Not For Tourists is the clever name for a brand of guidebooks that are meant to appeal to locals in various cities around the US. They do the guides for New York City (of course), as well as a bunch of other big cities like Chicago, SF, Atlanta, Boston.
I’ve browsed them at the bookstore. They’re actually solid little guides with lots of recommendations for places to eat and spend weekend/evening time that you are NOT likely to find in your standard LCD city guides. I was reminded of the NFT guides recently when I stumbled across their well-done blog, and figured it was worth calling attention to.
For NYC, the blog calls out places to eat and visit, with short, but well-written descriptions and advice. They are categorized by neighborhood and have a handy little “print here” link so you transform this crucial information onto dead tree form and take it with you. There is a news and events section so you can get “what to do” recommendations for an upcoming weekend or a friend’s visit.
I’ll see if I can get my hands on one of the guides itself (hello, Jane & Rob) and will write up a quick review.