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Today I am leaving for New York City for a long weekend getaway! I am heading there to attend two conferences and a brunch event, but I am excited to eat at my favorite restaurants, stroll through central park and sit by the duck pond, shop till I drop up and down 5th avenue, and of course see my friends. As a former (and forever) New Yorker, I get a lot of questions on what places to go and things to see and do. I could probably write a month’s worth of posts on restaurants, bars, attractions, etc., but to save us both time, I tried to narrow down some note worthy places.
Restaurants
Cookshop
The Smith
Balthazar
Hudson Clearwater
The Park
Mercer Kitchen
Bocca East
Bar Italia
Sarabeth’s
Tipsy Parson
Gramercy Tavern
Vezzo
Polo Bar
Monkey Bar
Barbuto
Jack’s Wife Frieda
Jeffery’s Grocery
ABC Kitchen
Craftbar
Lafayette
Spotted Pig
Beauty and Essex
Central Park Boathouse
Bryant Park Grill
Freemans
The Butcher’s Daughter
Penelope’s
Aria Wine Bar
Almanac
Essex
Dirty French
Bello Giardino
ABC Cocina
Bistro 61
Cafe Noir
Juice/Smoothie
Liquiteria
Night Out
Refinery Rooftop
230 Fifth
Brass Monkey
Hotel Chantelle
Penrose
Biergarten at The Standard
Rose Bar
10 Degrees
King Cole Bar
Linen Hall
Bowery Electric
Soho Room
The Blind Barber
Ace Hotel
Penny Farthing
White Horse Tavern
Jane Hotel
Fat Cat
The Bowery Hotel
Highlands
The Gin Mill
The Skinny
Von Bar
PH-D Lounge
Desserts
BG Restaurant
Serendipity
The Plaza Hotel
Laduree Soho
Popbar
Macaron Cafe
Milk Bar
Baked By Melissa
Dylan’s Candy
Magnolia Bakery
Georgetown Cupcakes
Things to See/Do
High Line
Rockefeller Center
MoMa
The Frick Collection
9/11 Memorial
Central Park
Duck Pond in Central Park
Central Park Zoo
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Empire State Building
Top Of The Rock
Madison Square Park
Met Museum
Lincoln Center
Chelsea Market
Union Square Farmer’s Market
Grand Central
Times Square
Brooklyn Bridge
Bryant Park
Carrie Bradshaw’s Apt– 66th Perry Street and Bleeker Street
Drybar
Comedy Cellar
American Ballet Theatre
New York City Ballet
Alvin Ailey
Eataly
Shopping
Bergdorf Goodmans
Hermès
Kate Spade (UES)
Scoop NYC
Bloomingdales (midtown)
SAKS
Birchbox
Club Monaco (Flatiron)
ABC Home
Lilly Pulitzer
Tory Burch (UES)
Ralph Lauren
Macy’s
Tiffany & Co.
J.Crew 5th Avenue
And there you have it! Some, but not all of my favorite places to eat and things to do in New York! It was hard to narrow it down, and yes this was narrowing it down for me. There is no place, no city, like New York!
What did I miss–would love to hear about your favorite restaurants and places to go in NYC?
Today I am leaving for New York City for a long weekend getaway! I am heading there to attend two conferences and a brunch event, but I am excited to eat at my favorite restaurants, stroll through central park and sit by the duck pond, shop till I drop up and down 5th avenue, and of course see my friends. As a former (and forever) New Yorker, I get a lot of questions on what places to go and things to see and do. I could probably write a month’s worth of posts on restaurants, bars, attractions, etc., but to save us both time, I tried to narrow down some note worthy places.