Among the gastronomic greatest hits worth checking out here: handmade mozzarella, oysters, veal and lamb stuffed ravioli, and gelato. And lots and lots of wine. Mehr erfahren.
Having served as both land dump and horse rendering plant, this area is dotted with bottles, horse bones, abandoned boats, and vintage nicknacks including creepy toys and old hand guns. Mehr erfahren.
It’s free to sing at Queereoke, an LGBT-friendly karaoke night (Tue 10:30pm). The song list includes more than 1,000 tunes. For a little extra courage to serenade your date, turn to $3 well drinks. Mehr erfahren.
Couples visit this theater to canoodle in the dark while watching quality indie fare. Landmark hosts one of the best midnight-movie series in town, screening both cult faves and classics. Mehr erfahren.
Celeb chef Marcus Samuelsson’s eatery offers his take on soul-food classics. Come for Renaissance on Thursdays (7:30pm), a weekly DJ night devoted to jazz and soul tunes from across the globe. Mehr erfahren.
This small French space hosts one of the city’s most diverse music scenes in its back room. Arrive early to take advantage of happy hour, with $1 off beers and $3 off cocktails. Mehr erfahren.
The bawdy hosts and performers change every week at Floating Kabarette!, a weekly cabaret show (Sat 10:30pm). The red-lit island tables on the indoor lake are the most romantic seats. Mehr erfahren.
This space, which reopened last October after receiving a face-lift, will appeal to both cultural connoisseurs and dilettantes alike with live music, theater shows and more. Mehr erfahren.
Did you know there's still a section of the High Line that's still abandoned? We can't officially tell you how to break in but you can read about it and see photos here: Mehr erfahren.
"Royal Tenenbaum bought the house on Archer Avenue," claims Wes Anderson's film, but if you're heading south from the 375th Street Y, we suggest stopping by the corner of 144th and Convent instead. Mehr erfahren.
In FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: "Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war." Mehr erfahren.
The only arthouse cinema in New York whose banana bread is endorsed by postmodern luminary Jacques Derrida. Mehr erfahren.
Opening Ceremony, inside the Ace Hotel, has a complete Criterion Collection (every DVD/Blu-ray) on hand at all times. Mehr erfahren.
"It's not a question of understanding it, man! If you feel it, you feel it, stupid!" Ben Carruthers pronounces on the role of the audience in John Cassavetes' groundbreaking independent film, Shadows. Mehr erfahren.