Welcome to the neighborhood!

This is your Bal Week 2026 Local Guide! This is, of course, not an exhaustive list. We encourage you to ask other visiting and local dancers for their recommendations and hidden gems.

 

As most of our events are at or near You Should Be Dancing Studios on W 26th, these recommendations will be mostly in this area. This list also prioritizes small businesses. We trust you can Google the closest McDonalds if that’s what you’re craving. If you're in town for several days, we highly encourage you eat/drink your way through other neighborhoods and boroughs like Harlem, Greenwich Village, Flushing, Jackson Heights, Belmont, Greenpoint, Park Slope, etc..)

 

(Sara’s personal favorites will be starred 😉)​​

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Groceries:

• Trader Joe's 

• Eataly

• Whole Foods

• H Mart

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Quick or Budget-Friendly Bites $ - $$:

(Vegan or Gluten Free Friendly marked)

• Lin & Daughters 

• Ten Ichi Mart✨

• Fushimi Market

• Latin American

• Grey Dog (g, v)

• Inday (g, v)

• Dig Inn (g, v)

• Naya (g, v)

• 7th Street Burger

• All’antico Vinaio

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Sit Down Lunch/Dinner $$ - $$$:

• Friedman's (g)

• La Pecora Bianca

• Izakaya Nomad

• L’Amico

• Grandma’s Home

• Baodega

• Thai Villa

• Tenjou

• Her Name is Han

• El Quijote

• L’express

Coffee/Tea:

• Seven Grams ✨

• Devocion ✨

• Foreigner NYC ✨

• Variety Coffee

• Fellini Coffee ✨

• Cafe Flor

• Telegraphe Cafe

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Cocktails:

• Patent Pending ✨

• Hall

• Portrait Bar

• Bathtub Gin ✨

• Thyme Bar

• Bar Lume

• For Happy Hour deals throughout the city, I highly recommend sipsaver.nyc

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Museums and Galleries: ✨

• Center for Book Arts 

• Poster House

• New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building

• The Museum at FIT

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Thrifting:

• Chelsea Flea Market​

• All the shops on 26th Street between 6th and 7th Ave

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