Spanning the entire length of Battery Park City, the Esplanade with breathtaking views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Hudson River is the ideal place to jog or take a sunset stroll.
Hard-living Ukranians swear by cabbage soup as a hangover cure, and we think the bowl here packs an extra restorative sauerkraut punch. Get it the morning after to kill the pain. Leia mais.
The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. Leia mais.
Foodies, drinkies, fashionistas and design hounds can be found here. It’s why we love it!
Are you in the pub? You have to be in the pub. Request that move now. Order the mutton chop. All’s well.
Best sit-down pizza in the East Village (and probably Manhattan). An ambitious eater can down a whole pie, so get a couple different ones for your table.
ZocStars and ZocDoc employees alike flock to Juicy Lucy for their awesome pressed juices. Favorites include the Daily Cleanse juice and the Rio Bowl!
Feel a cold coming on? Paranoid about your sick coworkers? Lemon lozenge with extra ginger and immunity should do the trick.
A beautiful park and a must see for any visitor. It's perfect when you just want to sit on a bench and read a book or do some people watching. On nice days you can find all sorts of live music too.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. (That phonebooth thing? Pretty cool, right?) Ask the bartender to suggest a drink. It'll be excellent.
This trattoria, with dishes like bluefish ragù, is a pretty and unexpected addition to the neighborhood. Outside of the pizzas, you go back to Saraghina to try something new. Skip the panzanella. Leia mais.
Breakfast sandwich is the sleeper hit here. Great hidden spot for b'fast mtg
Try the Stamina Soba, which combines savory and briny seaweed-bonito stocks and features pork belly, scallion and a plump ginger-chicken meatball. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Leia mais.
Decibel 240 E 9th StreetOne of the best Sake Bars in LES. You have to go downstairs to find it, so its hard to miss. Leia mais.
Make sure you’re dressed appropriately as there’s a strict after 5 o’clock dress code. Once here ask Gavin to make you a Bloody Mary (they were born here).
Brownstone Brooklyn meets rustic Mediterranean: eggplant salad, chorizo, and piquillo peppers liven up the brunch menu here, but the most notable dish (not just for its name) is Green Eggs and Lamb. Leia mais.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order a stinger. They'll be cold and crisp, with the cognac outweighing the crème de menthe, the way they should be.
This is a must-stop for me when I’m in NYC, but you can’t go wrong at any of David Chang’s restaurants. -Monica Pope, Top Chef
