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NEW YORK, FOR TWO

There are a million ways to do New York wrong.

And while I don’t really believe in guilty pleasures, I do believe in pleasure done well. So, here are a few longtime favorites, a few current obsessions, and a few places I’ve been meaning to try myself.

And of course, some places are too good to put on the internet.

If you’d like, I’m happy to take the lead.

NYC GUIDE

TO EXHALE

Some places make New York feel quieter in the best possible way.

Sauna + cold plunge experience at Saint

Wandering the conservatory at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Massages at Aire Ancient Baths

Hudson Valley’s Wildflower Farms for when the city feels too loud

Browsing art books at Rizzoli for an hour or two

TO EXPERIENCE

For when the evening calls for some excitement.

NYC Ballet or the Met Opera

Jazz night @ Blue Note, or a concert you've been dying to catch

Live comedy and laughing harder than expected

A Knicks, Nets, NYCFC (soccer) or Rangers game

A Broadway show, this is NYC after all

TO EAT

Places where dinner rarely ends when the plates are cleared. A few faves.

Torrisi (Soho)

Daniel (Midtown East)

Sushi Nakazawa (West Village)

COTE (Flatiron)

TO DRINK

For dim lighting and creative cocktails worth lingering over.

Attaboy (LES)
Sip and Guzzle (Greenwich Village)
Bar Clemente (Nomad)
Eavesdrop (Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

PREFER NOT TO PLAN?

For extended time together, I’m always happy to take the lead on the details. There’s something luxurious about having one less thing to think about for a little while.

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