1. Zaytoons

7.6
594 Vanderbilt Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Falafel Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 49 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Practically my backyard. Use it wisely (for mezzes and hookah).

2. La Biang Thai Massage

9.1
1301 Polk St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Massage Clinic · Lower Nob Hill · 7 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Professional, Thai walk-on-you type of massage. It will leave you sore, but wanting more.

3. Parc de la Villette

9.4
211 avenue Jean Jaurès, Paris, Île-de-France
Park · 87 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: 10 different themed gardens

4. Place Louis Lépine

6.9
Place Louis Lépine, Paris, Île-de-France
Plaza · Notre-Dame · 3 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Hosts Marché aux Fleurs et aux Oiseaux, a bird market (open Sundays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

5. Levain Bakery

9.3
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 857 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: A Levain cookie is too big to be a cookie, too sweet to be a biscuit. Whatever it is, it's too good to pass up.

6. Red Rooster

8.6
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 555 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Check out the gospel brunch. Starts at 11:30am, no reservations. Read more.

7. Lawrence

8.3
9 Fairmount Est (coin Saint Laurent), Montréal, QC
Modern European Restaurant · Mile-End · 110 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: good for brunch

8. Capital Espresso And Pastries

7.5
1349 Queen St W (at Dunn Ave), Toronto, ON
Café · Parkdale · 45 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: congrats, you've made it to the edge of edginess and hip! you've earned yourself a nice cortado.

9. Parc 55

6.7
55 Cyril Magnin St (at Eddy St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 178 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Check out the soda machines for mello yello, and other drinks from other eras

10. Parc 55

6.7
55 Cyril Magnin St (at Eddy St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 178 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Don't call people from the bathroom

11. Saigon Cafe

7.7
6286B Arlington Blvd (at Wilson Blvd), Falls Church, VA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: My Vietnamese grandmother commands you to order the Banh Hue Dac Biet - a selection of Hue rice cake concoctions, with tasty shrimp and pork bits. Listen to Grannie!

12. Jordan's Lobster Dock

7.1
3165 Harkness Ave (at Knapp St.), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 43 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: fffarrr, but it's the only lobster shack-like place in new york, and feels good to be on the water. combine it with a russian banya visit in sheepshead bay.

13. Bo Ky Restaurant 波記潮州小食

7.9
80 Bayard St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 76 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Great roast duck. The noodle soups are hard to come by, Cho Lon, Chinese-Vietnamese style. Worth trying if you haven't, though full of MSG (just like it is in Vietnam).

14. Congee Village 粥之家

8.2
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Get the house special chicken and the salted egg and pork congee.

15. Buddha Bodai 佛菩提素菜

7.9
5 Mott St (btwn Chatham Sq & Mosco St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Chinatown · 122 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: i really like meat, but i enjoyed their fake meat. great veggie restaurant for a carnivore looking to branch out.

16. Oceans 8 at Brownstone Billiards

6.8
308 Flatbush Ave (at Park Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Pool Hall · North Slope · 57 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Where arcade basketball lives on forever

17. Weather Up

8.9
589 Vanderbilt Ave (btwn Dean & Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 159 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: It's like stepping into another world.

18. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Beautiful gardens year-round. No one deserves to have this in their neighborhood. This place makes me feel lucky to live around here.

19. The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn!

9.4
Prospect Park W (at 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Prospect Park · 149 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: It's a treat to live near here during the summertime when there's always great concerts.

20. 36 Cooper Sq. Elevator

Barely Moving Target!, New York, NY
Rest Area · NoHo · 13 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Congrats! You've made it in. Next goal - make it out.

21. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

6.2
JFK Expy (Van Wyck Expy), Queens, NY
International Airport · Jamaica · 3387 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: There are arcade games scattered throughout terminal 4

22. Abraço

8.7
81 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 279 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Have your coffee in the window and people watch

23. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Check out the gorgeous Japanese garden. The rest is extra credit!

24. Congee Village 粥之家

8.2
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Take a big group and order a lot

25. M&M's World

8.5
1600 Broadway (at W 48th St), New York, NY
Chocolate Store · Theater District · 378 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Get. Hopped. Upp. On. Sugar!

26. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1499 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Coffee for adults, a [contained] space to run around for kids in the city

27. Conservatory Water

E 74th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Lake · Central Park · 45 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Stop by Central Park for a picnic, some model boats, and a visit to the Alice in Wonderland statue

28. SkyIce Sweet & Savory

7.6
63 5th Ave (at St. Mark's Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Dessert Shop · North Slope · 104 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: The shaved ice makes me sad

29. Joy Indian Restaurant

7.2
301 Flatbush Ave (Prospect Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Indian Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 37 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Service is rude, but food's decent. Get delivery.

30. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews

Christen D.Christen Duong: Make a Saturday of it: check out the Grand Army Plaza greenmarket, take a stroll around the botanic garden, then laze around in Prospect Park.