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Dinner at the farm

Spot the odd one out: an industrial wasteland, the Williamsburg Bridge, a bike park, a vegetable garden. No need to drive miles away to escape Manhattan’s urban jungle. If you are craving nature and some countryside, simply cross the Williamsburg Bridge. We promise you a total change of scenery with North Brooklyn Farms, an astonishing oasis of greenery in the heart of the city. A vegetable experiment on a brownfield. This is the far-fetched idea of two friends, Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets. The two…

3 Hidden Terraces

Left picture: Bricolage; Top right picture: Gilligan’s; bottom right picture: Llama Inn. Too show off. Too noisy. Too crowded… Finding the perfect terrace can quickly give you a headache ! With the heatwave, your one and only obsession is to find a shady patio where you can sip a Spritz away from the urban hustle and bustle. We explored the city from top to bottom and scoured all neighborhoods looking for your next vacation HQ in NY. And we are betting you have not yet ventured into one of these…

Ice cream & Rock’n’Roll

Entering Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain is like stepping into a time travel machine. You are instantly transported to the America of the 50s. The America of leather jackets, quiffs, waiters in roller skates and white aprons. It’s like hearing old rock’n’roll coming from a transistor radio humming in the back. The fountain’s glory days started in the late 20s with Prohibition. Soda fountains were then popping up all over the United States, filling the social void caused by the closing of bars. Sparkling sodas…

Brunch in a garden

Finding outdoor dining options during summer in NY is not an easy task… The hunt for the perfect table begins as soon as the sun emerges from hibernation and as the mercury starts its slow ascent. If Parisians congregate at terraces of cafés, in NY it is the rooftops that are taken by storm by hordes of New Yorkers and tourists: to enjoy the skyline (of course), but also simply because aren’t enough nice terraces and charming patios in our square foot-challenged city. Dig out…

A vegan feast

Vegetarian, vegan, locavore… The tutti legumi wave has invaded New York! Inundated with options, you might hardly know where to start. Faced with babas-bobos stereotypes, we have to admit that the 100% vegetables formula is a priori not our gastronomic ideal. So when a vegan restaurant (no meat, no fish, nor any by-products of animal origin) was suggested, we hesitated. But you know what ? We are glad we overcame all our prejudices as Avant Garden is THE discovery that will shake your month of…

The coolest place in NY right now

A new hipster spot or a soon-to-be cult music temple? A futuristic concert venue or the upcoming socializing space in Brooklyn? National Sawdust is everything at the same time, and so much more. This century-old former sawdust factory has recently been renovated and is now an artistic complex consisting of a music hall, recording studio, rehearsal space, bar and restaurant. National Sawdust is a smaller and avant-gardist version of Carnegie Hall. It’s a non-profit organization run by artists themselves. An incubator and springboard for young…

A Japanese Trilogy

One restaurant. Two names. Three set menus. Okonomi is a hybrid restaurant that serves a traditional Japanese breakfast during the day, ramen for dinner and a 10-course omakase tasting menu on weekends. An explosive triptych. Did we lose you? Let us explain. The day starts early at Okonomi with a traditional Japanese breakfast set called “Ichiju Sansai”. There is no better way to start your day than this balanced Japanese meal including rice, miso soup, pickled vegetables, a choice of fish and two amuse-bouche-sized sides….

Throwback Thursday

Once you enter Mr. Donahue’s, you’re instantly transported to a different time, a different place, a different atmosphere. You might as well be having dinner at a neighborhood restaurant somewhere in Louisiana twenty years ago. Or maybe at a “diner” in Tennessee back when rock stars where still recording their albums in Nashville. After winning a Michelin star with their Thai restaurant Uncle Boons (one of our longtime favorites), the husband-and-wife team Ann Redding and Matt Danzer dreamed of opening a restaurant that specialized in…

Exploring Red Hook

If you have ever ventured to Red Hook, it was probably on an Ikea mission. But you might want to know that DIY Scandinavian furniture is not the neighborhood’s only high point. Steps away from chic Cobble Hill and just blocks from Park Slope, Red Hook is still positioning itself in the Brooklyn hipster microcosm. There are not a lot of bars and restaurants, but some of Red Hook’s spots are definitely worth checking out. Follow us! First stop: Pioneer Works. Dustin Yellin’s collages and…

The Ultimate Bagel Experience

The bagel is to NY what the baguette is to Paris: a local specialty but also a city symbol. New York is home to the best bagels in the world but the competition in the Big Apple is fierce. The standard-setter is Russ & Daughters. It has been an institution for salmon bagels since 1914. But there’s a new kid on the block – just a few steps away from the Lower East Side. Sadelle’s is a Jewish deli and restaurant that opened with great…