Cafe Find: El Rey NYC
El Rey Coffee Bar and Luncheonette is far, far more than its name implies. By day, it’s indeed a place for coffee lunch, serving up a California style menu to a young, neighborhood crowd. But by night it transforms into chef Gerardo Gonzalez’s playground, and that’s when the fun really begins. As a place for […]
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Restaurant Find: Happy Ending NYC
A former dive bar, and former-former ”˜massage parlor’, cheekily-titled Happy Ending has been reimagined as an intimate downtown restaurant and nightspot. Psychedelic striped wallpaper and touches of Miami kitsch create a flirty Mad-Men-esque vibe, and the live jazz band in the evenings keep it decidedly loungey. The dinner menu features French classics with a retro […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Sel Rrose NYC
A stunning amalgamation of early 20th century Parisian style and “demolition chic”, Sel Rrose on Bowery is inspired by artist Marcel Duchamp (or Rrose Sélavy, his feminine alter ego!) in its name, décor and even its cocktails. Smooth navy leather furniture and marble-topped tables complement the distressed walls and Duchamp-inspired décor touches – industrial elements […]
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Sandwich Find: Harbs NYC
(November 9th 2015: Unfortunately, following a recent visit to Harbs NYC, Melting Butter no longer recommends this cafe due to a decreased standard in food quality) With the arrival of Harbs NYC, an exact replica of Harbs in Japan, we’re beginning to think the Japanese can do no wrong. The Chelsea outpost recently opened not only to the […]
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Art Find: The New York Earth Room & The Broken Kilometer
SoHo may be scrubbed, polished and bedazzled to within an inch of its life, but hidden among the boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants are a few small remnants of SoHo’s past as the heart of New York’s (and possibly the country’s, and ”“ am I going too far? ”“ the world’s) art scene. The New York […]
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Coffee Find: Devoción NYC
Escaping the bustling crowds and shrieking sirens of New York City seems all but impossible in this grinding metropolis (not that we’re complaining!). That’s why Devoción, a former meatpacking plant-turned-café on the quiet end of Grand Street in Williamsburg, is such a find – a lush oasis-like space humming with relaxed energy and the finest […]
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Restaurant Find: Izakaya NoMad NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Nestled discreetly in the heart of the once kitschy NoMad is Izakaya NoMad, a new breed of Izakaya that brings a touch of hip-hop and sprinkling of street to the traditional Japanese Izakaya concept. The restaurant’s whimsical interior complete with an Astro Boy mural, illuminated Great Wall of […]
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Shopping Find: Matter NYC
Walking into Matter’s sleek Soho space can feel like an elevating experience – the soaring, minimal space is filled with the sort of achingly beautiful pieces that make you fall in love with the world just a little bit more (or, at the very least, with the designers who created them). Since opening in 2003, […]
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Restaurant Find: Cull & Pistol NYC
Sister to Chelsea Market’s Lobster Place (NYC’s beacon of seafood freshness), Cull & Pistol serves up fresh interpretations of New England shore-side classics cooked with simplicity and finesse. A serious selection of quality crustaceans (coming directly from the neighboring seafood market) and a menu of creative comfort food make this an easy but classy weeknight […]
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Zio & Sons on #GatheringsLikeThese and NYC’s Most Instagrammable Hotspots
1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) They say a picture paints a thousand words – and with last month’s news that Instagram, the ubiquitous photo-sharing platform, now has over 300 million active users (making it officially larger than Twitter) – it seems that the world agrees. For many of us, sharing the most intimate […]
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