Day Trip No. 03 Harlem

@jonknobel
 on 2021.12.29
7 Places
@jonknobel

Riverbank State Park

State / Provincial Park · Hamilton Heights

From Handpulled Noodle you just keep walking south. This park is great and huge and nice to walk around in to burn off szechuan peppercorns if you're planning on hopping on the train immediately or the right starting point to taking Riverside park down. If I were you I would grab a citibike (with the electric assist if possible) and jam down to the 70's where the train finally starts moving away from the coast.

The Handpulled Noodle

Chinese Restaurant · Hamilton Heights

I have eaten these noodles 50+ times and they have never been bad. 1 medium noodle dish and one fried dumpling order with a tea. Incredible.

The Oma Shop

Coffee Shop · Hamilton Heights

Haven't been but i hope this place is good. Hamilton Heights is such a great place to walk around and Ideally the people who own this are serving the community that made it that way alongside everyone else but it's impossible to know. Looks incredible and will have to go next time i'm in town. The waypoint on this map is wrong though so will have to check google

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

Historic Site · Hamilton Heights

The least interesting part of this park, mostly just a waypoint to start walking the park and the college. There is no season that this walk is not incredible. I've done it in heavy snow, downpours, at night (now) etc. and it's always great. Go halfway back down the park and then wind through the college and wonder why they built a literal castle to teach 18 year olds in

Mikey Likes It Ice Cream

Permanently Closed

Look I love this neighborhood for how quiet and beautiful everything is and if you have good ice cream along the way that's a bonus. Just zig zag between St. Nicholas and Fredrick Douglass all the way up to Hamilton's house.

Manna's Soul Food Restaurant - FDB

Southern / Soul Food Restaurant · Central Harlem

This is the Soul food you want it's cheaper than sylvias and Red Rooster and you get exactly what you want. Take it to the botom of St. Nicholas Park and load up on calories for your walk

Uptown Gourmet

Permanently Closed

Bodega coffee get the big size and do a quick walk around Marcus Garvey Park, Grandma's Place and through some of those avenues to see the architecture and drink half before walking towards breakfast.