If you wish to get one single book, I recommend this one because it is my favourite. Also, when I went to New York in a group tour, our guide, who's a professional, used only this New York tour guide so, it IS a good book on New York! Personnaly, what I like the most is that the book can be used as useful information guide to New York but it also has so many beautiful images, it can be bought as a souvenir of your visit to New York. In the fastest-changing city in the world, there still exist dozens of shops and restaurants that have been serving New Yorkers for more than a century. The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York points out these hidden spots while revealing their long and interesting history. Popular and portable, The New York Mapguide-now in its second edition-contains everything visitors need to know to enjoy themselves in, get the best out of, and find their way around New York City. Over 3,000 reviews of restaurants and bars in NYC, all written by editors of Time Out New York - listed by cuisine, neighborhood and indexed alphabetically. The Resource for the Independent Traveler. For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. | 
