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We hope you had the Best.Day.Ever on your Intrepid Urban Adventures experience in New York.

To help you keep making the most of your stay in our wonderful city, we’ve created a list of our favourite places to go and things to do. You can find them below.

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We are Intrepid, the world's largest B-Corporation certified travel company, and a truly global company with teams in cities around the world. Our team is part of a community of hundreds of local guides and unique itineraries that take travellers behind the scenes of a destination to reveal hidden secrets and local hot spots through the eyes of a local. As a team, we have curated a list of recommendations for you:

1. Our top 5 street food / quick food stops:

• Los Tacos No 1

• Arepa Lady

• Papaya King

• Fornino Pizza

• Eat OffBeat

2. Our top 5 most recommended restaurants / food establishments:

• Norma
• Zooba
• Miss Mamie’s
• Saravannaa Bhavan
• Molyvo’s

3. Best coffee stops in the city to start your day:

• Cafe Grumpy
• Cafe Reggio
• Variety
• Culture Espresso

4. Top 5 live music / evening entertainment venues you can’t miss:

• Marie’s Crisis
• Le Poisson Rouge
• Birdland
• Shrine
• Blue Note

5. Our top 3 parks to wander and relax in:

• Prospect Park
• Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Central Park

6. Our favourite hidden gems :

• Audubon Terrace–Washington Heights

• Arthur Ave

• Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms/Lighthouse

7. Top 5 must-do activities in the city:

• Brooklyn Heights Promenade Walk at Sunset
• Museum Week
• Halloween Parade
• See an Off-Broadway Show
• Governor’s Island-Rite of Summer Music Festival/Wander
• Bushwhick Open Studios
• Comedy show at the comedy cellar

8. Top thing to avoid while visiting

• Blocking Foot Traffic (Standing in the middle of the street)
• Crosstown Busses
• Cabs/Pedicabs
• People “selling tickets” for the statue of Liberty Boat Tour in Battery Park
• Costume characters in times square

9. Final suggestions on what else to see in the city. Get ready as New Yorkers love to talk about their city:

Best Food Near Times Square:

• Los Tacos No. 1
• Urban Hawker
• All’Antico Vianaio
• Margon
• Yum yum
• Bangkok

Best Neighborhood to Stay In:

• Greenwich Village
• Hells Kitchen
• Tribeca
• Carroll Gardens,
• Brooklyn
• Upper West Side

Best Things to Do in Outer Boroughs:

• Visit Hipster Scene in Williamsburg and Bushwick
• Explore Jackson Heights
• Explore International Food and Culture Along the 7 Train in Queens
• See the Real Little Italy (Arthur Ave) and visit the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx
• Ride the Staten Island ferry and spend an afternoon at Snug Harbor

Best Museums:

• Tenement Museum
• Museum of the City of New York
• Moma
• New York Transit Museum
• Museum of Moving Image

Best Speakeasy:

• PDT
• Dear Irving
• Banzarbar
• Nothing Really Matters
• Back room

Best Viewpoint:

• Brooklyn Heights Promenade
• Jersey City Waterfront
• Audubon Terrace
• Inwood Park
• Roof of the MET