What are the BEST spots in NYC?

I am traveling to New York City in about a week for a long weekend with my boyfriend and I would like to know some good places to go.. We would like to go to a nice restaurant one night, and maybe a bar or club, and some good places to get lunch, breakfast, etc.. and I would also like to know of some good places for a woman in her 20s to shop... any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you!What are the BEST spots in NYC?
Shopping - 34th Street. Make sure to visit Manhattan Mall (32nd Street and 6th Avenue) as well. Also for cheap designer clothes, go to Century 21 Department store (located across the street from the World Trade Center site). Fifth Avenue (from the upper 40s to the upper 50s) also has a lot of stores (i.e. Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany's, etc.)



Restaraunts - There are so many to choose from. It really all depends on what type of food you (and your BF) like. :) Go to Citysearch.com. It includes reviews from customers and may help you.



Places to visit -



Go ice skating at one (or more) of the many rinks in Manhattan. There's one in Central Park, one in Bryant Park (free), one at the Rockefeller Center and one that should be opening soon (if it hasn't already) in the South Street Seaport.



Go see the X-mas trees at Lincoln Center and Rockefeller Center.










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-Empire State %26amp; Chrysler Building(historical buildings)

-Sweet Factory in Manhattan(a "factory"/store with 2 floors of all u can eat candy)

-Statue of Liberty

-Queens Center Mall in Queens

-42nd street(a must see of all the commercial sites of new york)

-5th Avenue

-Madison Square Garden(concerts, home of the new york knicks, new york rangers, new york liberty)

-Central Parkin Manhattan and Flushing Meadow Parks in Queens

-Flushing Meadows Park zoo and petting zoo

-New York Hall of Science(in Queens)

-Bronx Botanical Gardens



restaurants:

-TGI Fridays(on 42nd Street)

-McDonalds on 42nd Street?not romantical enough

-any really. there's one on every street in ManhattanWhat are the BEST spots in NYC?
the village. the shopping is greatand I love washington square park

THE BEST
there's a very wide variety of choices in NYC, so it depends on what type of food.

for chinese food, theres Ollie's on 84th and Broadway (another on 68th and boradway). Also China Fun on 72nd and Columbus. these tend to not be fancy though.

for italian food, there's Coppola's West (and East, depending on if you're on the east or west side in manhattan)- the west side one is on 79th between broadway and amsterdam. there's also Sambuca (72nd between Columbus and Central Park West) and Bar Balud (63-64th street, right across from Lincoln Center)

there are also various diners all over the upper east and west sides, so if you're looking for places to eat lunch, these can be fulfilling :)



Times Square is a really awesome place to walk around (especially at night). the lights are very cool and its ALWAYS busy.

Central Park is a little more serene, and you can just walk around or go on a carriage ride (be careful, the horses are kind of smelly). There's Sheep's Meadow, which can be really nice for a picnic on a good day, and many ponds which are nice to walk around.

Also various zoos, the Bronx/Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (if you're looking for something with nature). More recreational spots would be Empire State Building (of course), Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Staten Island (which includes a ferry ride), Madison Square Garden (for basketball games or concerts), Chelsea Piers, Leisure Time Bowling, and movie theaters. Since it's near Christmas time there's a huge tree in Rockefeller Center which is lit up and very cool. you should also see a Broadway play if you have time!



shopping- 5th and Madison Avenues are nice but tend to be a expensive. There's Herald Square (largest Macy's in the world), Union Square, Queens Center Mall, Roosevelt Field Mall (very big but in Long Island), and the Manhattan Mall.



hope i helped, and enjoy NYC! :]What are the BEST spots in NYC?
Places To Go:

Times Square

Central Park

Empire State Building

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Modern Art

American Museum of Natural History

Canal Street

Ellis Island / Statue of Liberty

Ground Zero

Broadway show

Wall Street



Shopping:

H%26amp;M (multiple locations, check their website)

Century 21 Department Stores

Macys

Zara

SoHo (stores along Broadway)



Dining:

Little Italy (soo many choices for great Italian food)

Mama Mexico

Peep (Thai food)

Houston's

Uptown Lounge
I'm by no means a native New Yorker like the others who have answered, but I just got back from my first trip to NYC. One thing we did was the Top of the Rock tour! It was great. Beautiful views. I also recommend The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular! So many things to see and do! I see why they call it "the city that never sleeps"! I'm from a small town and was very surprised at how much more expensive food is there than where I live (even at the same chain restaurants)!



Have a wonderful trip.