Best streets in Chelsea

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9th Ave

4/5
Ranked 1st best street in Chelsea

"The Pre-Theater Crowd Needs to Know"

- usefulMusic
Out of town tourists may go to the restaurants that remind them of home in Time Square or once-in-a-lifetime experiences at tourist traps like Bubba Gump and Planet Hollywood, but they're missing out...
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12th Ave

4/5
Ranked 2nd best street in Chelsea

"The main sights to see"

- viewsonic22
The best tourist spots in New York City are here, or can be seen from here. The Empire State Building is usually a hot spot to visit, and is right here on 12th avenue. The Statue of Liberty is easily...
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6 Ave

4/5
Ranked 3rd best street in Chelsea

"The tree of hope"

- meggo1221
The Avenue of the Americas or 6th Avenue is the best street in NYC. It is on this street you can visit the Rockefeller tree. This street is lined with trees as you walk down looking at stores and beau...
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West 28 St

3.5/5
Ranked 4th best street in Chelsea
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West 20th St

3.5/5
Ranked 5th best street in Chelsea

"W 20th St, Home of Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village"

- Magg
A great area with a superb development comprised of multi-roomed apartments. Complex is really picturesque and has a central park area with fountain. Squirrels are so comfy here they come right up to...
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West 23rd St

3.5/5
Ranked 6th best street in Chelsea

"Defined the Flatiron district."

- lita
The Building on 23rd street gave the district its name, the Flatiron district. Its a nice typical street, other than the iconic building and the famed Chelsea Hotel, this street is like so many other...
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Ranked 7th best street in Chelsea

"Trendy places to spend money, get tipsy"

- SmartSugar
This street is home to Duvet, the club made famous when it played Bed in Sex and the City years back. (As in, the club was called Bed in the show). I’ve only been here once, and it was strangely emp...
40.7439812883125 -73.9993540866371
Ranked 8th best street in Chelsea

"great foot traffic!!"

- sunny2028
Its a nice place to be..... but with a lots of people walking here and there with their pets and kids....i love those red buildings.....i wish i could get that one!!!!!It is close to the F, V at 23rd...
40.7446062874429 -73.9989150783198
Ranked 9th best street in Chelsea

"Great Eats in the Flower District"

- Macsizzle
This is a beautiful street in the middle of the Flower District. It has several Wonderful restaurants featuring Italian cuisine. It is also near to the Gramercy Park, which is beautiful, and not as sa...
40.749724378839 -73.9973553542451
Ranked 10th best street in Chelsea

"One of the best markets in town."

- ajr67
Depending on where you have travelled from, you may be limited in what you can take home but if you have room to spare or even just like browsing, the Indoor Market that can be found on West 25th Stre...
40.7469821069372 -73.998515943
Ranked 11th best street in Chelsea

"Well rounded street!"

- JenMac
I like 16th. It's not as busy as some of the surrounding streets but there's still a good little bustle happening. There are a few great places to eat, some gorgeous buildings and a little bit of co...
40.740963844288 -74.001278389358
Ranked 12th best street in Chelsea

"Food and Fun in Chelsea"

- Macsizzle
Located in Chelsea, W. 17th Street is a place with wonderful food, shopping, and very positive street feel. I spent a nice afternoon there with girlfriends, and we made a stop at the Chelsea Market, w...
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Ranked 13th best street in Chelsea

"Boring, Boring, Boring"

- Macsizzle
It is very similar to its surrounding streets with slightly more desirable housing options. A friend and I were walking here last night and decided that out of all of the streets in the neighborhood,...
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Ranked 14th best street in Chelsea

"A lot packed into a few blocks"

- JenMac
18th starts off at the Hudson with the massive Chelsea Piers. It used to be a major port but then was revamped in the 80's to be a sort of fun complex / commercial space. The Law and Order Casting o...
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Ranked 15th best street in Chelsea

"It's ok. But, very commercial"

- JenMac
I don't particularly like Chelsea, but the really West part of it has some spectacular old stuff. And, it is a little bit quieter and a little bit windier (thanks to the Hudson). So, some of the str...
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West 15 St

2.5/5
Ranked 16th best street in Chelsea

"Lots of fun stuff to do here"

- SmartSugar
Chelsea/Meatpacking is a great neighborhood for everyone – for tourists, for residents, and for people generally under the age of 40 (who also don’t have kids). It may not be the most picturesque str...
40.7401605071736 -74.0013524504689

8 Ave

2/5
Ranked 17th best street in Chelsea

"Pretty good street although it is quite busy"

- JenMac
West 16th runs from Chelsea to Flatiron. It's a busy street and it's not one of the prettier ones. But, I like it. There are a number of things to do and see and a lot of the apartment buildings ar...
40.7453375033743 -73.9984557682239
Ranked 18th best street in Chelsea

"West 26th Street"

- Macsizzle
Yesterday was the Fourth of July, and I had a "hankering" for some good old down home barbecue. On a street without much else going on (a pirate themed restaurant called 'The Black Pearl' was across...
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Ranked 19th best street in Chelsea

"Penn Station Dominates the area"

- andiefrancese
West 32nd Street is rather nice and offers a great deal of dining options to visitors and residents but it's completely and utterly dominated by Penn Station traffic. With any street near a major stat...
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11th Ave

2/5
Ranked 20th best street in Chelsea

"Pretty desolate"

- JenMac
11th Ave is really remote. I don't know anyone who lived on 11th and I can see why for a number of reasons. There is no decent public transportation on 11th Avenue and because there isn't really tra...
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