Clinton St 🥞 | BOMB pancakes. Long wait but you can put your name down and watch your place in line using an app |
Rebelle | Brunch. Their croissant sampler is dope and I think about the chocolate croissant all the time |
Van Leeuwen 🍨 | best/most accessible of my go-to ice cream shops. They have fun flavors and plenty of seating. |
Morgenstern's | the one Aziz put in Master of None so now the line is super long, but they make great ice cream sundaes |
Té Company 🍵 | So many oolongs and their chef used to work at Per Se. It’s super tiny shop but simple and you’ll feel like a chic blogger who’s local to NY when you go there |
Verlaine | happy hour specials until like 10pm! |
Rider | food looks good and Instagram friendly https://www.yelp.com/biz/rider-brooklyn-2 |
Nickel and Diner | food looks good and Instagram friendly https://www.yelp.com/biz/nickel-and-diner-new-york-2 |
Lam Zhou | On my list of places to bring Arthur https://www.yelp.com/biz/lam-zhou-handmade-noodle-new-york-2 most good reviews are from Asians too |
Oiji | This honey butter chip thing (like the Korean snack) with ice cream and it’s SO good. Reservations highly recommended |
Raku 🍜 | omg the udon is so thick and chewy omgggggggggg. You can even put your name down before you arrive at the restaurant via Yelp/SeatMe |
Peter Pan Donuts 🍩 | if you make it out to Brooklyn, there’s a good classic donut shop called donuts. They make a “Bavarian cream” donut which is fucking FILLLED with delicious custard. The “honey dip” (simple glazed fluffy donut) is good too. It’s cash only and each donut is like $1.05. This is Tina Fey’s favorite place and the Bavarian cream is probably my favorite donut in the US. However, they do sell out |
Levain 🍪 | T H I C C, soft, chewy doughy cookies wrapped in a crispy crust. Chocolate walnut cookie is one of the 3 food which has changed my life |
East Village | My favorite neighborhood. It's cute and the brownstones look like they could be in a movie. There are so many restaurants, bars, and shops on each block, and everything is within walking distance. |
West Village | Slightly bougie-r version of the East Village |
Union Sq | A lot of shopping (mostly chains) |
Strand bookstore | Huge bookstore. It's a dream come true if you love books. |