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There are numerous businesses and restaurants in the local and New York City area that students frequent and find quite useful. This list is not all inclusive, but it includes establishments Manhattan School of Music students have found most useful.

Local Restaurants

Pizza:

  • Pinnacle: 662-3828, 2937 Broadway (Corner 115th St.); they make amazing, inexpensive soup here as well as great pizza, sandwiches, and breakfasts
  • Famous Famiglia: 865-1234, 111th and Broadway
  • Koronet Pizza: 222-1566, 110th and 111th and Broadway
  • V&T Pizzeria: 666-8051, 110th and Amsterdam
  • Tom’s: on Broadway next to Toast, between La Salle and Tiemann

Asian:

  • Mill Korean Restaurant: 666-7653, 112th and Broadway
  • Hunan Balcony: 865-0400, 98th and Broadway-delivers
  • Ollie’s: 932-3300, Broadway and 116th
  • Columbia Cottage: 662-1800, 111th and Amsterdam
  • Panda: 866-4211, Broadway btw. La Salle and Tiemann; inexpensive
  • Dynasty: 665-6455, 2836 Broadway (110th st.)
  • China Place: 749-8888, Corner of Broadway and La Salle-delivers

Italian:

  • Pisticci’s: 212-932-3500, 125 La Salle between Claremont and Broadway
  • MAX SoHa: 531-2221, La Salle and Amsterdam, cash only, best Italian food in the area
  • Carmine’s: 90th and Broadway, expensive, excellent Italian restaurant with family-style portions
  • Caffè Pertutti: 864-1143, 112/113th and Broadway, inexpensive
  • V&T: 666-8051, 110th and Amsterdam
  • Taci: 678-5345, 110th & Broadway, inexpensive

Indian:

  • Ajanta Indian Restaurant: 316-6776, 120th and Amsterdam
  • Indian Café: 749-9200, 108th and Broadway
  • Calcutta Café: 316-9195, 104th/105th and Broadway, Sunday buffet, all you can eat

Mexican:

  • Floridita: 662-0266, 126th and Broadway
  • Gabriella’s Mexican Food: 961-0574, 93rd and Amsterdam, cheap but excellent
  • Mama Mexico: 864-2323, 101st and Broadway
  • Nacho Mama’s: 665-2800, 112th and Broadway
  • Flor de Mayo: 663-5520, 101st and Broadway
  • Mi Mexico: Broadway between Tiemann and La Salle, very cheap, good food-and don’t rule out their burgers

Greek and Hungarian:

  • The Hungarian Pastry Shop: 866-4230, Amsterdam between 110th and 111th, across from St. Johns Cathedral
  • Nikko’s: 873-7000, 76th and Broadway
  • Symposium: 865-1011, 113th between Amsterdam and Broadway
  • Secret Garden Café: across the street from the school on Broadway and 122nd, you can get very good vegetarian or kosher food here

American:

  • West End Gate: 662-8830, 113th and Broadway
  • Toast: 662-1144, 3157 Broadway between La Salle and Tiemann
  • Tom’s: 864-6137, 112th and Broadway (regularly featured on TV’s Seinfeld)
  • The Terrace: 666-9490, 119th between Amsterdam and Morningside, very upscale, best restaurant in the area
  • Amsterdam Café: 662-6330, Amsterdam between 199th and 120th
  • West End Gate: 662-8830, 114th and Broadway, college crowd, Wednesday night karaoke
  • The Heights: 866-7035, Broadway between 111th and 112th
  • Toast: 662-1144, Broadway between La Salle and Tiemann
  • Nussbaum and Wu Bakery and Café: 280-5344, Broadway at 113th

Ice Cream Shops:

  • Haagen Dazs: 662-5265, Broadway between 113th and 114th
  • Edgar’s: 496-6126, 84th Street between Broadway and West End Ave
  • Serendipity: 838-3531, 225 E. 60th between 2nd and 3rd

Fast Food:

  • Burger King: 547 West 110th (Broadway)
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken: Broadway between 95th and 96th, Broadway and 125th, Broadway between 102nd and 103rd
  • McDonald’s: Broadway at 125th, Broadway between 95th and 96th streets
  • Rainbow Chicken: 864-5144, Broadway near 108th, inexpensive Tunisian-style chicken
  • KFC/Taco Bell: Broadway and 125th (ask for the manager’s special!)

Local Cafeterias:

  • Interchurch Cafeteria: Claremont Ave. at 120th street
  • Bank Street College Cafeteria: 610 W 112th Street
  • Union Theological Seminary: 110 Claremont Avenue (enter via Broadway)
  • Jewish Theological Seminary: 3080 Broadway at 122nd

Movie Houses

  • Call 777-FILM for complete movie listings and theaters
  • Loews 84th St. Six: 877-3600, Broadway at 84th
  • Magic Johnson Harlem: 665-8742, 300 W. 125th
  • Sony Theatres Lincoln Square: 336-5000, Broadway and 68th
  • Lincoln Plaza Cinema: 757-2280, Broadway and 62nd

Book Stores

  • The Strand Book Store: Broadway and 12th, 732-6070
  • Columbia University Bookstore: Broadway and 114th
  • Papyrus: 2915 Broadway at 113th
  • N.R.S. Books: 1181 Amsterdam at 118th
  • The Teacher’s College Bookstore: 678-3920, Amsterdam at 120th
  • Ideal Bookstore: 1125 Amsterdam at 115th
  • Barnes and Noble: 362-8835, Broadway and 82nd
  • Labyrinth Book Store: 865-1588, 112th between Broadway and Amsterdam
  • Juilliard Book Store at Lincoln Center Plaza: 799-5000, ext. 237, Broadway and 65th

Music Stores

  • Joseph Patelson Music House: 582-5840, 160 W. 56th between 6th and 7th
  • Franck Music Company: 582-1999, 244 W. 54th St. between Broadway and 8th on the 10th floor; 10% Discount if (1) bill is at least $50 and (2) bill is paid in cash
  • Colony Record and Radio Center: 265-2050, 1619 Broadway at 49th Street
  • Carl Fischer, uptown – 44 West 62nd,
  • Carl Fischer, downtown – 265-8662 Bleecker St.
  • Juilliard Book Store at Lincoln Center Plaza: 799-5000, ext. 237, Broadway and 65th
  • Tower Records: 496-2500, Broadway and 66th, next to Lincoln Center

Banks

  • Citibank: 627-3999
    2861 Broadway (111th)
    2560 Broadway (96th)
    1310 Amsterdam (123rd)
  • HSBC: 800-627-4631, 96th and Amsterdam; Offers student checking
  • Chase Manhattan: 270-6000

Dry Cleaners

  • Finest Broadway Cleaners: 3151 Broadway between La Salle and Tiemann
  • Ye Olde Cleaning Shop: 866-2056, 1221 Amsterdam at 120th

Copy and Printer Service

  • Village Copier: 666-0600, 115th Street Between Broadway and Riverside Drive
  • Broadway Copy: 864-6501, 121st and Broadway
  • Copyquick: 222-2070, 1211 Amsterdam between 119th and 120th

Film Developing

  • Rite Aid: 663-3135, 2833 Broadway near 110th
  • Duane Reade:
    123rd and Amsterdam, Store 665-8498, Pharmacy 665-8966
    106th and Broadway, Store 678-7894, Pharmacy 678-7893
  • Card-o-Mat: 663-2085, 2884 Broadway between 112th and 113th
  • Foto Rush: 749-0065, 2878 Broadway near 112th

Florists

  • Academy: 222-0771, 2778 Broadway near 107th
  • Flowers 24 Hours: (800) 311-0404

Pharmacies

  • Hartley Chemists: 749-8480, 1219 Amsterdam at 120th
  • Town Drugs: 678-0636, 1090 Amsterdam at 113th
  • Rite Aid: 2833 Broadway near 110th 663-3135

Post Offices

  • Cathedral Station: 662-9191, 215 W. 104th between Broadway and Amsterdam
  • Columbia Station: 864-1874, 112th between Broadway and Amsterdam
  • Manhattanville Station: 662-1901 365 W. 125th, near Broadway
  • Morningside Post Office: 864-6968 232 W. 116th Street

Shoe Repair

  • Young’s Shoe Repair: 865-3508, Broadway between 111th and 112th

Video Rental Stores

  • Khan Video: 663-7780, Broadway and 110th
  • Blockbuster: 316-9143, Amsterdam and 123rd
  • Movie Place: 864-4620, 237 W. 105th

Food Stores and Markets

Delis:

  • USA Gourmet #1: Corner of Broadway and LaSalle
  • Olive Tree Deli: Broadway and 121st
  • Columbia Food Center: Amsterdam between 121st and 122nd
  • Milano Market: 2892 Broadway between 112th and 113th
  • The Apple Tree Deli: Amsterdam between 120th and 121st

Fruits/Vegetables:

  • New Cathedral: 2843 Broadway between 110th and 111th (west side of Broadway)
  • West Side Market: 2844 Broadway at 110th (east side of Broadway)

Health Food:

  • Hamilton Food Store: 1129 Amsterdam between 115th and 116th
  • Tamarind Seed: Broadway between LaSalle and Tiemann

Markets:

  • University Food Market: 2941 Broadway near 115th
  • West Side Market: 2844 Broadway near 110th
  • Bravo Market: Amsterdam and 124th
  • Fairway: 12th Avenue and 132nd (1 block west of Broadway); Unbeatable produce!