We all know that solo traveling can be the best way to discover ourselves. Although sometimes it can feel a bit lonely, we always find exciting activities and interesting, like-minded people. In New York, you certainly never run out of things to do. The city is packed with shops, restaurants, museums, and culture – a […]
The Secret Is Out: The Best Speakeasy Bars in New York
The roaring ‘20s are here once again. Well, sort of. Alcohol is legal and, unlike the 1920s instead of just coming out of a world war and a pandemic, we’ve managed to survive just the latter. Yet somehow, the New York City cocktail bar scene has gone underground. Both literally and figuratively. The speakeasy cocktail […]
The Most Famous Foods From New York (and Where to Try Them)
There are no other cities in North America that have as many iconic, must-try-at-least-once-in-your-life dishes. But that’s New York City for you. But how did these famous foods from New York begin? New York is a city of immigrants. And the dishes that have become associated with it are largely related to immigration patterns. It’s […]
The 9 Best Restaurants in Times Square
One way to tell someone hasn’t spent much time in New York City is when they ask a Big Apple resident, “Do you go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve?” New Yorkers have long avoided Times Square, on New Year’s Eve and the other 364 days of the year. First when it was a […]
Something is Baking – The Best Brooklyn Bakeries
Finding your trusted local bakery is a New York right of passage. Your preferred loaf of bread, breakfast pastry, and dessert could be just around the corner or a subway ride away. And once you’ve tasted their baked goods, you’re likely to be smitten forever. Whether you’re in the mood for the perfect loaf of […]
Restaurants in NYC with Outdoor Seating: 11 Summery Spots
When the weather gets warmer and the days go long, heading to one of the many restaurants in NYC with outdoor seating is the way to go. Tables and chairs spill out onto the sidewalk or in back courtyards and Aperol spritzes suddenly appear on every table. But you shouldn’t just plop down at any […]
Beer Gardens in NYC: Our 13 Top Picks
In the late 19th century, New York City was drenched in beer: Brooklyn alone boasted 50 breweries and Queens offered 300 leafy beer gardens. But post-World War I anti-German sentiment, followed by Prohibition, put a serious damper on Big Apple beer culture and nearly all the breweries, beer gardens, and beer halls permanently shuttered. Fortunately, […]
NYC Restaurants with a View: 7 Impressive Spots
Some of the most popular things to do in New York City consist of Broadway, Madison Square Garden, art museums, and Yankee Stadium, but when it comes down to it, New York is a city of food, drinks, and views. Below is a compilation of some of the best places to hit all three at […]
Our 10 Favorite Coffee Shops in the West Village
The West Village is the coffee central in Manhattan. You can’t walk a block without going past a sidewalk cafe or a coffee spot with a handsome wood-bedecked interior that beckons you to sit down and stay awhile. In fact, this leafy brownstone-laden neighborhood seems to have an insatiable thirst for coffee shops. A new […]
Best Bagels in NYC: 11 Places Worth the Wait
There is no better symbol of a New York City breakfast than a bagel with coffee. Sure, pancakes and egg sandwiches and fun and tasty, but there is something about a thick and dense bun with a hole in the middle that attracts people from all backgrounds and classes. There are all diferente types of […]
The Best Burgers in Manhattan: Our Top 12
It’s hard to imagine now, but there once was a time when the humble hamburger was strictly the domain of fast food joints and no-frills diners. But then something interesting happened. The year was 2001 and French super chef Daniel Boulud decided one day to stuff some foie gras into high-quality ground beef, cook it […]
The Best Bread in NYC: 8 Spots for Doughy Delights
New York could be nicknamed bread city. Whether it’s oversized soft pretzels in Times Square or fluffy loaves of brioche from a pastry shop in Lower Manhattan, delicious bread in NYC is available in all shapes and styles in every borough. Bagels, pizza, and sandwiches; baguettes, seeded rye, sourdough, and croissants; countless iterations saturate all […]
The 6 Best Coffee Shops To Work in NYC
As remote work has become more and more of the norm over the past several years, many are understandably starting to go a bit stir-crazy. And while there’s no place like home, sometimes you just really have to get out. When that’s the case, it’s time to head to one of the best coffee shops […]
Our 10 Favorite Manhattan Chinatown Restaurants
Most non-locals don’t realize there is more than one Chinatown in New York City. Nearly every borough has one. In fact, there are at least six other Chinatowns in Queens and Brooklyn. And the Manhattan Chinatown restaurants may be the most visited by tourists. But that said, if you’re in Manhattan and don’t have the […]
The Best Croissants in NYC: From Classic to Creative
Croissants are made and appreciated in almost every country, not just France. And New York being New York, the competition for the best croissant is quite competitive. But where can you find the best croissants in NYC? Saying a croissant is “the best” means you’ve tried every single flaky croissant possible and meticulously deduced why […]
Our Picks for the 9 Best Restaurants in Little Italy (NYC)
Little Italy once consisted of a large swath of lower Manhattan, stretching from the Bowery to Lafayette Street and Houston Street in the north, down to Worth Street in the south. In 1910, there were 10,000 Italians living in this lower Manhattan neighborhood, one of the poorest parts of New York City at the time. […]
Celeb Hotspots: 10 Popular Restaurants Where Celebrities Go in NYC
Unlike Los Angeles, where celebrities can hide behind the ivy-clad walls of their Beverly Hills mansions and the jet-black tinted windows of their luxury cars, in New York there are fewer places to hide. So just walking down the street or sitting at a sidewalk table at a restaurant, you may encounter an A-list celebrity. […]
The 10 Best Burgers in Brooklyn (and Where to Find Them)
When traveling to New York City, the first thing on your mind might be pizza or pasta. And that’s rightfully so, being that a significant percentage of the New York population has Italian roots, and entire neighborhoods are dedicated to slice shops, paninis, and old-school eateries with checkered tablecloths. As locals know, New York is […]
A Perpetual Party: Our Recommendations for Dive Bars in NYC
The dive bar is a unique American drinking institution. Sure, there are shabby, well-worn bars the world over, but there’s something about the sticky floors, the graffiti-tagged bathroom walls, the wine selection that is “red” or “white,” and how the main room looks better with the lights off. Visiting dive bars in NYC make you […]
The Best Indian Restaurants in NYC: 11 Hot Spots
It was back in 1918 when the first of the Indian restaurants in NYC first fired up its curry-making stove burners on West 42nd Street. Since that time, the Indian food scene in the Big Apple has greatly expanded. And gotten much, much better. It evolved into affordable buffets that were sprinkled throughout nearly every […]