With two visitors this last month I have perfected my WHAT-TO-DO-WITH-A-WEEKEND-IN-NEW-YORK...
So as part apology for my long stretch of quiet on this here blog, and part you-should-really-just-know-this, I offer up to you an ideal weekend in this city (or some version of it):
FRIDAY NIGHT
Analogue | Before dinner drinks
(For cocktails, the Matahari. For food, bacon wrapped dates).
Aria | Dinner
(I've not had one bad thing, here. Ever).
BOBO (the upstairs bar) | Nightcap
SATURDAY
Whynotcoffee | To begin
the West Village + the High Line | Wandering
(about this I must say, I had seen bits and pieces of the High Line in the past, but didn't understand all the hoopla. This past weekend was the first time I really walked the length of it. And parts of it are, without a doubt, spectacular. Totally worth giving it a go).
Barrio Chino | Lunch
(the jalepeno infused margarita)
Foot Reflexology | Relaxation
(locations all throughout the city--don't be afraid to google)
Stumptown Coffee | Late-afternoon pick-me-up
Bar Sardine | Dinner
(the Fedora burger)
A club in the Meatpacking District | For stepping outside of one's comfort zone and living like rock stars (or some iteration of that).
(No. 8 {formerly Bungalow 8} or the Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel)
SUNDAY
Whynotcoffee | To begin
Buttermilk Channel | Brunch
(Take the F train south to Brooklyn. This place is worth the train ride and the wait--on this you must trust me. Get the sausage scramble and the Pecan Pie French Toast).
Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights + the Brooklyn Promenade | Wandering
A Film at the IFC | Afternoon respite
The path along the Hudson | Evening stroll
Whitehall | Late dinner