ICBRKR GUIDE: NEW YORK CITY

New York is truly the city that never sleeps, and never short of entertainment. We love New York for the beautiful fall foliage in Central Park, and night-time strolls in the summer. You can plan a trip to New York City around food, sight-seeing, shopping, Broadway shows, parties, concerts, art; you name it and this city will provide. Enjoy this special New York City guide that focuses on Manhattan recommendations from long time New Yorkers.

FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

• The human population of Manhattan is 8.8 millions

• New York City is made up of 5 boroughs - the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

INSIDER TIPS

• - Always stay below below Madison Square Park in Manhattan, with some locals suggesting to always stay below 14th street.

• If staying in Brooklyn, stay in Dumbo or Williamsburg

• Best time to visit New York is the fall. Especially for Halloween

• SoHo means South of Houston

• Stay at a chic hotel to get access to their bar or club. Like Bowery Hotel

• Subway is always faster during the day to avoid traffic

• Bring walking shoes to walk around New York City

• Avoid Time Square

WHAT NOT TO MISS

MOMA

The Metropolitan Museum

• MOMA

• The Metropolitan Museum (plan to spend 2 days there and have high tea there)

• Whitney Museum

• Rubin Museum

• The Park Armory (usually has some interesting shows)

• Statue of Liberty (take a ferry)

• Guggenheim Museum

• Visit the art galleries by the west end

• Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge

• Walk the High Line

• Hudson Yards

• Party at Brooklyn Mirage

• Go to a Broadway show

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden

• Brooklyn Museum

• Empire State Building

WHERE TO STAY

There are no shortage of hotels in New York but we suggest staying below 14th St or below Madison Square Park. These are some of our favorite hotels in New York.

Public Hotel

Bowery Hotel

Crosby Street Hotel

• The Mercer (SoHo)

• Bowery Hotel (super chic hotel in East Village)

• Public Hotel (LES)

• Gramercy Park Hotel

• Crosby Street Hotel (Splurge. In SoHo)

• The Standard Hotel (East Village)

• Greenwich Hotel (Splurge. Tribeca)

• Jane Hotel (West Village)

• Soho House (for Soho House members. Meatpacking)

• Williamsburg Hotel

• 1 Hotel Brooklyn

• Arlo (for the budget)

• Ace Hotel (for the budget)
  

WHERE TO EAT

There are so many amazing restaurants and 68 Michelin stars restaurants (5 of them have 3 stars).

Breakfast/Lunch:

New York is big on brunch and most places serve brunch till 4PM on Saturday and Sunday

Jack's Wife Freda

Atla. Photo from TimeOut

• Loconda Verde - everything on the menu and especially theLemon ricotta pancakes and

• The NoMad

• Raku - the best udon noodles you can get outside of Japan

• taco place

• Atla - Mexican

• Russ & Daughters Cafe - Can't leave NY without a proper beagle with cream cheese and lux

• Parm - best chicken parm sandwich

• Clinton St. Baking Company - best pancakes

• Cookshop

• Breakfast by Salt's Cure

• Jack's Wife Freda

• Rowdy Rooster - fried chicken

• Win Son Bakery - Taiwanese breakfast

• Tim Ho Wan - dim sum with one Michelin star

• Two Hands (Australian brekkie, several locations now)

• Butchers Daughter for vegetarian (two locations)

• Los Tacos No. 1 (the best street style tacos in the city)

• Maialino (Northern Italian)

Dinner:

Acme

ABC Kitchen. Photo from TimeOut

Cosme. Photo from Tripadvisor

• ABC Kitchen V - vegan

• ABC Kitchen

• Carbone - Italian

• Acme - hip

• Cosme - Mexican

• Eleven Park Madison - Michelin star

• Gramercy Tavern

• L'Artusi (“WV Italian, one of the best spots for pasta” - Bridget)

• I Sodi (West Village Italian. Another super authentic Italian restaurant. Must order Cacio pepe & lasagna)

• Frenchette (trendy French Tribeca, they have a bakery too down the street)

• Crownshy (New American from the guys who helped run 11 Madison and Dep Posto)

• Xixa (Brooklyn Mexican, Great value tasting menu)

• Oxomoco (Michelin star Mexican in Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

• Ernesto’s

• Casa Mano

• Yakitori Totto - Michelin star Japanese BBQ chicken skewers

• Sushi Noz

• Mari - sushi handrolls

• Sushi Gari

• Masa or Masa bar - Japanese Michelin star

• Momofuku

• The Four Horsemen - hip

• The Commerce Inn - hip

• The Nines - hip

• L'Industrie Pizzeria - can’t leave NY without having a slice of NY pizza

• Emmett's on Grove - pizza

• Nudibranch

Sushi Noz

WHERE TO HANG OUT

Temple Bar

Brooklyn Mirage

• Acme

• Temple Bar (NYC institution recently reopened)

• The Nines

• Casa Capriani

• Soho House & Dumbo House

• La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels

• Boom Boom Room

• Jane Hotel

• The Blond

• Dingaling (Brooklyn)

• Tyme (speakeasy behind a bakery)

• Brooklyn Mirage/Avant Gardner

• Loulou’s

WHERE TO SHOP

SoHo

• SoHo

• Meatpacking

• Saks 5th

• Madison in Mid-town