Thing to do
Top of the Rock
Three tiers of observation decks atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza give unobstructed views of Central Park and a front-on look at the Empire State Building.
A food hall and shopping arcade inside a former Nabisco factory in Chelsea, packed with vendors selling seafood, tacos, bread, gelato and more.
Good to know
Chelsea Market fills the ground floor of a historic industrial complex where Nabisco once baked biscuits, and the brick walls, pipes and ironwork are still on show. Today the long concourse is lined with food stalls and shops, making it a good place to graze or pick up lunch before or after walking the High Line, which passes right by.
Longstanding names include Lobster Place for seafood and a raw bar, Amy's Bread and Los Tacos No. 1, alongside newer arrivals and pop-ups. The concourse is open from 7am to 10pm. Weekday mornings are calmest; lunchtimes and weekends get very crowded.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
The concourse is open from 7am to 10pm.
Yes — it sits on Ninth Avenue in Chelsea, a short walk from the High Line.
Café
A Viennese-style café inside the Neue Galerie on Museum Mile, serving Austrian pastries, coffee and dishes amid period furnishings.
Tour operator
A long-running sightseeing cruise company sailing from Pier 83 on West 42nd Street, with full-island, half-island and evening harbour tours.
Restaurant
A Lower East Side institution since 1888, famous for hand-carved pastrami on rye, corned beef and its role in When Harry Met Sally.
Attraction
The Met on Fifth Avenue is one of the world's great encyclopaedic art museums, spanning five thousand years of art from every corner of the globe.