On extremely hot days, be careful -- in July, 2010, temperatures on the black rubber playground here reached a city-wide high of 171 degrees Fahrenheit. Mehr erfahren.
Try splitting a $25 prix-fixe lunch with your companion and adding one or two of the ever-changing small dishes. In the prix-fixe, the pork buns are a perennial favorite. Mehr erfahren.
NYU wants to add a new tower to this complex, but preservationists in Greenwich Village say that would imperil the historic buildings, which were designed by I.M. Pei. Mehr erfahren.
when you are in the mood for something other than a burger, get the chicago dog with ricks picks relish. it's fantastic.
If you love charred cow innards, make a beeline for this elegant new Japanese yakiniku grill restaurant where you can cook your own beef heart and chuck flap with uni. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Mehr erfahren.
For an elevated water view climb the Granite Prospect, a set of stairs fashioned out of more granite salvaged from the scrapped Roosevelt Island Bridge project.
My friend Yasmin Warsame (my cast mate on Canada's Next Top Model) always stays here and she LOVES it! It has a very cool clientele and the restaurant is awesome! - Mike Ruiz, The A-List: New York
"Great for expensive drinks and celeb-watching!! ;)" - Lauretta, Setup Squad
Go to Mojo for drinks and good food in Harlem. Plus during the week they have a live band! Mehr erfahren.
@NYMag swears the we'd-normally-be-rooting-for-the-Irish bartenders are now neutral-but-still-hate-France. Mehr erfahren.
This Grand Central favorite tops the Village Voice's Top 10 Oyster Bar list. The atmosphere alone is worth the price, with enormous arched ceilings spanning above the restaurant. Mehr erfahren.
Recommended: Quesadillas, burritos, tacos and chips with salsa. When asked if you want guacamole, the correct answer is “yes.” Mehr erfahren.
Stick to the drafts & bottles, a pretty straight-forward selection from here & there, but avoid the '80s-relic cocktails. Mehr erfahren.
Homemade selection of stewed meats, a fridge full of Mexican (& pan-Latin American) beer, a juke with Spanish-language hits, & gregarious countrymen shooting the shit. Try the carnitas tacos.
Stake out a leather armchair on the weekends: From 4 to 8pm daily, well drinks and beers (including the $6 house ale) come with a wood coin that can be cashed in for another drink. Mehr erfahren.
Try the $10 nightly special: Two house-made empanadas, served with a salad and a glass of citrusy sangria. Mehr erfahren.
On Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 8pm, every tap beer, wine and well cocktail ($4–$7) that you buy comes with a plastic dinosaur on the side that you can cash in for another drink. Mehr erfahren.
One of our fav cocktails of the year is the Radler, a frothy mix of Belgian wheat beer, limes, and a bracing shot of pineapple-infused aquavit. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Mehr erfahren.
Vegetables are the new meat at this elegant spot for shojin Buddhist cuisine like persimmon with sesame cream and fragrant rice balls called ohagi. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Mehr erfahren.
A menu of oysters + cavier + fries, & its very own ice block machine for the preparation of hand-chipped cubes to order. Drinking commences publicly next week at 3 p.m., daily.
Opened in 1922, the all-time record for attendance was set in 1936 when 26,410 people crowded into the Bowl to hear opera singer Lily Pons. Current seating capacity is 17,376.
Order this month's beer-and-whiskey combo, available all day, every day, for $8. Mehr erfahren.
Not to be missed: French fries dipped in salted caramel, a.k.a. the stuff stoner dreams are made of.
This cultural center provides visitors with walking tours that highlight the history of Harlem and its contributions to the greater American culture.
From 10pm to close (every day but Saturday), get $4 drafts, $5 sangria, $6 wines by the glass and $7 specialty cocktails, such as the bourbon-based Peppery Pear. Mehr erfahren.
Make sure you see Paul Thek's "meat" sculptures and other objects on display; this pioneer of installation art influenced such contemporary art stars as Damien Hirst. Oct 21–Jan 9.
