In October 2023 we had an incredible 4-night New York City adventure, and put together a nifty little guide for anyone considering hitting the big city with the little ones in tow.

Check out the roundup below of must-visit spots, iconic sights and delicious dining…. just make sure to pack your running shoes, we clocked over 8 miles a day on foot.

Where to stay:

• Bowery Hotel

• Fly United into Newark, NJ

Where to eat/drink:

• Rubirosa Soho

• Lil Frankies

• Russ and Daughters Lower East Side

• Upside Pizza Soho

• Cannoli King Soho

• Phat Thai Soho

• Carbone West Village

• Jacks wife Freda

• Boat House Central Park

• Bemelmans Bar at Carlyle Hotel

• Fraunces Tavern FiDi, oldest bar in NYC

• La Conda Verde Tribeca

• Numero 66 West Village

• Dos Caminos Time Square

• Marufuku Ramen East Village

• Panna II Indian Food East Village

• Breakfast at Tiffanys, inside Tiffanys

• Freemans Alley Lower East Side

• Beauty and Essex Lower East Side

• The Frying Pan, Chelsea

• RH Rooftop, Meat Packing

• The Woodstock

• Boom Boom Room

• Felix Roasting Company

Things to do:

• Eloise Pink Tea at the Plaza Upper East Side

• FAO Shwartz Midtown

• St Pats Cathedral

• Jackie O Reservoir Central Park

• Met Museum Central Park

• Horse drawn carriage ride Central Park

• Statue of Liberty (get the crown tour!)

• 9/11 Museum Tour

• Brooklyn Bridge walk

• 66 Perry Street, Sex and the City Stoop

• Brownstones in West Village

• Russian Bath House in East Village

• Shopping in Soho or West Village

• New Museum Lower East Side

• Take the subway!

• Time Square Shopping

• TKTS Time Square Broadway cheap tickets

• Broadway

• Grand Central Station

• Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center

• Empire State Building

• Walk the High Line

• Museum of Ice Cream

Make sure to bookmark this for your future family journey to the Big Apple!