RH TRAVEL TIPS.
NEW YORK NEW YORK
Home to the Empire State Building, Times Square, Statue of Liberty and other iconic sites, New York City is a fast-paced, globally influential center of art, culture, fashion and finance. The city’s 5 boroughs sit where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean, with the island borough of Manhattan at the “Big Apple's" core.
The NYC foodworld is full of experiences as mind-blowing as they are hidden.
STAY
Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn
Housed in a historic, refurbished factory on the Brooklyn waterfront, this ultra trendy boutique hotel is a 5-minute walk from the seasonal Brooklyn Flea and 0.4 miles from the nearest subway station. Industrial-chic rooms have free WiFi, custom-made furniture, heated cement floors and surround sound systems, as well as flat-screens TVs, minibars, high ceilings and unique commissioned artwork. Some rooms have exposed brick walls and arched windows with skyline views.Perks include a screening room, free access to a nearby gym, live entertainment (surcharge), a trendy rooftop bar and a French-inspired restaurant.
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Address: 80 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States
Phone:+1 718-460-8000
Insider tip: hire bikes from Ride Brooklyn Williamsberg for your entire trip and hop over the bridges to Manhatten. Not only will you get to see the whole city in all it's glory, you can stop off anywhere you like easily just follow the one way systems. Trust us, the traffic is not that bad if you stick to the bike lanes.
http://ridebrooklynny.com/about/bike-rentals-pg70.htm
EAT
Manhattan
Tom and Jerry’s Houston btw mulberry and mott roughly. Good bar/beer.
Shillers Liquor Bar http://www.schillersny.com/index.php Great, either for brunch at weekend or dinner in eve - usually need to reserve
Greenwich Village:
Corner bistro 331 West 4th St at Jane St. Best cheap dirty burger. So popular you might need to queue but worth it.
Burger Joint 33 West 8th St at MacDougal. 119 West 56th St Btw 6th & 7th Ave.
Lombardi’s Pizza 32 Spring Street on corner of Mott Street Huge huge pizzas, casual but lovely.
Katz’s Deli 205 E. Houston St (Ludlow Street) The famous deli. Amazing Ruben sandwiches.
Locanda Verde 377 Greenwich St., at N. Moore St. Good bakery (owned by Robert De Nero)
DBGB Kitchen and Bar 299 Bowery (Btwn Houston and 1st St) Tel :212.933.5300 Big swish interior but pricy American food
Pegu Club 77 W Houston St (at West Broadway ) Best cocktail bar, feels old colonial. Original Old Cubans.
Bowery Diner http://www.bowerydiner.com/ Milkshakes and booze, Lower East Side.
Yaffa Cafe http://yaffacafe.com/index.html East Village for brunch is great.
Ace Hotel http://www.acehotel.com/newyork Stumptown coffee/
Stumptown coffee West 8th Street Btw 5th & 6th Ave. Top coffee. Café Rocco La Fayette Street Hazelnut cappacinos- old school interior.
Grey Dog Cafe 33 Carmine Street btw Bleecker and Bedford Lovely, has dogs outside.
Prune 54 East 1st Street, Tel: 2126776221. Best place for either brunch or dinner in NY. Tiny but perfectly formed so need to book. (My fav in Manhattan)
Clinton Street Bakery Clinton Street, near Williamsberg Bridge Best breakfast in town – pancakes insane.
BROOKLYN
The Richardson 451 Graham Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222 L-train to Graham Avenue Bar Hours: 12noon – 4am, Daily Kitchen Hours: 12noon – 2am, Daily Good cocktail bar in Williamsberg
Clover Club 210 Smith St (between Baltic and Butler Sts)
Sycamore 1118 Cortelyou Rd (between Stratford and Westminster Rds) Ditmas Park, Brooklyn 347-240-5850 Q to Cortelyou Rd Flower shop by day bar by night
Oslo 328 Bedford Avenue at the corner of S. 2nd Street also in Williams Good coffee, their muffins are quite delicious too
Rye 247 S. 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211: rye@ryerestaurant.com Tel: 718.218.8047 : Once a factory with a 100 year old oak bar/ American bistro.
Brooklyn Social Club Bar - http://www.brooklynsocialbar.com/ Great hidden away little cocktail bar in Brooklyn.
Diner 85 Broadway on corner of Broadway and Berry (over Williamsberg bridge) Great food and atmosphere – (my fav.) Pullman Car under bridge – beautiful/cool. You must go!
Hotel Delmano 82 Berry St & North 9th St, Nr Williamsberg bridge Lovely Bar/Cocktails. (BQE Metropolitan Ave – Subway)
Roebling Tearoom Williamsberg Good burgers Egg North 3rd St, (L to Bedford Ave – Subway) Stylish brunch place – a must. Marlow & Son’s 81 Broadway Btw Berry & Wythe (L to Bedford Ave – Subway) Sister restaurant to Roman’s Roman’s 243 Dekalb Ave Btw Vanderbilt & Clermont, Fort Green area. (C to Lafayette – Subway)
BrisketTown 359 Bedford Ave, btw South 4th and 5th, Williamsberg. Superb meats on every level and lovely people serving. Brooklyn Brewery They do great open air events every fri/sat from 6pm.
