Off to New York on Monday for 10 days-just after some tips/recommendations please.
Is it worth buying the pass etc for the obvious attractions?
I was over there mid September - Beer Culture is worth a visit if you like craft beer.
I’d go up the Rockefeller rather than the Empire State Building.
Katz is definitely worth a visit for a proper pastrami sandwich.
If you like beef you’ll like, it’s unbelievably good. Everything there is so expensive anyway at the moment - we paid around $60 inc tips for 4 craft beers.Thought of trying Katz’s in the past but I’m not sure if I’d like pastrami or not, it’d be a lot to pay if I didn’t!
Was there a couple of weeks ago to see Billy Joel at the Garden, superb btw.
For a first timer I’d do Times Square just to see it aint all that, Central Park, Top of the Rock, Grand Central Station so all the main attractions really (they’re the main attractions for a reason). Dont bother with the Statue of Liberty but take the Staten Island ferry, it's free and you get a great view and a free boat trip - bonus!
One of the best things we found last time was the High Line, Home | The High Line a great walk along one of the old high line railways and now a great walk where you get to see all sorts of different areas from a different perspective and its free.
If you fancy getting out of the city check out Coney Island just a weird place but so cool and easy to get to on the subway (really easy to use and now do contact less). On that subject be careful when using contactless – our bank decided we had used it too much so decided to block all our cards so use chip and pin when you can. We couldn’t buy the Coney Island brewery t’shirts because of that so if you do go ………. Please if you could bring us a couple back and definitely check out the beer.
So top tip is the high line - have a great time
Good advice re: Rockerfeller. Views just as good and you get the iconic Empire State in your snaps.I was over there mid September - Beer Culture is worth a visit if you like craft beer.
I’d go up the Rockefeller rather than the Empire State Building.
Katz is definitely worth a visit for a proper pastrami sandwich.
Yeah I’m keeping an eye on the weather. The same as here really at the minute.Good advice re: Rockerfeller. Views just as good and you get the iconic Empire State in your snaps.
Bring some warm clothes too. As we're now into autumn it'll get a bit nippy over there and when it's cold it's cold!
Last month when I was there it was mid 20s most of the time but on the final day it was cooler and the wind picked up and it was a huge shock.Good advice re: Rockerfeller. Views just as good and you get the iconic Empire State in your snaps.
Bring some warm clothes too. As we're now into autumn it'll get a bit nippy over there and when it's cold it's cold!
Yeah the high line is great, Chelsea market worth a look and some decent bars in that general area too, found some half decent craft beer placesWas there a couple of weeks ago to see Billy Joel at the Garden, superb btw.
For a first timer I’d do Times Square just to see it aint all that, Central Park, Top of the Rock, Grand Central Station so all the main attractions really (they’re the main attractions for a reason). Dont bother with the Statue of Liberty but take the Staten Island ferry, it's free and you get a great view and a free boat trip - bonus!
One of the best things we found last time was the High Line, Home | The High Line a great walk along one of the old high line railways and now a great walk where you get to see all sorts of different areas from a different perspective and its free.
If you fancy getting out of the city check out Coney Island just a weird place but so cool and easy to get to on the subway (really easy to use and now do contact less). On that subject be careful when using contactless – our bank decided we had used it too much so decided to block all our cards so use chip and pin when you can. We couldn’t buy the Coney Island brewery t’shirts because of that so if you do go ………. Please if you could bring us a couple back and definitely check out the beer.
So top tip is the high line - have a great time
The craft beer scene, especially IPA, over there is really good - expensive though!Yeah the high line is great, Chelsea market worth a look and some decent bars in that general area too, found some half decent craft beer places
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We are actually staying in Chelsea so will check it outYeah the high line is great, Chelsea market worth a look and some decent bars in that general area too, found some half decent craft beer places
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I’m very jealous! Have a great time!Got a list of about 30 odd things/places we definitely want to go-just hope I’m going to get them all in during the time we’re there!
Good tips, thanks. I liked how most people there seemed to order a beer and a shot as a round, even for a lunchtime drink.lived there for a while so feel free to PM me if you want any detailed reco's, but if you have 10 days there i'd probably try and cram as much of the touristy stuff into 2-3 days. Get it done with. I totally get that you'd want to see it all if visiting but once it's done it can sometimes feel a little bit underwhelming so you don't want to organise your whole trip!
Recommend spending a good amount of time wandering around the west village (four faced liar is a great pub used to be my regular haunt), tribeca, lower east side, alphabet city, in Manhatten. Also check out Williamsberg and Greenpoint in brooklyn (bit more edgy, cool, loads of cool bars/pubs...get yourself to Radegast beerhall and get a stein or 5 lol).
If you go to DUMBO in brooklyn (good place to start of end if you're walking over the brooklyn bridge) then Randolph Beer used to be good...a tonne of different beers that you help yourself too with taps around the wall and a few games like table football and shuffleboard etc.
No worries.Good tips, thanks. I liked how most people there seemed to order a beer and a shot as a round, even for a lunchtime drink.
Do you reckon going there around February time is madness?
We went in January a few years back and had 1 day of snow and the rest of the time it was very mild. I've also been in February and there was 4 feet of snow and it was bloody freezing.No worries.
I mean, if you had your pick of any month of the year then Jan/Feb would be at the bottom of that list. It’ll be cold as shit and potentially snowy which after the initial beauty becomes horribly grey shitty mess.
That being said - you’ll still have an amazing time and just dress warm!
Yeh that’s true. Just depends really year to year. The cold there hits different to cold in the UK though lolWe went in January a few years back and had 1 day of snow and the rest of the time it was very mild. I've also been in February and there was 4 feet of snow and it was bloody freezing.
We flew to Boston when we went in the February as we missed our flight to New York thanks to my friend fucking about & I had never before experienced the wall of cold that hit me as I left Boston Airport. The drive down to New York in the snow was fun too.Yeh that’s true. Just depends really year to year. The cold there hits different to cold in the UK though lol
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