Guidebook for Bronx
Food Scene
This bakery is also walking distance from our house. We love the beef and veggie patties, and the carrot cake! Get there early because there's always a long line on weekends.
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Kingston Tropical Bakery
4000 White Plains RdThis bakery is also walking distance from our house. We love the beef and veggie patties, and the carrot cake! Get there early because there's always a long line on weekends.
Just 5 minutes away. This is a great spot for lunch if you want to get a taste for the local food. It's a Caribbean restaurant and their oxtail and veggies are excellent and a really filling way to start your day. Lunch specials are available M-F - you can get a plate of food for 5-6 bucks. If you like good home-made food you should not leave our neighborhood before eating here.
Seven Spices
906 E Gun Hill RdJust 5 minutes away. This is a great spot for lunch if you want to get a taste for the local food. It's a Caribbean restaurant and their oxtail and veggies are excellent and a really filling way to start your day. Lunch specials are available M-F - you can get a plate of food for 5-6 bucks. If you like good home-made food you should not leave our neighborhood before eating here.
This is my uncle's crazy little Bengali restaurant that serves Indian food. It's quite a site to see, and a true NYC experience.
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MILON
93 1st Ave.This is my uncle's crazy little Bengali restaurant that serves Indian food. It's quite a site to see, and a true NYC experience.
This is a great coffee shop - if you're up for a long walk and want to check out Little Italy in the Bronx.
Pete's Café
570 E Fordham RdThis is a great coffee shop - if you're up for a long walk and want to check out Little Italy in the Bronx.
If you want some real Jamaican food, this is really good. They have salmon, goat curry, baked chicken. Joey and I love their chicken soup.
Golden Krust Caribben Bakery & Grill
178 Fulton StIf you want some real Jamaican food, this is really good. They have salmon, goat curry, baked chicken. Joey and I love their chicken soup.
Royal Coach Diner
3260 Boston RdGreat breakfast!
If you want breakfast for dinner, this is the place.
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IHOP
2294 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdIf you want breakfast for dinner, this is the place.
Arts & Culture
This is a great local gallery, in a beautiful old NYC building. The folks who work here do amazing work.
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Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt AveThis is a great local gallery, in a beautiful old NYC building. The folks who work here do amazing work.
Ayesha curated a show here in 2015, so it has a special place in her heart. The museum boasts great exhibitions with many international and local artists. Look for their events - which are great and free!
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Museo de las Artes del Bronx
1040 Grand ConcourseAyesha curated a show here in 2015, so it has a special place in her heart. The museum boasts great exhibitions with many international and local artists. Look for their events - which are great and free!
BronxArtSpace
700 E 140th StReally wonderful local art.
Parks & Nature
This is iconic Bronx spot, especially when you need a break from Manhattan. You can bike or walk there - it's about 4 miles from our house.
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Orchard Beach
This is iconic Bronx spot, especially when you need a break from Manhattan. You can bike or walk there - it's about 4 miles from our house.
Free grounds Admission on Wednesday, close to the Bronx Zoo. Take the MetroNorth from Williamsbridge one stop to Botanical Garden, or the 41 Bus to Bedford.
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Jardín Botánico de Nueva York
2900 Southern BlvdFree grounds Admission on Wednesday, close to the Bronx Zoo. Take the MetroNorth from Williamsbridge one stop to Botanical Garden, or the 41 Bus to Bedford.
Sightseeing
If you're an animal lover, don't miss the chance to visit. I hear they may get a panda soon! Wednesdays are free admission!
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Zoológico del Bronx
2300 Southern BlvdIf you're an animal lover, don't miss the chance to visit. I hear they may get a panda soon! Wednesdays are free admission!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is an AMAZING place for a local lunchtime drink. The brewery is on a stretch of old warehouses and a 15 minute walk from our house.
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Gun Hill Brewing Company
3227 Laconia AveThis is an AMAZING place for a local lunchtime drink. The brewery is on a stretch of old warehouses and a 15 minute walk from our house.
Essentials
You can pick up soap, and other toiletries here, along with aspirin of feminine products (welcome to America!). This pharmacy is open 24 hours, so if you need to run out and get milk at 2 in the morning - this is the place to go!
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Rite Aid
35-45 W 125th StYou can pick up soap, and other toiletries here, along with aspirin of feminine products (welcome to America!). This pharmacy is open 24 hours, so if you need to run out and get milk at 2 in the morning - this is the place to go!
If you need a SIM for your unlocked phone when you're here. We recommend this place. It's 30/40 a month.
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Metro by T-Mobile
3924 Queens BlvdIf you need a SIM for your unlocked phone when you're here. We recommend this place. It's 30/40 a month.
Cherry Valley Marketplace
2870 Webster AveGrocery store open 24/7
D'spot cafe and juice bar
3511 Boston RoadGreat coffee/ Juice spot
Getting Around
Gun Hill Rd station
Williamsbridge Metro North Station
402 Gun Hill Road