nyc to do

now that the sun has made an appearance (with the exception of last week), nyc has been keeping me so busy. we all know how I love to make lists. so it should come as no surprise that I keep a list of the things I like to do in nyc. Im certain I've forgotten a few. this is also a generic year round touristy type list. there should be an entirely different holiday list. one of these days I'll get my act together and fancy this up as its own page, but for now here's my list.

places to eat:

- Cafe Lalo (from you’ve got mail)

- GROM (gelato)

- Pomme Frites (french fries)

- Rice to Riches (rice pudding)

- The Cafeteria (sex and the city)

- Breads Papa (pastries)

- Sarabeth's (brunch)

- Max Brenner (chocolate by a bald man)

- Southern Hospitality

- Serendipity/ Dylan's candy bar/ cable cars (we put our names on the wait list for serendipity, go

to dylans and get ourselves a bag of treats, and take the cable car along the bridge to Roosevelt

Island and back, its right down the street and you can use you metro pass. It’s a great view of

the sky skyline at night)

- Alice's Tea Cup (next door to my apt on the west side)

- Pret a Manger (great little lunch place)

- Pinkberry (frozen yogurt)

- Grey’s Papaya (hot dogs)

- Crif Dog (also hot dogs)

- S’mac (all mac n cheese)

- Donut plant (donuts clearly)

- Shake Shack (burgers, fries, & shakes)

- Good enough to eat (brunch)

- Arte Café (italian)

- Otto (italian) 

- Eataly ***(my fav)

- Little Owl

- Red Farm

on the fancier side

- Gramercy Tavern

- Butter

- One if by Land

- Quality Meats

- Recipe

- Park Avenue Winter (Or summer, spring, autumn depending on the season)

- BlueHill

- Landmarc

- L’Atrusi

places to shop:

- Top Shop

- Family Jewel Vintage shop

- Olive and Bette's

- MJ Trimmings *** (all ribbons and trimmings so fun)
- Mood (project runway)

- Poppy 

- Alan and Suzi Vintage Shop

- Shops at the Plaza

- Woodbury commons (biggest outlet mall ever)

- Uniqlo

- Zara

- H&M

- Bloomies

- Bendels 
- Bergdorfs 

- Flea Markets (you can look up local fleas online)

things to do/ see:

- the rowboats/boathouse

- the palace hotel (gossip girl)

- New York City Public Library

- 5th Ave (this could take days, but def see the plaza hotel @ 59th, FAO Swartz toy store,

Bendels, Bergdorfs, and the apple store)

- The temple :)

- The MET

- The Moma (modern art museum)

- Columbus circle

- Central Park Zoo

- Natural History Museum

- Broadway Shows (you can get cheap theater tickets in the top of times square)

- The Frick Museum ***(my favorite!!! mr. frick was a super rich art collector with a gorgeous

mansion on fifth ave, when died he donated his home and all the art to the city and they turned

his house into a museum)

- Wall street/ stock exchange/ downtown- then check out stone street (fun place to grab lunch)

- Brooklyn Bridge (walk over at dusk and grab an ice cream parlor on the dock)

- Union Square

- Washington Square Park

- The Beast (boat ride)

- Lincoln Center

- Chelsea Market and Highline Park (another fav)

- “Live” TV (regis and kelly, letterman, snl, trl ect)

- Top of the Rock (better view than empire state)

- Staten Island ferry

- Rent bikes and explore the city on wheels

other resources:

I always check nymag for ideas of what it going on that week and for that week’s sample

sales.

http://nymag.com/visitorsguide/

http://www.groupon.com/new-york/

http://www.nycgo.com/events