Hi all as my title says I'm a 24M coming to America! I'll be in New York for 5 days from the 29/5/23 - 5/6/23 I'm staying just near Times Square!

My itinerary so far is.

Lexington Candy Shop: 1226 Lexington Ave, New York,

9/11 museum/ ground zero! Greenwich St, New York

I'm young I love food and to party and museums and history! looking for recommendations on the best…

Chinese food (China town)

Doughnuts or sweets

Pizza/ Italian reatraunt (little Italy)

And any museums you would recommend or night clubs.

I'm there for 4th of July so any party would be awesome!

Also any do's and do nots or places to avoid!

Thanks I'm advance also if anyway wants to catch up for a coffee with the most stereotypical Aussie you'll ever meet I'm down! Cheers

Born and raised here. Made a list of restaurants to try for cousins visiting pre covid. I think they all are still open. This is not in a particular order just places I think are staples of the NY restaurant scene. I’ve tried maybe 70 percent of this list and have found 0 places I don’t like. They’re spread out the city covering every borough not just Manhattan.

Di Farras pizza

Patsys Pizza - original one in Harlem

Papaya King

Empanada mama

Lexington Candy Shop

Mamas empanadas

Roll n roaster

Cheese grill

Halal Guys

New park pizza- near JFK airport

Fette sau- bbq

Two hands corn dogs

Katz Deli Sonnyboy- Australian

Little Poland -pierogis

Taco veloz

John’s on Bleecker

Cheeky Sandwiches

Sal Kris and Charlie’s deli-sandwiches

Red Rooster-soul food

Sylvia’s- soul food

Omar’s Mediterranean-Egyptian

Nathan’s original -Coney Island

Pikine-nigerian

Veeray de dhaba- Indian

FOB-Philippines

Mission sandwich social

El Mariachi- Mexican Roosevelt ave

Hometown bbq

Moes dough’s- donuts

Antepli Baklava- Turkish delights

Cafe Himalaya- Tibetan food

Raku it’s Japanese

Madame Vo- Vietnamese food

Crif dogs

Fisherman’s cove- jerk

Burger Joint Thompson Hotel

Eddie’s sweet shop

Istanbul Bay

Peter Lugers Steakhouse

Old Homestead Steakhouse

Kanoyama- sushi

Ferrara Italian bakery

Tasty Dumpling

Blue Sky Deli- Chopped Cheese

Charles fried chicken

John’s Deli- Gravesend Brooklyn

Adele Famous-Halal

Pastrami Queen

Russ and Daughters- Bagels

Mister dips-burgers

JG Melon burgers-Manhattan

Pies and thighs

Kokomo- Caribbean

Clinton st baking- pancakes

La brasserie- Anthony bourdain restaurant

Leibmans deli- pastrami

Voila Afrique- East African

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Also since you’re Australian I would bring a really big knife. If someone tries to mug you using a knife say “that’s not a knife” then pull yours out and say “that’s a knife”

Works everytime

American (brooklyn) Aussie here.

Don’t think you’d find better coffee here. Y’all have amazing coffee over there!

Just some favorite spots I grew up going to a lot:

Worth checking out flushing for the amazing cheap eats in both Chinese and Korean. I find that the food in Chinatown is very lacking these days (compared to flushing and 8th Ave) but as a tourist, it’d be fun. Definitely go to the ice cream factory, mei lai wah, and stop in one of the Hong Kong cafes.

If it’s a nice day, grab a coffee and walk across the brooklyn bridge to dumbo. Get some nice views of the bridge on the old cobblestone streets. At the end, grab some shake shack by the water. (The shroom shack burger is my fav.)

Check out the west village and east village to experience more of an university/young vibe. Tons of food options and usually lots going on.

Pizza - my personal local favorite is the infamous L&B pizza in south brooklyn.

Attractions - highly recommend the New York public library and metropolitan museum. If you do a bit of research, sometimes on Chelsea on the museum/galleries district, there are openings which spell free drinks. Great fun for gallery hopping.

Have fun!

Huh, Crif Dogs is from NY? I thought it was a Berkeley/Bay Area thing, and the “rival” to Top Dog.

You’re probably right. I know they have one in NYC.

The EV location is the only one I can find in the US. Maybe they are local.