WHAT TO DO

NYC is the greatest city in the world and we want you to see it. We purposefully left our schedule sparse so you can spend more time exploring everything it has to offer.

Here are a few of our favs (p.s. many of these recs are located in North Brooklyn and Western Queens given we’ve lived in those two areas)…

EAT

$$$: Wayan (Indonesian), Rolo’s (American/Italian), Rule of Thirds (Japanese), Eyval (Iranian fusion), Sofreh (Iranian fusion)

$$: Astoria Seafood, Glasserie (Mediterranean), Greenpoint Fish & Lobster, Di an Di (Vietnamese), Ovelia (Greek), Takumen (Japanese), Nowon (Korean fusion), Lil’ Frankie’s (Italian), Kiki’s (Greek), Golden Diner (Asian American)

$: Diamond Slice (Pizza), Blue Light Speakcheesy (Vegetarian), Caravan Chicken (Peruvian Chinese), Little Flower, L’industrie (Pizza), Frankel’s (Bagels), Scarr’s (Pizza), Forma Pasta Factory (Italian), Santa Fe (New Mexican)

DRINK

Matcha: Verse, Kettl, Acre, Paquita

Coffee: Crema BK, Balancero

Bars: Lise & Vito, Eavesdrop, Good Bar, Attaboy, Double Chicken Please

TREATS

Ice Cream: Davey’s, Cafe Panna, Gentile (Gelato)

Bakeries: Radio, Nick & Sons, Paloma, Librae, Clinton St. Bakery

Donuts: Peter Pan, Moe’s, Kora

EXPLORE

Museums: Noguchi, The Met, MoMa PS1, Tenement Museum, The Frick, American Museum of Natural History, The Whitney, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Museum

Views: Prospect Park, Transmitter Park, Top of the Rock, The Highline, One World Trade Center, Central Park, Astoria Park

Entertainment: Happy Medium (Art Cafe), Take the ferry, Broadway show, Comedy Cellar, Second City, Walk the Brooklyn Bridge