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About ULTIMATE New York City Guide

ULTIMATE New York City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to New York City. We publish 14 curated lists: hotels, restaurants, cafés & bakeries, bars & jazz, sights, museums & arts, parks, walks, shopping, health, property, new developments, luxury cars and getting around. Together they cover Midtown and Fifth Avenue, Times Square and the Theater District, the Upper East and Upper West Sides, Chelsea and Hudson Yards, Flatiron and NoMad, SoHo and Tribeca, Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, and DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights, with day trips to the Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Niagara Falls.

How we choose

Every place in our lists has been checked against NYC Tourism + Conventions’ official listings and the venue’s own website, or an official source such as the MTA, NYC.gov, the Port Authority or the National Park Service. We don’t use review scores or star ratings, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm. MICHELIN distinctions are quoted only from the official MICHELIN Guide New York; Broadway runs only from The Broadway League’s broadway.org.

Before you go

Opening hours, show runs and prices change often. Please check directly with each place before you visit. Prices are in US dollars.

For venues

Run a venue in New York and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• 432 Park Avenue, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The American Museum of Natural History on Central Park West, by Jay Dobkin, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Apollo Theater on 125th Street, by Rup11 (rup on wikipedia.de), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Fifth Avenue entrance of The Met, by Arad, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Empire State Building, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Death & Co in the East Village, by Jim.henderson, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Death & Co in the East Village, by Jim.henderson, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Park, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan from Pebble Beach, DUMBO, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The towers of Billionaires’ Row, by Itrytohelp32, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Blue Note jazz club, by Francesca.giovinazzo, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Theatre marquees in the Theater District, by Sergei Gussev, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Flatiron District, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Carlyle at Madison Avenue and 76th Street, by Jim.henderson, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Carnegie Hall, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• New York City yellow taxis, by Oleg Yunakov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bethesda Fountain and the Lake in Central Park, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bow Bridge and the Central Park South skyline, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Central Park Tower, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Chelsea from the High Line, by GK tramrunner RU, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Chrysler Building, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Citi Bikes in Manhattan, by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Citi Field, by Jeffme, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Columbus Circle, by Steven Lek, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Apartment buildings on Central Park West, by CVB, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Old Town Hall in Southampton, by DanTD, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The United States Capitol, by Martin Falbisoner, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The towers of Billionaires’ Row, by Itrytohelp32, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lower Manhattan from Governors Island, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Manhattan Bridge from DUMBO, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Warehouse buildings in DUMBO, by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Edge at 30 Hudson Yards, by Larry D. Moore, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Ellis Island, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Empire State Building, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lower Manhattan from Governors Island, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Flatiron Building, by Hayden Schiff, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Flatiron District, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Four Seasons Hotel New York on East 57th Street, by Beyond My Ken, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Frick Collection in the Henry Clay Frick House, by Leonard J. DeFrancisci, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Governors Island, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal, by Axel Tschentscher, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Old Town Hall in Southampton, by DanTD, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, by Kenneth C. Zirkel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A helicopter over Lower Manhattan, by Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Downtown Manhattan Heliport, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Chelsea from the High Line, by GK tramrunner RU, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan from Rockefeller Center, by Dllu, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, by Kenneth C. Zirkel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Carlyle at Madison Avenue and 76th Street, by Jim.henderson, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Park Avenue entrance of the Waldorf Astoria, by Hennem08, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Vessel and Hudson Yards, by Epicgenius, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Intrepid on the Hudson River, by Acroterion, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Village Vanguard, by 円周率３パーセント, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Terminal 8 at JFK Airport, by 颐园居, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Katz’s Delicatessen on East Houston Street, by TaurusEmerald, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, by David from Simply Aviation, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Statue of Liberty, by William Warby, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lincoln Center and the Revson Fountain, by cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Little Island at Pier 55, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A helicopter over Lower Manhattan, by Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side, by Deans Charbal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Runners in the New York City Marathon, by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Meatpacking District, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The 9/11 Memorial pools, by Tiraspolsky, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Fifth Avenue entrance of The Met, by Arad, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, by D. Benjamin Miller, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Midtown Manhattan from across the Hudson, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Manhattan from Weehawken, by Dmitry Avdeev, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Montauk Point Lighthouse, by NearEMPTiness, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Morgan Library & Museum, by Epicgenius, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Moynihan Train Hall, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Madison Square Garden, by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Acropolis of Athens by day, seen from Philopappos Hill, by A.Savin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Goat Cay and the turquoise shallows of the Exumas, by DrGvago, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. James, by Barry haynes, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old town of Belgrade above the Sava, with the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, by Tatil Dükkanı, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The beach at Rosemary Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, by Miamireader, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Oia’s white houses and blue domes on the rim of the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Blue Mosque at night, by Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Las Vegas Strip at dusk, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Triple Bridge over the Ljubljanica, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower, by Domob, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Griffith Observatory with downtown Los Angeles beyond, by The Fun Chronicles, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the Maldives, by Luka Peternel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, by Robbschultz69, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountains, by Spike, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset at the Naples Pier, by pmarkham, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The New York City skyline from Top of the Rock, by Dillan Payne, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Stone Bridge over the Vardar, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, by Julian Lupyan, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The ramparts of Galle Fort, by Daibo Taku, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed Pitons, by xiquinhosilva, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Skanderbeg Square with the Et’hem Bey Mosque, by Andrew Milligan sumo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The spires of Zagreb Cathedral above the rooftops, by Alex Sirac, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Newark Liberty International Airport from the air, by Fan Railer (talk), licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The American and Bridal Veil Falls, by The Cosmonaut, editing by Wilfredor, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5 ca, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lower Manhattan and the Manhattan Bridge from the East River ferry, by Andre Carrotflower, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Times Square Ball, by Anthony Quintano, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A lion outside the New York Public Library, by John Dillenbeck, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Oculus and One World Trade Center, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An OMNY reader in the subway, by Metropolitan Transportation Authority from United States of America, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• One World Trade Center seen through the Oculus, by Rhododendrites, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Central Oyster Bar, by Leonard J. DeFrancisci, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Balloons being inflated for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, by Rhododendrites, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bethesda Fountain and the Lake in Central Park, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, by 颐园居, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Rotunda at The Pierre, by Greg Ceo for The Pierre and Taj Hotels, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Joe’s Pizza on Carmine Street, by Jim.henderson, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Central Park Tower, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Radio City Music Hall, by HeatherMarieKosur, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Apartment buildings on Central Park West, by CVB, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Katz’s Delicatessen on East Houston Street, by TaurusEmerald, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Central Park from Top of the Rock, by InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Prometheus at Rockefeller Center, by foxbert, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Saks Fifth Avenue flagship, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• South Street Seaport, by Gryffindor, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Shed at Hudson Yards, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Saks Fifth Avenue flagship, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Liberty Island from the Staten Island Ferry, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Cast-iron buildings in SoHo, by Axel Tschentscher, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Cast-iron buildings in SoHo, by Axel Tschentscher, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Storm King Art Center, by Ɱ, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, by Chris06, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• One Vanderbilt, home of SUMMIT, by MainlyTwelve, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• New York City yellow taxis, by Oleg Yunakov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Teterboro Airport, by Designism, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Theatre marquees in the Theater District, by Sergei Gussev, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Tiffany & Co.’s Fifth Avenue flagship, by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Times Square at night, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal, by Axel Tschentscher, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, by JJonahJackalope, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hudson Street in Tribeca, by Aude, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The TWA Hotel at JFK Airport, by Jag9889, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Townhouses in Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side, by Deans Charbal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open, by manalahmadkhan, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lincoln Center and the Revson Fountain, by cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bleecker Street in the West Village, by Tdorante10, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Park Avenue entrance of the Waldorf Astoria, by Hennem08, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan from Pebble Beach, DUMBO, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Walkway Over the Hudson, by Juliancolton, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, by Arild Vågen, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Washington Square Arch, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bleecker Street in the West Village, by Tdorante10, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Whitney Museum of American Art, by Kidfly182, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Domino Park on the Williamsburg waterfront, by Andre Carrotflower, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yankee Stadium, by Photo by Mr. Kjetil Ree., licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.