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…
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During the day, the Sankofa Aban bed and breakfast is barely distinguishable from the other 19th-century townhouses on the street. This is a typical brownstone characteristic of the BedStuy borough and gorgeously restored. But when dusk falls, something starts swinging at 107 Macon Street. Debbie McClain orchestrates the whole event. The brownstone was her grandfather’s. She converted it into a bed and breakfast and has been organizing live jazz concerts every Friday and Saturday night in the parlor. With only thirty seats, the least you…
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It has been officially Spring since Sunday and pop-up stores are appearing all over New York. There is one especially whose opening filled us with joy and wild delight, especially all former Londoners. Spoiler alert: Ben’s Cookies opens in New York! For those who don’t know them yet, Ben’s Cookies is the Rolls-Royce of cookies in London. It’s the British counterpart to Levain Bakery, the cookie specialist from the Upper West Side. And we must admit that between the two, we have a slight preference…
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It’s a fact, we’re not really good at keeping secrets. A confidential address on a quiet street in Clinton Hill, a speakeasy bar hiding behind a coffee counter in Chelsea and we instantly feel the urge to share it with you. So when we heard chatter about a restaurant concealed behind a Japanese butcher shop whose phone number is jealously kept secret, our curiosity was piqued. Bohemian works only by word-of-mouth: to make a reservation you have to be recommended by a regular. They will…
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Cosmopolitan, Negroni, Daiquiri… New York has built up a solid reputation as a cocktail city. But the hegemony of long drinks is threatened more and more by wines from across the Atlantic. Riding the wave of the popularity of the French touch, the city lives at the frantic pace of wine bar openings. We selected one that we’re sure you will love. Lelabar is the ideal neighborhood wine bar everyone dreams of having next door. Conviviality is imperative in this Lilliputian space on Hudson Street: the only…
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New York counts a handful of sacrosanct music temples like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center or the Beacon Theater. But also a plethora of intimate venues and confidential places where you can go and listen to music. If you have sea legs, we invite you to discover a hidden gem on the banks of the East River. Bargemusic is a floating concert hall erected on a historical barge. Built in 1899, the barge had served much of the last century as a working ship in the…
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We proceeded methodically: we listed all Japanese canteens in Manhattan and tested a good number of them. Guess what – you can stop looking. We (eventually!) found the best sushi bar in NY. It’s named Kura and it’s nestled right next to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. In Japan, when you say “Omakase” (お 任 せ) to the chef, it means “I leave it up to you”. The chef is then given free rein for selecting the menu and surprising his guests. So…
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Left picture: Refinery Rooftop; Top right picture: Mr. Purple; bottom right picture: Sheltering Sky. Temperatures broke Siberian records this weekend. Faced with the hypothesis that cold is settling in for the long run, we embarked on an act of rebellion and went off to explore some NY rooftops! Rooftops are not necessarily restricted to summer pleasure and heat waves – New York is full of covered and heated terraces. You thought you’ve tried every open-sky bar in the city? We identified three of them where you will…
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In the galaxy of cozy and intimate restaurants, our latest find is called Battersby. It’s a little Brooklyn gem with 6 tables, a long mahogany bar and an open kitchen in the back. A total of 22 seats and not one more. A prowess in this bandbox-size restaurant where the concept of space optimization takes its full meaning. Chefs Ogrodnek Joseph Walker and Stern engage in a game of gastronomic Twister behind the Battersby counter. They perform acts of contortion just a few inches from…
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Have you ever wondered about the chassé-croisé of ballerinas behind the velvet curtains at a ballet? All the bustle from the change of scenery at the opera? The frenzy from the change of costumes between two acts at the theater? If so, there is a Sunday rendezvous you should not miss. Few people are in on the secret, but it is possible to visit the backstage of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Each week a small group goes behind the scenes and steps into…
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