsia. i hear they have a great sea urchin ceviche.

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Otto347

Cant go there because I won't give the maitre d' head.

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los_inc

i suggest ya'll grab some indian food on like 6th street between 1st and 2nd ave.
the whole street is filled with little restaurants with live music ans stuff shits bomb.
also there is this little hookah bar on like 1st ave between 4th and 3rd street. i think it's called Karma. if your into beer and and single malt scotch i suggest this joint called DBA.
it's also on 1st ave near 2nd street. is all near "st. marks street" and "nyu" so there is a shit ton of stuff todo. hit me up i'm down to me up for a couple drink especially with that ESmorz pansy <3
hollla
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enkei2k

53rd street and 6th avenue in NYC. halal cart out in the corner with crazy good rice with lamb, chicken, etc. it's all hyped up though. it's good, but not as good as people say it is. only thing is you HAVE to go at night, daytime, it's somebody else:

The authentic 53rd & 6th cart is open from 7:30PM-4AM. During the daytime it is a different vendor who is totally unaffiliated.

check it out,

53rd & 6th | are you living the lifestyle? // 53rdand6th.com

i only went to Max Brennar once, so I don't really have many suggestions lol. I just ordered the fondue sampler and their mac and cheese. Their mac and cheese is pretty amazing (according to my girlfriend, who loves mac and cheese and will eat it anywhere). but that's just us.

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los_inc

battle of the blogs y0!

Eating The World In New York City

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Otto347

I cant wait to get up there and start eating

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ronmcdon

great resource!
not surprised there's so much of the cheaper ethnic eateries in NYC.
stuff looks pretty authentic too.

gzer750

do what i do when i go to new york, get on any train to times square(almost every line goes to time square) and jump on another train. everyday do a different line. see the whole city. fuck the gay indoor activities. i been in every borough in nyc. its a great city. second to los angeles.

jdm538

i went with some friends, none of us have ever been to NYC we had lots of fun.

DR.BABY (a Jew from Long Island) advised me to do this and it worked, fly in at night (less busy), hotel in New Jersey (cheaper), walk around with iphone maps and yelp, take lots of pics.

Otto347

I mainly meant bars and restaurants with my "indoor activitys" comment. I plan on going where ever the train takes me.

Im taking the train in from Amsterdam, but we scored a room at the W with a view for a killer price

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Bubbles

Dorsia, Friday night, how do you swing that?

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BustedS13

er, uh
i need to return some videotapes

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