Best Foods and Activities in NYC!
By popular demand ... I'M BACK! I'm coming out of blogging retirement to drop some serious dimes for you all. So, I spent the last six months in New York City (aka 'The Big Apple', 'Empire City', 'Gotham'...) and I wanted to put together a helpful guide to the best NYC foods and activities.
You may not agree with my list, but frankly I don't care. Actually, I do care. Please keep reading! Anyway, I believe this list includes the best of the best, the crème de la crème, the real MVPs! Let's GO!
Best Broadway Musical
Hamilton
Richard Rodgers Theatre
226 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036
(Runner-Ups: The Phantom of the Opera; The Book of Mormon)
Best Pizza
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
New York, NY 10014
(Runner-Ups: Kesté; Lombardi's; Di Fara Pizza)
Best Stand-Up Comedy
Comedy Cellar
117 Macdougal St
New York, NY 10012
(Runner-Up: Gotham Comedy Club)
Best Bagels
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002
(Runner-Ups: Ess-a-Bagel; Brooklyn Bagel and Coffee)
Best Sporting Event
NBA @ Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, NY 10001
(Runner-Up: NFL @ Metlife Stadium)
Best Cheesecake
Eileen's Special Cheesecake
17 Cleveland Pl
New York, NY 10012
(Runner-Up: Two Little Red Hens)
Best Play
Jitney
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
261 W 47th St
New York, NY 10036
(Runner-Ups: The Tempest; The Humans)
Best Burger
Burger Joint
119 W 56th St
New York, NY 10019
(Runner-Ups: Minetta Tavern; The NoMad Restaurant)
Best Live Audience Experience
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111
(Runner-Up: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
Best Pastrami
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002
(Runner-Up: Mile End Delicatessen)
Best Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St
New York, NY 10014
(Runner-Up: MoMA)
Best Hot Dog
Papaya King
179 E 86th St
New York, NY 10028
(Runner-Ups: Gray's Papaya; Crif Dogs)
Best Park
Bryant Park
Between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Ave
New York, NY 10017
(Runner-Ups: Central Park; Washington Square Park)
Best Ice Cream
Grom
99 Gansevoort St
New York, NY 10014
(Runner-Up: Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream)
That's a wrap! So, if you're travelling to NYC for a few days or a few weeks, I hope this guide helps you plan ahead and have a blast!
Andy Out!
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