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Ukrainian cooking at Second Avenue and East Ninth Street. A place to sit down over pierogi and turn a walk into a meal.
Food & drink New York
A working Village bar carries a central place in LGBTQ history into the present.
The Stonewall Inn remains a working bar at a site central to LGBTQ history. Its connection to the 1969 uprising sits alongside a present-day programme of drag, piano-bar evenings, bingo and other gatherings.
Visit with both parts of that identity in mind. For nightlife, choose a session from the bar’s programme; the wider Stonewall historic area offers a separate reason to spend time around Christopher Street.
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53 Christopher Street, New York
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53 Christopher Street
Open location in Maps (opens in a new tab)Ukrainian cooking at Second Avenue and East Ninth Street. A place to sit down over pierogi and turn a walk into a meal.
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