NYC Transplant Living

27

Aug

Levain Bakery — The most divine cookies I've had in NYC. They are huge, still have doughiness in the middle and are soft and chewy and all-around amazing. Café Lalo — A cool coffee, tea, brunch, and dessert place (over 100 homemade sweets!).  Also, they are open until 4 a.m. on the weekends. Absolute Bagels — Famous bagel place with delicious egg bagels. But cash only. And there is always a crazy line. Pick a Bagel — More reasonable line for a pretty solid bagel spot. Birch Coffee — A pretty

2018

27

Aug

The Wayland — It looks like a run-of-the-mill bar, but they have a super-creative cocktail selection. My friend and I both had the garden variety margarita with kale juice, ginger, and tequila! Amazing, and one of the best drinks I've had in the city. Otto’s Shrunken Head — A tiki bar with really delicious cocktails that will make you feel like you're at the beach, even when it's cold out. Pouring Ribbons — Great little hidden bar that plays amazing music (aka Kendrick and Drake) Bowery

2018

12

Aug

Red Egg — Stellar dim sum place. Great green tea rice balls, steamed pork buns, egg custard buns, turnip cakes. Apotheke — Speakeasy with AMAZING cocktails and old school vials around. Tucked away but totally worth it for...wait for it...a kale drink with quinoa vodka. Joe’s Shanghai — I tried soup dumplings here for the first time and was never the same.  Hop Kee — Famous place that Anthony Bourdain endorsed. Had some pretty rad pork fried rice here. Hop Lee — Delicious Peking duck that

2018

11

Aug

AQUA studio — Exercise studio where I learned how to do aquacycling, or aquaspinning, as it’s known in Europe. Really fun novelty exercise that worked my muscles and made me sweat. Will forever remember instructor Natalie yelling, “Do it for BRUNCH!” Baked Tribeca — Cool breakfast and bakeshop place with a sneak peak into the pastry/cake making! Maman Tribeca — Amazing brunch place with delicious deconstructed avocado toast. Terroir Tribeca — Great wine bar with a yummy oyster happy hour.

2018