Hell's Kitchen

This historically and culturally dense neighborhood, sometimes referred to as Midtown West, features cuisine from around the globe: Argentinean empanadas, Japanese ramen, Druze bourekas, Thai street food. There’s all kinds of nightlife: jazz haunts, LGBTQ clubs, dive bars, rooftop lounges. If you’re looking for some entertainment, theater and dance thrive a stone’s throw from Broadway. Check out the High Line, whose northern entrance is at the rail yards on this neighborhood’s southern tip. And by the glorious Hudson River Park, there’s the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises departure point, so you can tour a ship or set sail on one.