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New York City's Downtown Scene

Lower Manhattan at dusk, as seen from the New Museum, on the Bowery.

Photo: Andrea Fazzari

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South of Houston Street? 14th? 23rd? Does it include the farther-flung galleries of Chelsea? The Financial District? The one thing New Yorkers can agree on is that Downtown just feels different. You sense it the minute you cross that disputed border. Few cityscapes have such recognizable iconography—the cast-iron façades of SoHo, the Belgian block–paved lanes of TriBeCa, the water towers punctuating rooflines like squat wooden rocket ships, the hoardings plastered with dance-mix ads, the congee joints and Puerto Rican bodegas, the bodega that last Tuesday became a bistro. Here's we've compiled the best of this iconic and ever-changing locale.

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6 Hotels 15 Restaurants 16 Activities

Destinations: New York City · Manhattan · East Village · SoHo · West Village · Lower East Side · Meatpacking District · Tribeca

Themes: Arts + Culture · Food + Drink

Inspired by: New York City's New Downtown — by Peter Jon Lindberg, Published Sep. 2009

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Hotels (6)

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    Jane Hotel

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

     

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    Crosby Street Hotel

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

     

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    Cooper Square Hotel

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

     

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    The Standard

    Meatpacking District | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    André Balazs understands that stellar views in New York City have less to do with the height of a building than with its context. The perennial hot

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    Greenwich Hotel

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    Tribeca | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    Actor-entrepreneur Robert De Niro’s newest addition to his mini TriBeCa empire is his most inviting yet. Opened in the former warehouse neighborhoo

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    Bowery Hotel

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    Hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode—the team behind New York’s Maritime Hotel—are breathing new life into Manhattan’s once-desolate Bowery wit

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Restaurants (14)

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    Waverly Inn & Garden

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    The Standard Grill

    Meatpacking District | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

     

     

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    Russ & Daughters

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

     

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    Double Crown

    Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

     

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    Locanda Verde

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

     

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    DBGB Kitchen & Bar

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

     

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    Minetta Tavern

    New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

    Order the $26 Black Label burger; it's one of the best burgers in the world.

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    Elettaria

    West Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    In a homey West Village setting, I had delicious crabmeat with tiny gnocchi in a silky turmeric-onion sauce.

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    Balthazar

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    WD~50

    Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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Activities (17)

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    The Stone

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Milk & Honey, Lower East Side

    Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Mayahuel

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    (Le) Poisson Rouge

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    Bowery Electric

    Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Partners & Spade

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    John Varvatos

    Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    J.Crew’s Liquor Store

    West Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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    Derek Lam

    Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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    Death & co.

    East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

    Speakeasy-esque boîte

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