Where to eat (and what to do) in New York

Similar to my Where to eat in San Francisco list, here’s a set of recommendations for food an activities in New York, particularly in Brooklyn.

Restaurants (general)

• Aquagrill (seafood)
• The Soul Spot
• Inoteca (Italian)
• Shake Shack (Brooklyn location has no line)
• Veniero (for dessert)
• Juliette (French)
• Atlantic Chip Shop (really good beer selection)
• Nectar (sandwiches and salads)
• My Little Pizzeria
• Moim (Korean)
• Court Street Bagels

Bars (with good food)

• Char No 4
• Bar Tabac (try the squid ink tagliatelle)

Bars

• Angel’s Share (speakeasy)
• Union Hall
• Bar Great Harry

Japanese

• Ganso (ramen)
• Hibino
• Sushi Azabu (reservations strongly recommended; so is the unagi)

Coffee Shops (good places to work from)

• Vineapple
• Tea Lounge
• Ted & Honey

Vegetarian/Vegan

• Red Bamboo
• Quantum Leap
• Blossom (fancy)

Middle Eastern

• The Hummus Place
• Taim

Cuban

• Café Habana
• Sophie’s Cuban

Mexican

• Oaxaca
• OMG Taco
• Rachel’s Taqueria

Thai

• Spice
• Ghang Thai
• Pok Pok Ny

Parks

• The High Line
• Prospect Park
• Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Central Park

Museums

• Transit Museum
• Tenement Museum
• Louis Armstrong Museum
• International Center of Photography
• MOMA

Books

• Book Court
• Strand

Sports

• Chelsea Piers

Music

• The Living Room
• Googies
• Rockwood Music Hall
• Piano’s
• Arlene’s Grocery
• Mercury Lounge
• Union Hall
• Spike Hill
• The Bell House
• Littlefield