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Financial District NYC Guide: Bars, Restaurants & Things to Do


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This episode will give you all the spots you need to check out in the popular Financial District of New York City!

Where is the Financial District in NYC?

While most neighborhoods in NYC do a bit of blurring together, the Financial District technically covers most of the southernmost tip of Manhattan.

It runs from the West Side Highway on the west to the Brooklyn Bridge and East River on the east. This neighborhood runs from the north, starting at Chambers Street and City Hall and running south until The Battery.

Battery Park and Battery Park City are not technically a part of the Financial District, but we will include them as part of our guide to the lowest part of Manhattan.

Things to Do in Financial District NYC

  • The Oculus--transportation hub, shopping mall, lots of restaurants
  • One World Trade Center+Observation Deck
  • 9/11 Museum
  • Charging bull 
  • Wall St.
  • Museum of Jewish heritage 
  • The Battery (+ Battery Park City)
  • Brookfield Place Mall (mostly for the view and yachts and park nearby but also a high end mall)
  • Ferry to Staten Island for Statue of Liberty view
  • Pier 17- lots of concerts here
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • City hall
  • Elevated Acre - Park space with lawn, boardwalk and seasonal beer garden
  • Woolworth building
  • Stone street (cobblestone, no cars)
  • South street seaport 
  • South Street Seaport Museum
  • St. Paul's Chapel - originally built in 1766 and is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan
  • Trinity Church - Burial place for the likes of Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, Francis Lewis, Angelica Church, and other prominent figures in the early period of the United States

  • NYC Financial District's Best Bars

    • Dead Rabbit - Rated best bar in the world in 2016
    • Fraunces Tavern
    • Overstory - 64th floor deck with panoramic views
    • WarrenPeace - Dimly lit cocktail bar with friendly staff
    • White Horse Tavern - NYC's 2nd-oldest bar, circa 1880, with a storied history and watering hole for Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, and James Baldwin
    • Carragher's - Soccer-themed sports pub
    • Brickyard Craft Kitchen & Bar
    • Stout NYC
    • O'Hara's Restaurant and Pub - Classic Irish Pub

    • This Episode's You'll Have to Check It Out Segment - Pisillo Italian Panini

      Bread is sourced from a bakery in Brooklyn and is fresh daily. All ingredients are imported from Italy and these are massive AND delicious sandwiches! Check it out here.


      Coffee Shops in the Financial District

      • Hungry Ghost Coffee
      • Black Fox Coffee
      • 787 Coffee
      • La Colombe Coffee Workshop
      • Birch Coffee
      • Laughing Man Cafe-technically Tribeca, owned by Hugh Jackman

      • Restaurants in FiDi NYC

        • Fraunces Tavern
        • Joe's Pizza
        • Delmonico's
        • Manhatta - 60th floor, high-end New American cuisine
        • Siena Pizza
        • Eataly
        • El Vez and Burrito Bar
        • Pick A Bagel
        • Los Tacos #1
        • Smorgasburg WTC
        • Multiple spots in Pier 17, including The Fulton by Jean-Georges
        • JR Sushi (technically Tribeca)
        • Nish Nush (technically Tribeca)

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