Posted by Jenny Nguyen on February 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Located on the same block where all the LES cool kids hang out is Assembly New York, where I assume they all shop as well. Here you will find a mix of men’s & women’s high-end vintage clothing as well as contemporary, slightly obscure international luxury labels (including their own). Their stylishly eclectic tastes will […]
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Category New York City, NYC Shops, Shops, United States · Tags Acne, Alpha60, Assembly New York, city guide, Dries van Noten, Fashion, Hotspot, LES, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, NYC, NYC Shopping, Shop, shopping, USA, vintage
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Hidden behind Japan Premium Beef on Great Jones Street, lays a Japanese restaurant shrouded in secrecy ”“ an almost impossible feat in a city run by publicity and where speakeasies and members clubs are a dime-a-dozen. Somehow though, Bohemian pulls off the member’s only restaurant concept in a way that weeds out the scene-y side of […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags Bohemian, Bohemian NYC, city guide, fusion, Hotspot, Japan Premium Beef, Japanese, Japanese restaurant, Manhattan, Members Only, New York, Noho, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, restaurant, Speakeasy, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on February 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Indie bookseller and downtown darling McNally Jackson Books recently opened a precious little boutique right around the corner that does a good job of proving they don’t just have great taste in books, but anything book-ish or even surrounding the book. The store is stocked with everything you need to construct your dream study or […]
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Category New York City, NYC Shops, Shops, United States · Tags city guide, Hotspot, Interiors, Manhattan, McNally Jackson Store, McNally Jackson Store Goods For The Study, New York, Nolita, NYC, NYC Shopping, Shop, shopping, Stationery, Stationery Store, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on February 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHARLIE BIRD, SOHO Lingering lunches at Charlie Bird are my new favourite weekend pursuit. Modern Italian food isn’t always done with as much flair in this town, there’s always that fine line that’s crossed where the food is more American-Italian than it is Italian-Italian, but Charlie Bird gets it right. I’m even poised to say […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags Charlie Bird, city guide, Hotspot, Manhattan, Modern Italian, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, restaurant, SoHo, USA, West Village
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 31, 2014 · Leave a Comment
TOOKER ALLEY, PROSPECT HEIGHTS This understated, yet quietly quirky artisanal cocktail bar serves up undoubtedly stylish tipples, which they evidently take very seriously. Just take a peek at their multi-page old-timey style menu which offers readers insight into the history of what they’re drinking as well as the bar’s manifesto which is to be “consciously […]
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Category New York City, Nightlife, NYC Nightlife, United States · Tags bar, Brooklyn, city guide, Cocktail Bar, cocktails, Hotspot, New York, NYC, NYC Nightlife, Prohibition Bar, Prospect Heights, Speakeasy, Tooker Alley, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
AMARCORD VINTAGE FASHION, SOHO A shopping destination for designer vintage lovers who are in search of more than just the ubiquitous Chanel quilted handbag. Amarcord digs deep during their buying trips in Europe and in particular Italy (the owner’s motherland) and the result is a store with racks full of unique, wearable art from legendary […]
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Category New York City, NYC Shops, Shops, United States · Tags Amarcord Vintage, Amarcord Vintage Fashion, city guide, Designer Vintage, Fashion, Hotspot, New York, NYC, NYC Shopping, Shop, shopping, SoHo, USA, vintage
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Let’s say you’re reminiscing about your last trip to Thailand, when you were nursing that ice-cold beer and grazing on Thai food with that unmistakable fresh, dynamic flavor. You want to recreate that, but you’re stuck in Lower Manhattan, that concrete jungle we all know lacks quality Thai, considering every other cuisine it does so […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags city guide, Hotspot, New York, Nolita, NY, NYC Food & Drink, restaurant, Thai, Uncle Boons, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE, WILLIAMSBURG A must visit spot as you wander the streets of Williamsburg is Mast Brothers Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate factory and store best known for its chocolates that surely inspired Brooklyn’s now ubiquitous craft movement. We can thank founders Michael and Rick Mast for their […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, Shops, United States · Tags Chocolate, Chocolate Shop, city guide, Hotspot, Mast Brothers, Mast Brothers Chocolate, New York, NY, NYC Food & Drink, NYC Shopping, Shop, shopping, USA, Williamsburg
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment
If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you’ll know that I’m often hanging out at the gigs, DJ sets and live music events of our favourite musicians and artists. So you could say we know a thing or two about what makes a live music venue stand out in NYC and after the London Grammar gig this […]
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Category New York City, Nightlife, NYC Nightlife, United States · Tags Baby’s All Right, bar, city guide, Concert Venue, Hotspot, Live Music, Music Venue, New York, Nightlife, NY, NYC Nightlife, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on January 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
It’s easy to miss this unassuming New York Institution as you walk past it on 11th Street. If it’s happened before, don’t let it happen again because inside this imaginative, whimsy specialty store you will suddenly realise what you’ve needed all this time ”“ high-quality unique rubber stamps and ink pads in all the colours […]
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Category New York City, NYC Shops, Shops, United States · Tags Casey Rubber Stamps, city guide, Hotspot, New York, Novelty Store, NY, NYC Shopping, Shop, shopping, USA