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Arts & Culture
The Apollo launched performers such as Michael Jackson, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney played not so long ago. Amateur night is great, mixed/international audience. I love it.
893 locals recommend
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StThe Apollo launched performers such as Michael Jackson, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney played not so long ago. Amateur night is great, mixed/international audience. I love it.
If you want to caught the latest movie, the money theater is just across the street from my place.
157 locals recommend
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9
2309 Frederick Douglass BlvdIf you want to caught the latest movie, the money theater is just across the street from my place.
I like museum because the art is always changing while giving historical information about the neighborhood.
239 locals recommend
The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th StreetI like museum because the art is always changing while giving historical information about the neighborhood.
It's the best keep secret for old school jazz on Sunday night. It's in the bottom of a Brownstone has musicians from around the world and serves home cooked southern food. Very mixed crowd. I love it!
19 locals recommend
American Legion Post 398
248 W 132nd StIt's the best keep secret for old school jazz on Sunday night. It's in the bottom of a Brownstone has musicians from around the world and serves home cooked southern food. Very mixed crowd. I love it!
If want to hear some great Gospel Sunday morning this is one the to best churches.
94 locals recommend
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 W 138th StIf want to hear some great Gospel Sunday morning this is one the to best churches.
El Museo del Barrio is at the northern end of Museum Mile and serves as New York City's unofficial home for Latin American, Puerto Rican and Caribbean visual culture.
182 locals recommend
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th AveEl Museo del Barrio is at the northern end of Museum Mile and serves as New York City's unofficial home for Latin American, Puerto Rican and Caribbean visual culture.
The nation’s largest collection of documents, rare books and photographs relating to the African American experience resides at this scholarly center run by the New York Public Library.
186 locals recommend
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X BlvdThe nation’s largest collection of documents, rare books and photographs relating to the African American experience resides at this scholarly center run by the New York Public Library.
Food Scene
RED ROOSTER SERVES COMFORT FOOD CELEBRATING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN CUISINE AND THE DIVERSE CULINARY TRADITIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NAMED IN HONOR OF THE LEGENDARY CHEF MARCUS SAMUELSSON. IT'S GOOD FUN
1044 locals recommend
Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveRED ROOSTER SERVES COMFORT FOOD CELEBRATING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN CUISINE AND THE DIVERSE CULINARY TRADITIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NAMED IN HONOR OF THE LEGENDARY CHEF MARCUS SAMUELSSON. IT'S GOOD FUN
I love this place! Its American Soul Food with an Asian twist. It's so good and the decor and the people are really cool!
125 locals recommend
The Cecil Steakhouse
210 West 118th StreetI love this place! Its American Soul Food with an Asian twist. It's so good and the decor and the people are really cool!
A classic French bistro that serves up traditional Left Bank dishes in a Left Bank atmosphere. I use to live in Paris. Chez Lucienne has kept things simple with great food and fun crowd.
120 locals recommend
Chez Lucienne
308 Lenox AveA classic French bistro that serves up traditional Left Bank dishes in a Left Bank atmosphere. I use to live in Paris. Chez Lucienne has kept things simple with great food and fun crowd.
My favorite coffee shop just a few blocks from my place. It's an independent shop, not a mass chain like you know who...lol. It's cozy, warm, great staff and I can sit, drink/eat and use free Wifi.
147 locals recommend
Double Dutch Espresso
2194 Frederick Douglass BlvdMy favorite coffee shop just a few blocks from my place. It's an independent shop, not a mass chain like you know who...lol. It's cozy, warm, great staff and I can sit, drink/eat and use free Wifi.
Amicable hipsters at the bar, old-school funk on the speakers, and finger-licking pub grub: gentrification ain't always bad. I think it's needed everywhere.
526 locals recommend
Harlem Public
3612 BroadwayAmicable hipsters at the bar, old-school funk on the speakers, and finger-licking pub grub: gentrification ain't always bad. I think it's needed everywhere.
The exteriors of Tom’s may look familiar if you're a fan of the TV series Seinfeld. This is where all of those crazy scenes were suppose to take place. "hey, I won a contest" lol
96 locals recommend
Tom's
2880 BroadwayThe exteriors of Tom’s may look familiar if you're a fan of the TV series Seinfeld. This is where all of those crazy scenes were suppose to take place. "hey, I won a contest" lol
This is one of my new favorite places, the food is amazing! 5 stars. It's really small so you will wait for table but it's worth it!
98 locals recommend
BLVD Bistro NY
2149 Frederick Douglass BlvdThis is one of my new favorite places, the food is amazing! 5 stars. It's really small so you will wait for table but it's worth it!
Really, really high quality designer pizza and other dish. However it's a low key, easy going place to kick back and enjoy.
50 locals recommend
Bad Horse Pizza
2224 Frederick Douglass BoulevardReally, really high quality designer pizza and other dish. However it's a low key, easy going place to kick back and enjoy.
If you're a fan of high quality Mediterranean food it's tops! And right next to my place.
15 locals recommend
Savann
2280 Frederick Douglass BlvdIf you're a fan of high quality Mediterranean food it's tops! And right next to my place.
A very popular Senegalese restaurant with a great pastries and fresh baked baguettes.
85 locals recommend
Les Ambassades
2200 Frederick Douglass BlvdA very popular Senegalese restaurant with a great pastries and fresh baked baguettes.
If you looking for tasty traditional country American food, this place is great. It's very popular for brunch. Get there early!
68 locals recommend
Kitchenette
If you looking for tasty traditional country American food, this place is great. It's very popular for brunch. Get there early!
Voted number 1 Best BBQ restaurants in NYC it's a must if you craving American, wood smoked beef, pork or chicken and a host of craft beers.
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th StVoted number 1 Best BBQ restaurants in NYC it's a must if you craving American, wood smoked beef, pork or chicken and a host of craft beers.
A cool and causal American place with a huge street-cafe area (great for people watching) and good food. I love their organic shakes!
212 locals recommend
Harlem Shake
100 W 124th StA cool and causal American place with a huge street-cafe area (great for people watching) and good food. I love their organic shakes!
This is another one of my favorite places for brunch but they get really busy which means if you arrive for brunch anytime after 2:00pm you'll wait for a table for sure.
35 locals recommend
5 and Diamond
2072 Frederick Douglass BoulevardThis is another one of my favorite places for brunch but they get really busy which means if you arrive for brunch anytime after 2:00pm you'll wait for a table for sure.
Everything Else
If you have to go to this Ivy League school for whatever reason, it's just at 10-15 walk.
539 locals recommend
Columbia University
116th and BroadwayIf you have to go to this Ivy League school for whatever reason, it's just at 10-15 walk.
Essentials
Just 5 blocks away is Best Marketing for all your food and grocery needs.
252 locals recommend
Best Market Harlem
2187 Frederick Douglass BlvdJust 5 blocks away is Best Marketing for all your food and grocery needs.
Shopping
Just 5 minutes on the subway is the shopping mecca at the corner of central park south, The Shops at Columbus Circle. Very high-end stores, Jazz at Lincoln Center and great restaurants.
80 locals recommend
The Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus CirJust 5 minutes on the subway is the shopping mecca at the corner of central park south, The Shops at Columbus Circle. Very high-end stores, Jazz at Lincoln Center and great restaurants.
Sightseeing
Riverside Church is a non denominational church that is old of the most beautiful churches in the world, even it you're coming from Europe. They have non religious events of all kinds. A must see.
67 locals recommend
The Riverside Cathedral
490 Riverside DrRiverside Church is a non denominational church that is old of the most beautiful churches in the world, even it you're coming from Europe. They have non religious events of all kinds. A must see.
On a hilltop overlooking the Hudson River, the Cloisters is a curious architectural jigsaw, its many parts made up of various European monasteries and other historic buildings. Built in the 1930s
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store
1 Newark International Airport StOn a hilltop overlooking the Hudson River, the Cloisters is a curious architectural jigsaw, its many parts made up of various European monasteries and other historic buildings. Built in the 1930s
Built in 1765 as a country retreat for Roger and Mary Morris, this columned mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. It is also famous for having served as George Washington’s headquarter. Who knew!
107 locals recommend
Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel TerraceBuilt in 1765 as a country retreat for Roger and Mary Morris, this columned mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. It is also famous for having served as George Washington’s headquarter. Who knew!
Also known as the St Nicholas Historic District, these streets were the darling of Harlem’s elite in the 1920s. Its graceful row houses and apartments, many of which date back to the 1890s
70 locals recommend
Strivers' Row
Also known as the St Nicholas Historic District, these streets were the darling of Harlem’s elite in the 1920s. Its graceful row houses and apartments, many of which date back to the 1890s
Built in 1784 on a 28-acre farm, the Dyckman House is Manhattan’s lone surviving Dutch farmhouse. Excavations of the property have turned up valuable clues about colonial life.
65 locals recommend
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
West 204th StreetBuilt in 1784 on a 28-acre farm, the Dyckman House is Manhattan’s lone surviving Dutch farmhouse. Excavations of the property have turned up valuable clues about colonial life.
The tomb of one of America's great Civil War heroes.
144 locals recommend
General Grant National Memorial
Riverside DriveThe tomb of one of America's great Civil War heroes.
Drinks & Nightlife
This roaring basement supper club is never short of styled-up punters, sipping cocktails, nibbling on soul and global bites and grooving to sultry jazz, blues, or fat DJ beats. I find it fun and relax
117 locals recommend
Ginny's Supper Club
310 Malcolm X BlvdThis roaring basement supper club is never short of styled-up punters, sipping cocktails, nibbling on soul and global bites and grooving to sultry jazz, blues, or fat DJ beats. I find it fun and relax
This is a new bar, kind of like a speak easy. It's cool. It's own the same owner's of the cafe next, Double Dutch.
84 locals recommend
Mess Hall
2194 Frederick Douglass BlvdThis is a new bar, kind of like a speak easy. It's cool. It's own the same owner's of the cafe next, Double Dutch.