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Hell's Kitchen, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hell's Kitchen runs up the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, from 34th Street to 59th Street, between Eighth Avenue and the Hudson River.
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Where to stay in Hell's Kitchen
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Hotels crowd the blocks off Eighth Avenue, which puts rooms within a few streets of the Hammerstein Ballroom, the Manhattan Center and Times Square Church. Hell's Kitchen never lacks a room. Stays at the northern end sit closer to Columbus Circle, the Museum of Arts and Design and Edge.
Walkers do best mid-strip. Rooms nearer the Hudson River trade the longer walk east for quieter blocks by the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
About Hell's Kitchen
What are the main landmarks in Hell's Kitchen?
Museums line the strip. The Museum of Modern Art, the American Folk Art Museum and the International Center of Photography fall within the same walking range, while USS Intrepid and USS Growler lie with the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum toward the Hudson River. Churches punctuate the avenues.
Saint Thomas Church, the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and the Church of Sweden in New York stand among them, and Columbus Circle carries the Columbus Monument at the northern end. Madame Tussauds New York and Spyscape work the visitor trade.
What is the history of Hell's Kitchen?
Three names cover one neighbourhood. Hell's Kitchen is also known as Clinton, and real estate listings prefer Midtown West for the same blocks between 34th Street and 59th Street on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan. Columbus Circle anchors the northern corner, where the Columbus Monument and 2 Columbus Circle mark the head of the strip.
Faith left many marks. Times Square Church, the Church for All Nations and the Saints Kiril & Metodij Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese Cathedral each hold ground within the same few blocks.
Where is Hell's Kitchen?
The Hudson River sets the western limit and Eighth Avenue the eastern, with 34th Street and 59th Street closing the strip inside New York City.
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Updated September 2026