Pocket Rough Guide New York City

by Martin Dunford

The best New York City has to offer — in your pocket. The Pocket Rough Guide to New York City is your essential guide to the cultural capital of the USA, with all the key sights, restaurants, shops, and bars in an easy-to-use format, and a full-color pull-out map. Whether you have an afternoon or a few days at your disposal, our itineraries help you plan your trip, and the "Best of New York" section picks out the highlights you won't want to miss, from MoMA's incredible modern art collection to towering skyscrapers like the Empire State Building. Divided by area for easy navigation, the "Places" section is written in Rough Guide 's trademark honest and informative style, with listings of the must-see sights and our pick of the places to eat, drink, and dance, like the best Jewish delis and the city's most historic jazz clubs. Make the most of your time with The Pocket Rough Guide to New York City .

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2010

About the author

Martin Dunford is one of the founders of the international travel guide series Rough Guides and is the author of more than 10 guidebooks.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little pocket guide has served me well on two trips to New York now - first in spring 2011 and recently in spring 2019. I find Rough Guides enjoyable and accessible. This guide offered some great inspiration for my latest trip, including example itineraries and best of NYC ideas. Exploring each distinct area of Manhattan in quite some detail, you will find useful lists of shops, restaurants, bars and music venues. This Pocket Rough Guide is engaging, with lots of photos and maps, as well as bite-sized history. One of my favourite features was letting the traveller know whether an activity is free or not. Do however note that some of the content is now out of date, and that there is a newer edition available. I wouldn't say that this guide was amazing, but for what it is it's very good and definitely deserves 4 stars. I carried this guide with me everywhere, and would highly recommend for a trip to NYC.

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A condensed guide, but informative all the same. An alternative view from my usual taste for "Lonely Planet" guides, but a surprisingly enjoyable one. It also comes with one of the better subway guides, showing more accurately the difference between express and local routes.

[Becky Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Handy comprehensive guide. Easy to understand and navigate around the map. Great for a NYC virgin!