A curation of my favorite places in New York City, where I’ve lived for one year. I’ve roughly sorted the places by neighborhood clusters for each category. You can also check out my favorite places in San Francisco.

Restaurants

• Llama San | Peruvian Japanese | Greenwich Village
• American Bar | American | Greenwich Village
• Orchard Townhouse | American | Chelsea
• Good Thanks | Brunch | Lower East Side
• Gem | American | Lower East Side

Cafe/Coffee/Tea/Bakery

• 9th Street Espresso* | Coffee | East Village
• Abraco | Coffee | East Village
• Bookclub* | Coffee | East Village
• C&B | Coffee/Bakery | East Village
• Buvette | Coffee | Greenwich Village
• The Elk | Coffee | West Village

* Good atmosphere for working.

Wine/Bar

• Gem Wine | Wine Bar | Lower East Side
• Studio 151 | Music Lounge | East Village
• Accidental Bar | Sake Bar | East Village
• Up & Up | Cocktail Bar | Greenwich Village
• Ludlow Hotel | Cocktail Bar | Lower East Side
• Singlish | Cocktail Bar | Greenwich Village
• Art Bar | Lounge | West Village
• The Marlton Hotel | Lounge | Greenwich Village

Arts, Parks & Entertainment

• Mast Books | Bookstore | East Village