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Trip to New York

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never_Nal
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica676 Posts
November 02 2010 05:22 GMT
#1
So basically i'm flying to New York in December (14-23), and it's my first trip ever, and I was wondering if any of you TL members that live up there could suggest places that I shouldn't miss.
Also i'm searching for really good Dinners, delis, and any other food place I should go, i'm staying in Harlem with my older brother that studies at New School(Bass/Jazz Musician).
Also some kind of meet up would be awesome!!! :D.



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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
November 02 2010 05:26 GMT
#2
Cheap eats that you shouldn't miss:

S&S
Katz
Di Fara
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crazeman
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
664 Posts
November 02 2010 05:34 GMT
#3
there's a bunch of eateries posted in this thread:

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=161104
Redunzl
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
862 Posts
November 02 2010 05:41 GMT
#4
I'm quite jealous of anyone living in Brooklyn and studying jazz at New School...
Just make sure to see how off-broadway stage shows if you like theatre.
Other than that just try not to spend $100 in a few hours... money flows in NYC
Blixy213
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States360 Posts
November 02 2010 05:52 GMT
#5
Hey!

TL-NY actually has a really solid community base, and we're having a LAN tournament on what seems to be the 18th.You should join us and we'd show you around I'm sure, I actually think it's a two day LAN, so if you can make it to one of the days, We'd love to bring you into our LAN
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YejinYejin
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1053 Posts
November 02 2010 06:11 GMT
#6
I'm in Uptown Manhattan myself, but I just got here a couple months ago, some I'm not too familiar with a lot of NYC stuff. One place that you can definitely check out is Dallas BBQ. I went to the one in Times Square (42nd St between 7th and 8th). Holy crap, their portions are huge, their meat is cooked perfectly, and their barbecue sauce is amazing. I went on a Monday night one day, and there was basically no line. On weekends, it'll be packed, though.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
November 02 2010 06:31 GMT
#7
They advertise all over the subways(Dallas BBQ), been here since birth. Reside in Brooklyn, commute to the city for uni.

I wouldnt bother with Di Fara's pizza unless you have the patience.
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never_Nal
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica676 Posts
November 02 2010 07:02 GMT
#8
That would be great :D, the LAN would be awesome, tho I would only go 1, really really want to get to know a lot of places and stuff . Hmmm Di Fara's always full or something?
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Happy.fairytail
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States327 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-02 13:44:27
November 02 2010 13:26 GMT
#9
Um ... I'm just gonna list all my favorite places off the top of my head, you can Google them for directions 'n stuff.

If you're on a tight budget, I recommend eating cheap meals, and then splurging on a really nice one every so often. Chinatown has a lot of really cheap eats (and authentic too), and there's always Grey's Papaya and Halal on 53rd. (Oh man my mouth just watered thinking of that halal cart)

For nice but <$20, I recommend Mesa Grill brunch (Bobby Flay's restaurant), Pesticci's (hole in the wall, relatively unknown Italian restaurant around 120th Street UWS), Won Di Siam 2 (best Thai food, I swear, better than freaking Pong Sri which is compeltely overrated imo). If you're willing to venture out to Park Slope in Brooklyn, omg there are SO many good restaurants here, probably most famous is Al Di La (~$20 italian).

Some other interesting places to try out and visit: K-town (overpriced, but if you do go, get ready to spend $30 at madangsui, they have the best bbq), St Marks (relatively cheap Japanese food ~$10-15, tai sho is the standard place to go), Kati roll (interesting Pakistani taco for <$10), Curry in a hurry (standard indian, go to Kiran Indian if you want better), Chinatown dimsum (Jing Fong is the standard, ~$15).

For burgers, jesus there are so many places and everyone will tell you differently on which is best. Imo, their quality changes all the time, which is why I think everyone has different rankings. In terms of consistency, you can never go wrong with Shake Shack. And then in terms of famousness, you've got Corner Bistro, Donovan's, 5 guys, etc. etc. etc.

For dessert, just go to any really nice French/Italian restaurant to be honest. Serendipities is really overrated, and I didn't really like Payard all that much. OH but for cheap stuff, beard's papas has great cream puffs, and I do love the Dessert Truck (oh my god their bacon banana pudding is so good).

Hope this helps.

Edit: thought of a few more places. There's this hole in the wall bagel shop on 77th & Amsterdam, I don't even know what it's called, but god damn if it doesn't have the best freaking bacon egg and cheese in the city. There's a great taco place right next to Pig Heaven on the UES (Pig Heaven is a solid Chinese place too, though ~$15-20, but good for a date haha). Tbh, I haven't found a really good BBQ place yet ... though for soul food, Sylvia's is great (~$20), and for fried chicken, Soul Flavors in Jersey City, hands down, don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. I mean, yeah it's just fried chicken in the end, but oh my god...it's like a relevation. lol
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32157 Posts
November 02 2010 13:54 GMT
#10
randomly checked out this seafood joint ChopHouse off of bleaker the other day. Pretty good, somewhat expensive. Good oyster bar.
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Bereft
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1007 Posts
November 02 2010 14:02 GMT
#11
I agree with Happy -- Pongsri is definitely overrated u_u. A good friend of mine who used to live in Bangkok brought me to Pongsri saying that it was the restaurant she went to whenever she craved legit Thai food, so I had very high hopes, but I was bitterly disappointed. Kittichai is actually the best Thai restaurant I've been to in NYC -- the whole fish and Thai tea ice cream there is AMAZING. But it's very pricy/upscale unfortunately ;'(... more of a special occasion dinner place for me. Not sure what your budget is though. Another Thai place similar to Won Dee (as mentioned by Happy) is Yum Yum.

I agree that Serendipity isn't that great either. And just throwing out random restaurants that I like: Basta Pasta, Ippudo, Taisho/other St. Marks restaurants, Caracas.. Max Brenner would probably be a cute place to go to. Blue Note may be worthwhile since your brother is studying jazz.. A table reservation is a bit expensive though.
Yenticha
Profile Joined July 2010
257 Posts
November 02 2010 14:34 GMT
#12
Levain Bakery, amsterdam/74th. Best. Cookies. Ever. Try their chocolate walnut ones..
Damn, it's been more than a year since I left, but I still have dreams about these..
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-02 16:54:08
November 02 2010 16:45 GMT
#13
Shake Shack is a cool burger join that's a little pricey, but definitely worth it.

You should venture about Central Park. It's really amazing. Probably should go to Ground Zero if you have time, take a trip to the Bronx Zoo/Botanical Gardens (subway goes up there and they are pretty close to each other). You could also go to Rockefeller if you want to sight-see and Chelsea Piers is pretty fun.

There's almost too much to do in one trip, but have fun!

Oh and you could live on Pizza in NYC. I suggest going to a number of different places throughout manhattan. You can literally walk around for 5-10 minutes and find one.

Also I just went to the Natural History Museum which was really fun. I actually never been there before and my GF suggested it. Definitely a great place to spend the day.

ONE MORE THING..

If you want to get brunch/lunch and love crepes you should go to Yorkville Creperie on York Ave (east side at about 71st street). It's delicious though once again a tad pricey. Just went there last week and couldn't have been happier

Oh and if you are going to any bars I love to go to a bunch of the ones in Midtown. Check out McFaddens and Calico Jacks. Pretty easy to get to (3 blocks from Grand Central). Also if you head up to about 52nd street you can go to Turtle Bay. It's owned by the same people as the other 2 bars. It's supposedly got the nickname "guido bay," but I have gone a bunch of times and never seen a guido infestation (I am not a guido). There's a bunch of bars alongside of the same area as Turtle Bay so it's always poppin on the weekend (and there's a good pizzeria around there too, lol.).

Oh and if you have a sweet tooth go to Dylans Candy Shop. It's mostly for women but if you need a gift for the GF you should get her something from there. My sister and my gf go crazy for Dylans Candy Shop bath products. They have lots of candy too.

There's a place called "tapas" I think... It's a great eatery where you just get a bunch of appetizers and relax. My sister gave it good reviews... never been myself.

If you like hookah my FAVORITE hookah bar is down in the village-ish area. It's between 10th and 11th street on 1st avenue. It's called Sahara East. You can sit out in the back and just relax. It might be closed in because it gets cold up here in the winter, but still a great place for hookah.

Sorry if my thoughts seem unorganized. I keep adding on when I think of other things you could do.
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never_Nal
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica676 Posts
November 03 2010 07:37 GMT
#14
Thanks a lot for the feedback, i've been reading a lot and seems I shouldn't miss the Rockefeller center, central park(ofc), MOMA, St. Patrick's Cathedral, also all the amazingly tall buildings :D.

Was wondering since probably I will do some shopping there(clothes), where should I go?, since down here in Costa Rica we always have a fresh climate I will buy summer clothes, those will be cheap by december right :D?
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Sireph
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States43 Posts
November 03 2010 09:10 GMT
#15
NYU Student here, if you're into burgers and good food, I highly recommend Big Daddy's which is just north of Union Sq. in Manhattan. Good Burger's also in that area but I find that place really overpriced.
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