East 20th St, Gramercy Park

This is pretty much the street in Gramercy Park. The buildings are old and beautiful. There are a lot of restaurants and a few bars. And so much history!!
28 West 20th is where Teddy Roosevelt was born and lived. And, just a few doors down is what is, arguably, the best restaurant in New York City. Gramercy Tavern is pretty cool and the food is quite good. But, it's a little stuffy in atmosphere considering the lodge kind of decor and the menu is fixed price multi-course. It's worth going, in my opinion, but I don't know that I'd go so far as to say it's the best like everyone else does. Next door is a champagne bar called Flute. People like this place, but for my money, I'd rather get drinks at the bar at Gramercy Tavern.
There is a giant condo building at 20th and Gramercy where a lot of celebrities live. So, if you want to have a sighting then this is oneof the blocks. Gramercy Park is the only exclusive park in New York City. It has pretty much no energy to it because no one is allowed in it except for Gramercy Park residents. Every one on the lots surrounding this park has their own key and the residents are uber strict about even letting a residents' guests in. Weird, but it must be nice to have some green without all those people so I kind of understand. Directly across the street is The Players Club. It's an actors' club founded by Edwin Boothe (John Wilkes' brother and a very renowned actor). It's, to this day, very exclusive and has only admitted women for about the last 20 years. Right at the corner of Irving and 20th is a very famous rowhouse called Stuyvesant Fish House. It's beautiful and apparently haunted. I recommend every one take a peek.
There are a couple little taverns on this street too. And, the whole neighborhood is really beautiful. I really recommend it.