My list of NYC places not on the standard tourist beat.

• Museums
  • Morgan
  • Rubin
  • Tenement
• Food
  • Bakeries
    • Breads bakery : Get babka and almond croissants
    • Bien Cuit: Overfermented loaf.
    • Hungarian Pastry Shop
    • Nick & Sons
    • Patisserie Tomoko
  • Chocolate
    • Kahkow
    • Mariebelle
  • Icecream
    • The Social
    • Mikey Likes It — Southern Hospitality
    • Milkmade
    • Malai
    • Morgensterns – Strawberry Rhubarb, Mascarpone
  • Tim Ho Wan : Soup dumplings
  • LES: Cheeky sandwiches + Classic coffee shop
  • Punjabi Deli in East Village is where taxi drivers eat.
• Walks
  • Walk down West 4th street in Greenwich Village and take your pick.
  • Hop hipster coffee shops in Bushwick down the L.
  • Williamsburg
    • Murals at the gates of the East U-Haul dealer by famous graffiti artist
    • McKibbin lofts
• Culture
  • Eichler’s Judaica and 13th Ave in Borough Park
• Bars
  • 124 Old Rabbit Club : Hard to spot, it’s just a door.
  • Google the latest in trendy speakeasies.
• Music
  • Village Vanguard
• Architecture
  • Tour of Woolworth building
  • Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Sixth largest church in the world, uncomplete, secular immigrant tradition. See the gardens next door. Hungarian pastry shop opposite.
  • Bryant Park
    • American Radiator Building
    • Indoor public space at One Bryant Park
• Art
  • Instagram popups: Google the latest ones.
  • Galleries on Canal street.
  • Chelsea galleries
  • Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park