Neighbourhood guide · Museum Mile and Madison Avenue
The Upper East Side in one page: the Met, the Frick, the Guggenheim and the Neue Galerie, Madison Avenue, and the Carlyle, the Mark and the Lowell.
Our walk
Along Fifth Avenue from the Frick to the Guggenheim, with the park alongside.
The back story
The Met, the Frick, the Guggenheim and Madison Avenue’s boutiques.
One of the world’s great museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, beside Central Park.
Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
Frank Lloyd Wright’s spiral
The spiralling Frank Lloyd Wright building on Fifth Avenue at 89th Street.
1071 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128Explore View on map
Renovated in 2025
Old masters in the Fifth Avenue mansion of Henry Clay Frick, reopened after a renovation completed in spring 2025.
1 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
Klimt and Vienna
A museum of early 20th-century German and Austrian art on Fifth Avenue, home of Café Sabarsky.
1048 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
Design in a Carnegie mansion
The Smithsonian’s design museum on East 91st Street.
2 E. 91st St, New York, NY 10128Explore View on map
Daniel Boulud’s flagship
Daniel Boulud’s seasonal French restaurant on East 65th Street.
60 E. 65th St, New York, NY 10065Explore View on map
Omakase on East 78th Street
A traditional sushi omakase on East 78th Street, between Lexington and Third.
181 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075Explore View on map
Vienna on Fifth Avenue
A Viennese café inside the Neue Galerie on Fifth Avenue, for strudel, Sachertorte and coffee.
1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028Explore View on map
A Milanese pasticceria
A Milanese café and pastry counter at 1000 Madison Avenue.
1000 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
The frozen hot chocolate
A whimsical dessert café on East 60th Street, near Bloomingdale’s.
225 E. 60th St, New York, NY 10022Explore View on map
Under Ludwig Bemelmans’ murals
The Carlyle’s cocktail bar, with whimsical Central Park murals by Ludwig Bemelmans and live piano.
35 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
Cabaret through the season
The Carlyle’s intimate cabaret room, with performers through the autumn and winter season.
35 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
A Madison Avenue maison
Hermès’s Madison Avenue maison at 706 Madison Avenue.
15 Broad Street, New York, NY 10005Explore View on map
Menswear flagship
Ralph Lauren’s men’s flagship at 867 Madison Avenue.
867 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
Bemelmans Bar and Café Carlyle
The Upper East Side’s landmark hotel since 1930, home to Bemelmans Bar, Café Carlyle and Dowling’s.
35 E. 76th St, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
Madison Avenue at 77th Street
A stylish Madison Avenue hotel at 77th Street, with The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges.
25 East 77th Street (Madison Avenue at 77th Street), New York, NY 10075Explore View on map
Between Madison and Park
A discreet hotel on East 63rd Street with Majorelle, Jacques Bar and the Pembroke Room.
28 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065Explore View on map
Now part of Corinthia
An Upper East Side hotel on East 76th Street, now part of Corinthia, steps from Central Park.
20 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
Open 24 hours
A major teaching hospital on East 68th Street, open 24 hours a day.
525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065Explore View on map
Orthopaedics
A specialist hospital for orthopaedics and rheumatology on East 70th Street.
535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021Explore View on map
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