DK Travel : New York

With its skyscrapers, great museums, and bright lights of Broadway, New York is a city of superlatives. There are countless sights that have to be seen, but a handful are truly definitive of the city. These highlights illustrate the very best.

Drag Shows

A transgender waitstaff and drag shows in the basement make Lucky Cheng New York’s most unusual Chinese restaurant, drawing tour buses as well as gay patrons. Also check out the drag queens lip-synching songs at Lips, performing to a Latin beat at La Nueva Escuelita, and serving and entertaining at Stingy Lulu’s.
Drinks at the Top of the Tower

The 26th floor of this Art Deco landmark building affords unsurpassed views of the city lights and the East River from its wraparound terraces. Order champagne and enjoy the scene and each other.
Dylan

Although the 1903 façade has been faithfully restored, the former Chemists’ Club has been transformed with serene Zen decor. The great hall is now the Virot restaurant.
Dylan Prime

An extensive cocktail menu, and an attractive space with lofty ceilings help make this a current hotspot.
Dylan's Candy Bar

The most impressive candy store known to man. Owned by Dylan Lauren, Ralph Lauren's daughter, Dylan has done for candy what her father has done to the polo shirt. This two-story midtown funhouse has every kind of candy known to man. Adults and children alike are guarenteed to leave happy.
Dynasty Supermarket

This calm, modern market is in marked contrast to the raucous street scene, a place for comfortable browsing where all the strange vegetables you’ve seen elsewhere are neatly labeled.
E.J.’s Luncheonette

A family-friendly diner that serves large portions of wellprepared American breakfasts. Great pancakes are served all day, along with granola and fresh fruit.
East Side Exploration

Morning

From the Delancey Street subway walk south to Grand Street and Kossar’s Bialys Bakery, 367 Grand, famous for chewy, onion-flavored rolls, or the Doughnut Plant, 379 Grand, where the oversize cakes achieve gourmet status. Walk east for two historic houses of worship, the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue and the Bialystoker and the Bialystoker Synagogue .

Return along East Broadway, passing the Henry Street Settlement at No. 281, in three restored Federal buildings. The gallery at the Educational Alliance, No. 197, has good art and photography exhibits. Walk to Orchard for Guss’ Pickles, and pick up a bargain at the shops here. If you’re hot try one of the 50 flavors of ice cream at Le Laboratorio del Gelato, or continue to East Houston Street, and have lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen , a New York institution.

Afternoon

After lunch, walk uptown on 2nd Avenue. Turn left on East 6th to visit the St. Mark’s Place, browsing through the funky shops and bars on your way, and then walk east again on Stuyvesant Street, admiring the landmark townhouses of the Renwick Triangle. Lastly, stop at St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church, one of the oldest in the city, where you can pay your respects to Peter Stuyvesant’s grave.
East Village Bed & Coffee

Forget the tourist traps in Times Square, EVB&C is the real thing. Hip decor, hip bars on your doorstep and cool eats a stone's throw away and a hostess with the mostess. Each room is themed and guests are encouraged to mingle and mix in this cool Bed & Coffee. A hidden gem - affordable too.
East Village Bed & Coffee

Get a taste of the real Manhattan in this wonderfully unusual B&B in the East Village. Behind that nondescript red door this place has it all: a wonderful hostess, stunning artwork, rooms with character and a chance to meet folks from all over Manhattan and the world who opt for this hidden gem. Oh, and a GREAT little hang out next door too in the fabulously name Lava Gina!

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