New York: The Monocle Travel Guide

by Monocle

Our Travel Guide series cuts through the hype and offers you real experiences, which – as this is New York – aren’t hard to come by. Written in an informed but informal manner, each book has 148 pages printed on great paper stock with a hard cover.

The Monocle Travel Guide series reveals our favourite places in each city we cover, from the ideal route for an early-morning run and the best spots for independent retail to detailed design and architecture pages and neighbourhood walks to get you away from the crowds. And taking in everything from established city icons to hard-to-find new favourites, we'll also advise you on where to eat, drink and sleep.

Genres: Travel, New York

140 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 2015

Reviews

[Josh Clement · Rating 3 out of 5]

More or less a collection of hotels, restaurants and shops that have appeared in monocle magazine before. I never know exactly who the monocle audience is - but you can expect things to be more expensive than usual and bias towards European taste. There’s no recommendation to see a knicks game or walk around Coney Island.

Bad if you are on a budget or want to explore lesser known, more authentic places. There’s always a risk with a guide like this that if you follow it too closely you will miss genuinely really interesting things. So cherry pick a few things from each section and you’ve got a good start.

I was able to find a few bars, restaurants, bakeries, shops that I’d never heard of and I thought the ‘walks’ section is a fun, helpful addition. I like this guide because it assumes you know what you are doing and doesn’t waste time with the absolute basics. Like all guides bound to go out of date in a few years time. Quite a few typos and basic mistakes in the print too.

[Emmanuel Omoniyi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I missed new york a lot so i read this and I like the manner with which high end travel guides are written. I learnt that SOHO and tribeca are acronyms. I’d like to read their tokyo one next before i go.

[Mat Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Purposefully non touristy but good guide to the Big Apple. Ideal if you’ve been to NYC before but first timers should probably pick a different book as it assumes a level of knowledge.

[Jaime Santoyo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente recopilación de sitios en la línea editorial de la marca.

[Ferhat Culfaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice alternative travel guide which aims to stray away from touristic sites and ensure an experience like a local person. The hotel choices are a bit on the high end, but good selection of eateries, cultural activities, and a section on recommended walks in different districts.

[Cloay · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Planning for a Christmas visit so essential reading.