Trip to Manhattan, Suggestions? Options

[GrimReaper]

My wife and me are planing a week-end to Manhattan in the 2nd week-end of january, and we would like to have suggestions about restaurants, hotels, pubs, things to see and spots to avoid.

Right now we think about sleeping in an hotel in New Jersey and visit and shopping in Manhattan, see ground zero, Empire state building, Broadway, Time Square, etc.. wich are pretty cliché but is there any things less known but still must see?

Thanx for your suggestions

[freddy121389]

if you want a good steak go to peter luger and definitely buy some of their steak sauce before you leave, my dad goes back every week on business and makes sure were stocked, im in nebraska.

[SwissFerdi]

if you want a good steak go to peter luger and definitely buy some of their steak sauce before you leave, my dad goes back every week on business and makes sure were stocked, im in nebraska.

I saw that place on the Travel Channel, I want that burger so badly. MMMM.

I'm very jealous of your trip though, I went summer of 2007 and it's a gorgeous city. I'd love to live there. It's extremely culturally varied and I love that, the architecture's interesting, and the whole city just seems to be...alive. I highly recommend Ellis Island though (I'm a history buff), definitely Little Italy for the food like somebody mentioned, Rockefeller Plaza and the WTC site, the Empire State Building is always good to see. United Nations was very interesting for me. Statue of Liberty is a must (the torch is reopened!).

I'm not sure how much you'll get out of it in a weekend, but my mom bought this booklet (forgot the name) that was a guide to NYC, but also contained a lot of coupons and special-access tickets. For example, we were able to skip the line for the simulated NYC tour in the Empire State Building and get into a VIP line for the elevators to the top as well. I think the book was $40, at the most.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Dec 1, 2009 - 1:49 PM