Nick's NYC favorites for visitors

1. Lady Mendl's Tea Salon

8.5

56 Irving Pl (btwn 17th & 18th St), New York City, NY

Teestube · Union Square · 25 Tipps und Bewertungen

Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

2. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.7

189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York City, NY

Bäckerei · SoHo · 746 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Cronuts. You'll be queueing for ages and have to get there early to even have a chance, but it's worth it.

Katz's Delicatessen is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

3. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0

205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York City, NY

Sandwich-Laden · Lower East Side · 1446 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Get the half sandwich (Pastrami and Rye) and soup unless you're hungry - then go for full sandwich.

Pershing Square Café is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

4. Pershing Square Café

7.1

90 E 42nd St (at Park Ave), New York City, NY

Amerikanisches Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Just feels like proper New York. Fancy-ish diner right at Grand Central so good starting point for tourist stuff.

Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

5. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

8.9

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY

Imbissbuden-Versammlung · Williamsburg · 411 Tipps und Bewertungen

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

6. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.1

2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York City, NY

Kunstmuseum · Carnegie Hill · 142 Tipps und Bewertungen

230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

7. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.0

230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York City, NY

Rooftop-Bar · NoMad · 716 Tipps und Bewertungen

Top of the Strand is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

8. Top of the Strand

7.9

33 W 37th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York City, NY

Hotelbar · Garment District · 79 Tipps und Bewertungen

Max Brenner is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

9. Max Brenner

8.5

841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York City, NY

Geschäft für Nachspeisen · Greenwich Village · 676 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Chocolate everything

High Line is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

10. High Line

9.5

btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York City, NY

Park · Chelsea · 1499 Tipps und Bewertungen

Eileen's Special Cheesecake is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

11. Eileen's Special Cheesecake

8.7

17 Cleveland Pl (at Kenmare St), New York City, NY

Bäckerei · SoHo · 253 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Best cheesecake I've ever had. Go plain vanilla.

Ace Bar is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

12. Ace Bar

7.5

531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York City, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 151 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Tons of games and retro-kitsch

Washington Square Park is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

13. Washington Square Park

9.5

W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York City, NY

Park · Greenwich Village · 708 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Just sit and people watch...

14. Flatiron Building

175 5th Ave (at E 23rd St), New York City, NY

Bauwerk · Flatiron District · 135 Tipps und Bewertungen

Bryant Park is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

15. Bryant Park

9.5

W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York City, NY

Park · Midtown · 1229 Tipps und Bewertungen

Chelsea Market is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

16. Chelsea Market

9.2

75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York City, NY

Markt · 1218 Tipps und Bewertungen

Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

17. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

8.9

113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY

Biergarten · Williamsburg · 481 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Check the schedule for the live music in the evenings

R Lounge at Two Times Square is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

18. R Lounge at Two Times Square

7.1

714 Seventh Avenue, Two Times Square (at W 48th St), New York City, NY

Cocktailbar · Theater District · 54 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Little-known and great view of times square with cocktail in hand

DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

19. DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections

5.6

550 Laguardia Pl, New York City, NY

Eisdiele · Greenwich Village · 75 Tipps und Bewertungen

Dear Irving is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

20. Dear Irving

9.0

55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York City, NY

Cocktailbar · Union Square · 245 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Make sure to book beforehand if you can

Lightship Frying Pan is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

21. Lightship Frying Pan

8.8

205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York City, NY

Biergarten · Chelsea · 393 Tipps und Bewertungen

The Meatball Shop is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

22. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York City, NY

Italienisches Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 Tipps und Bewertungen

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

23. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1

126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York City, NY

Café · SoHo · 219 Tipps und Bewertungen

Nicholas Borge: Take a quiet coffee break surrounded by books

Smalls Jazz Club is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

24. Smalls Jazz Club

9.1

183 W 10th St (btwn 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York City, NY

Jazz- und Blues-Lokal · West Village · 124 Tipps und Bewertungen

Strand Bookstore is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

25. Strand Bookstore

9.4

828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York City, NY

Buchhandlung · Greenwich Village · 592 Tipps und Bewertungen

Raclette is one of Nick's NYC favorites for visitors.

26. Raclette

511 E 12th St (Btw Aves A & B), New York City, NY

Schweizer Restaurant · Alphabet City · 79 Tipps und Bewertungen