2. When traveling to New
York, there are two
questions we all ask:
1. Where should I go out?
2. Where should I shop?
P.S. And not the usual “touristy things”….
3. La Esquina Corner Deli
Manhattan, Soho: 114 Kenmare Street (between Elizabeth St. & Mott St.)
646 - 613 - 7100 (book in advance)
esquinanyc.com
Downstairs, through the kitchen, past the storeroom…and…tequila!
4. Momofuku Ko
Manhattan, East Village: 163 First Ave., near 10th St.
momofuku.com/ko
12 guests. No phone reservations.
5. Buddakan
Manhattan, Meatpacking: 75 9th Ave (between 15th & 16th St.)
212-989-6699 (book in advance)
buddakannyc.com
Spectacular New York at its finest.
Do not leave without trying the edamame dumplings.
6. Café Habana
Manhattan, Nolita:17 Spring St. on Elizabeth St.
cafehabana.com
Take a break from shopping and head a few blocks east
from Broadway to Nolita. If there’s a queue, order Mexican
style grilled corn at the take-out next door.
7. Dos Caminos
Manhattan, Soho: 475 West Broadway at Houston Street
212-277-4300 (book in advance)
brguestrestaurants.com
Order “Gauc & Margarita” and your work is done!
8. Freemans
Manhattan,Soho: 191 Chrystie St. on Freeman’s Alley, (between Chrystie St. & Bowery)
212-420-0012 (book for dinner, queue for brunch)
freemansrestaurant.com
For weekend brunch, get to this hidden neighbourhood gem
before 11am to get a first seating. Be sure to order lamb
sausage and poached eggs with sourdough.
9. Shack Shake
Manhattan, Flatiron: Madison Square Garden, East 23rd St & Madison Ave.
shakeshacknyc.com
Order the cheese burger, crinkly fries and frozen custard from this
environmentally-friendly, architecturally-hip park restaurant.
10. Gorilla Coffee
Brooklyn, Park Slope: 97 5th Ave., (between Park Place & Prospect Place)
gorillacoffee.com
Voted best coffee in Brooklyn.
Head to Prospect Park to really enjoy it.
11. Tom’s Diner
Brooklyn, Prospect Heights: 782 Washington Ave., (between Lincoln Place & St. Johns Place)
tomsrestaurant.wordpress.com
Kitschville Amer-e-ka in all its glory.
Don’t go Sunday - this family run joint takes a well deserved day off.
12. Employees Only
Manhattan, West Village: 510 Hudson St, nr. Christopher St.
employeesonlynyc.com
Try a speakeasy cocktail from one of New
York’s top mixologists - get your fortune told
for some extra prohibition fun.
13. Little Branch
Manhattan, West Village: 20 7th Ave. at Leroy Street.
Get there before 10pm and you’ve got
yourself a table in cocktail heaven.
14. Back Room
Manhattan, Lower East Side: 102 Norfolk St. at Delancey Street
Secret doors, vodka in tea-cups, beer in brown paper bags…
15. PDT
Manhattan, East Village: 113 St. Mark’s Place, near First Ave.
pdtnyc.com
Through the magic phone box, and hello bar …
Shhh….Please Don’t Tell!
16. Spotted Pig
Manhattan, West Village: 314 W 11th Street at Greenwich St.
thespottedpig.com
In a word: pig-tastic.
Be sure to drink and eat,
while marveling the piglet décor.
17. The Greenpoint Tavern
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 188 Bedford Ave., (between 6th St. and 7th St.)
Beer in giant polystyrene cups from
Rosie the 85 year old bar-maid -
Hipster Williamsburg at its best.
18. The Box
Manhattan, Lower East Side: 189 Chrystie St., (between Stanton St. and Rivington St.)
theboxnyc.com
$300 spare? Let the circus begin.
19. PS1
Queens: 22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Ave.
ps1.org
Music meets art meets architecture.
Saturday Warms-ups are a summer must.
20. Harry’s at Water Taxi Beach
Queens, Long Island City: Borden Ave. & 2nd St.
waterbeachtaxi.com
Chill out with some beach volleyball while watching the sun set on over Manhattan.
21. Mc Carren Park Pool
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: McCarren Pool Park, Lorimer St., (between Driggs Ave. and Bayard St.)
mccarrenparkpool.com
When music parties become pool parties!
22. Guggenheim
Manhattan, Upper East Side: 1071 5th Ave. at 88th St.
guggenheim.org
Friday night music parties to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Saturday evening pay what you want.
23. MET
Manhattan, Upper East Side: 1000 5th Ave. at 82nd St.
& The Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park
metmuseum.org
Forget the Empire State Building and get up to The Met’s sculpture
garden for a spectacular view of Central Park.
Head further north to the Cloisters to escape the city madness.
24. Alife
Manhattan, Lower East Side: 158 Rivington St. (between Suffolk St. & Clinton St.)
alifenyc.com
The epitome of cool.
25. Earnest & Sewn
Manhattan, West Village: 450 West 15th Street
earnestsewn.com
The perfect pair - customized jeans at Earnest & Sewn.
26. Freeman’s Sporting Club
Manhattan, Soho: 8 Rivington St. (between Bowery & Chrystie St.)
freemanssportingclub.com
A gentleman’s day out.
Hair-cut & shave post suit shopping?
27. Opening Ceremony
Manhattan, Soho:35 Howard St. (between Howard St. & Broadway)
openingceremony.us
Number one of the list for NYC’s fashionista looking for the “original” look.
28. Salvor Kiosk
Manhattan, Soho: 95 Spring Sreet, Second Floor
kioskkiosk.com
Shop by country at this retail store-cum-museum.
This season it’s all America.
29. Kid Robot
Manhattan, Soho: 126 Prince St. (between Greene & Wooster St.)
kidrobot.com
Toys-R-Us (the cool version).
