Places in Midtown West

A.R.E. Center

The Association for Research and Enlightenment is a national association with a New York chapter designed "To offer to all seekers the principles and information contained in the Edgar Cayce readings and related materials as sources of spiritual growth, enlightenment, and healing, and to support the application of these principles in our daily lives."

Recommended by Kev O'Kane Part I

Artisanal Cheese

Artisanal Premium Cheese began in the dining room of the two-star Michelin restaurant, Picholine in New York City. Everything about Artisanal is rooted in culinary excellence.

With a mission to curate the world’s finest cheeses, Artisanal selects from thousands worldwide to offer 200 remarkable, unique, and handcrafted cheeses.

Recommended by The Big Cheese

B&J Fabrics

B&J Fabrics is a 15,000 square foot fabric store located in Midtown Manhattan's fashion distict. The impeccibly organized store specializes in european fabrics and natural fibers and offers a wide selection of high end apparel and upholstery fabrics that are popular with fashion students and celebrity designers.

Recommended by Ann Liv Young

Bon Chon Chicken

If you don't mind eating to techno that blares at un-safe decibels, this is some pretty damn good fried chicken. The waitresses are super cute but busy and forgetful. But again, this is some pretty damn good friend chicken.

Recommended by Johnny Iuzzini

Central Park

Central Park's 843 acres include 136 acres of woodlands, 250 acres of lawns, and 150 acres of water in 7 waterbodies. The Park's six-mile perimeter extends from Central Park West to Fifth Avenue and 59th Street to 110th Street. Central Park is the first public park built in America. A competition for the design was held in 1858. The winners were Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Central Park is completely man-made. It took 15 years and over $14 million (roughly $200 million today) to build the Park in accordance with Olmsted and Vaux's Greensward Plan.

Recommended by Irwin Kula, Lorie Karnath

HB Burger

When Heartland Brewery opened as New York's first American style brewpub on Union Square in 1995, our city was not the hotbed of brewpubs, beer bars and evolved beer drinking experience it is today. Heartland was one of the pioneers to ignite New Yorker's passion for craft beers. Since then, Heartland has consistently brewed New York's freshest craft beers, including Heartland's classic six as well as a wide range of unique seasonal brews.

Recommended by Josh Ozersky

International Center of Photography

Since its founding in 1974 by Cornell Capa in the historic Willard Straight House on Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, ICP has presented over 500 exhibitions, bringing the work of more than 3,000 photographers and other artists to the public in one-person and group exhibitions and has provided thousands of classes and workshops that have enriched tens of thousands of students. ICP was founded as an institution to keep the legacy of 'Concerned Photography' alive.

Recommended by Fred Cray

International Contemporary Furniture Fair | Best Furniture Fairs

More than 550 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. This assemblage of national and international exhibitors affords the chance to experience the most selective scope of the globe's finest, most creative, individual, and original avant-garde home and contract products – handily and temptingly showcased in one venue.

Recommended by Josh Hadar

Jim Hanley's Universe

Since 1985, Jim Hanley's Universe has been one of the world's best and most progressive comic book stores. The store is stocked with everything from mainstream comics like DC and Marvel to kid's comics, international comics, manga, graphic novels, small press, indie comics and Mini Comics.

Recommended by Molly Crabapple, Ted Rall

Joe's Shanghai

The first Joe's Shanghai was founded in Flushing, New York in 1995. Immediately, their special soup dumplings became a New York favorite. Over the years, they have been awarded recognition by New York Times Restaurant Guide, Gourmet Magazine, Travel and Leisure, New York Magazine and Zagat Survey. They have been featured in many gourmet magazines in Japan as well as on the Japanese Fuji TV show.

Recommended by Johnny Iuzzini

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