Strand is a castle of books. It claims 2.5 million new and used books, across 18 miles of shelves, cared for by 200 employees—so set aside a couple of hours. Plenty of art books and good prices. Get your healthy huff of that old book smell.

I’m crazy for pork buns and ramen. The wait is always long at Ippudo but I never regret it.

What's not to like with a place that has a Sandwich named after Jonah Hill and hand-drawn signs in the window?

One of the only things I enjoy about taking the subway these days is seeing the defaced ads on the L train. Whether it's random chance, high schoolers or street artists the result is always good.

Be warned: you’ll want to buy everything in this beautiful, minimalist store.