Anastasia Kotelnikova: Good for pick up. Awesome crepe cakes, green tea and chocolate banana.... Strawberry shortcake is superb as well. Try the full cafe at other location !
Jessica Chan: I dream of the green tea cake. It will change your life.
Serious Eats: Upscale French sweets and the best mille crepe cake, a stack of delicate crepes layered with custard, in town.
2. The Plaza Hotel
8.9
5th Avenue, Central Park South (at Central Park S), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 233 tips and reviews
Tim H: Book early for the Afternoon Tea at The Palm Court restaurant in the hotel. The food is magnificent, service excellent and the Rose verve Champaign is tasty.
The New Yorker: Unfamiliar with the city and hiding out from fans, Charlie Chaplin once stayed here in 1916 because he didn’t know of any other hotel where you could dine. Read more.
New York Habitat: This historic landmark hotel has been seen in dozens of movies. Catch a glimpse through while making your way to Central Park.
Katie Schloss: Home to arguably the best modern art collection in the world, be sure to spend some time in the garden on a warm summer evening.
Time Out New York: 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. Read more.
MoMA: Amazing views of the Sculpture Garden from Terrace 5, the fifth-floor café, a great spot to relax and get a something to eat or drink.
4. Grand Central Terminal
9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · Midtown East · 1467 tips and reviews
Nate Bennett: Impossibly large. Come to see the architecture, the constellation murals inside, and the statues and gargoyles outside. Bring a wide angle lens :D
Gossip Girl: This is where it all begins. Or ends. Where S returned from boarding school, where B headed to Yale, and where D and S struck up an unlikely romance. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.
TOOTIT.com Online Magazine: Spot someone that looks good and then don't talk to them because that's what you were going to do anyway!
7. The LEGO Store
620 5th Ave (at Rockefeller Plaza), New York, NY
Toy Store · Rockefeller Center · 108 tips and reviews
Monica Vargas: Cute key-chains near the cash register. Great to get cheaper souvenirs from this awesone store!
NBC Nightly News: Check out the Rockefeller Center LEGO sculpture!
Barrett Lane: As touristy as they are, the oversized Lego sculptures, including the model of Rockefeller Center, are really cool.
8. Má Pêche
15 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 239 tips and reviews
Omer Zach: Entrees are huge. One of those and 2–3 appetizers or dim sum plates is plenty. Lobster rice is definitely amazing.
BLOUIN ARTINFO: David Chang brings Midtown Manhattan a menu of French-Vietnamese cuisine served in an austere, eco-friendly room with communal tables and Miguel Calderon's painting "Bad Route." Read more.
Village Voice: The Village Voice voted this Best Tripe in our Best Of New York Poll!
Rebecca Bigman: A very nice spot with beautiful trees and view of river. Really annoying people are frequently here though--I wish they were more like their dogs
Laura L: Dont let your dog run around unleashed before inside actual dog park. Everyone does but I did it and got caught. $100 ticket later..
Louis Baltimore: Let your dog join the pack. This is a place where dogs come to be dogs. Go with that dynamic, not against it.
Untapped Cities: On East 57th Street, a small alcove of benches allows you a quiet space to admire the water and the Queensboro Bridge. This obscure spot is easily overlooked and frequently empty. Read more.
Eddie Codel: Watch out for pigeons deploying wet bombs from the trees above.
The New York Daily News: PHOTO: Right down 55th at number 416, JFK Jr.'s 18th birthday bash in 1978 ended in a brawl with photographers. Click "More Info" to see this great pic! Read more.
13. The Shop at NBC Studios
7.1
30 Rockefeller Plz (6th Avenue between 49th & 50th St), New York, NY
Gift Store · Theater District · 71 tips and reviews
Social News Network: Awesome store with every piece of show merchandise that you could want. The second floor of the store offers NBC studio tours. Make sure to pick up a 10% off coupon before you go, they're online.
NBC Nightly News: Stop here to pick up gear from your favorite NBC shows.
Healthy at NBCU: Keep a positive attitude - learn to laugh and don’t sweat the small stuff. Try an NBC Experience Tour.