DrinkUpper West Side

Alice's Tea Cup

Good tea selection, excellent scones and an Alice in Wonderland theme. Very popular with families with daughters

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Salumeria Rosi
The cuisine of this restaurant is based on excellent salumi (cured meats), and the other ingredients are fresh and high-quality. The "small" selection of salumi is quite substantial, and the salads are large and quite good. The antipasti, while tasty, are rather small, so they're worth getting but can add up more quickly. Good cheeses, too. The front of the shop is a counter that sells salumi and cheeses to take out. Informal atmosphere, serious cuisine, and good service. It isn't cheap, but it is a very good value, especially for the neighborhood.
Salads: $12-16; soups: $13-15; antipasti: $11-15; pasta: $16-17; meat: $15-18; cheese: $12-14; wine: $12-20; tastes of salumi: $8
EatUpper West Side
Gray's Papaya
One of the best hot dog joints in Manhattan (the "Recession Special" is a popular favorite), Gray's also serves up some excellent tropical drinks.
DrinkUpper West Side
Levain's Bakery
Bakery best known for their big, dense cookies.
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Dakota Building
This massive apartment building has been (and is!) home to many celebrities. Probably best known was the former Beatle John Lennon, who was gunned down outside the building on December 8, 1980, by a crazed fan. Lennon had been living at the Dakota with his second wife, Yoko Ono, who still resides in the building. A memorial to the former Beatle exists nearby in Central Park. The building has become a popular place of pilgrimage for many who admire Lennon.