New York City Guide

Where to eat?

Snowdays

This place awakens childhood memories! The consistency of the ice cream reminds of freshly fallen snow which melts slowly on the tongue. You can’t really describe the feeling within the mouth because the ice-cream gets served like a fresh snowball of fragile snow crystals. You’ve probably never come across to eating something like this! You can choose from a variety of flavors and different toppings. Alone by the choice of New York cheesecake to coconut water starts running in your mouth. To top it all of you can layer your choice with a variety of fruits, cookies and peanut butter sauce. Absolutely extraordinary and a top secret insider for all ice cream junkies in the East Village.

The Butcher’s Daughter

Vegan, Veggie and absolutely healthy is attributed to this hot spot brunch café in Soho. From diverse egg dishes up to the Acai Bowl everyone will find his or her favorite. Since Bloggers, Celebs and It-Girls meet up here for their daily gossip you can definitely plan in a 30 minute wait-but it’s worth it! There is certainly no better location in NYC for French toast and avocado breads. In addition the 30 minute flies by while spying upon all the different guests.

Jack’s wife Frida

The 25k Instagram followers of the cozy cafe in Soho surely can’t be wrong. Tuula Vintage and Adam Gallager meet up to share waffles with fresh fruits and melon smoothies. Whoever likes it heartier will love the steak toast with garlic butter. Totally down to earth one can feast here upon the long, wooden benches or even have the luck to snag one of the outside tables. Outfit inspirations can be fetched from the fashionistas strolling past.

The Diner

Whoever is looking for the true American feeling will love The Diner. Unconventional and without a lot of chi chi you can eat here proportionately cheap and very well! Double plus points: The kitchen is open until 2 am and therefore best suited for a stop after a round of bar hopping. A insider’s tip would be the Truffle Fries which aren’t on the card but taste truly amazing, definitely a must when ordering a burger or sandwich! Whoever has room for desert should really take the New York Cheesecake into consideration with the salted caramel sauce!

Bluestone Lane Collective Café

After strolling through Soho and the Meatpacking you should definitely head in the direction of the West Village. Just by strolling through the streets you already gain a feeling of happiness. First stop: the Bluestone Lane Café. Its most notable for its delicious coffee (on warmer days of course also ice cream shakes!) but also their lunch menus aren’t to be missed. Who can say no to salmon baguettes with goat’s cheese and Eggs Benedicts? A bit of German feeling arouses when eating the filled donuts, which are actually Berliner.

The Standart Grill

In the meantime the restaurant of the Standart Hotel may seem a bit trite but its still one of the most romantic places and not just worth a visit because of it’s burgers and grilled tuna salads. In the midst of a decorated garden arbor with lanterns and candles you can just sit and enjoy a bottle of wine. If it isn’t enough romance for you just head up to the rooftop with the elevator and enjoy the breathtaking view of the New York skyline while enjoying a French crepe. Whoever is more of in the mood to party can take the elevator one floor down in the Le Bain and enjoy the same view and party into the early morning hours.

Where to shop?

Wink

A total of three Concept stores are officially opened with the name „Wink“, all situated in top shopping districts. Whether in Soho, West Village or on the Upper East Side all of the shops are equally clean-edged, simple and rather striking due to their variety of well-chosen labels. Obtainable at “Wink” are inexpensive pieces from RED Valentino, Finders Keepers, J Brand Jeans and Co. The label PARKER is our new found favorite making a name of themselves with amazing fitted dresses and frisky tops. The store bound us personally because of their modish assortment of jewelry: Gorjana and Jennifer Zeuner are both perceptible due to high quality and more than satisfactory price-service ratio.

Free People

Let’s the hippie-heart skip a beat! Frisky maxi-dresses made of graceful cloth, loose fit, coarsely knit sweaters, baby dolls made of silk next to destroyed jean shorts… one could go one forever gushing. This must be the place where New Yorkers chose their Coachella wardrobe. A double lpus point is the amazing customer service. The girls are all very attentive, label a personal dressing room with your name and are there to help at any minute. You should definitely have a look at the Body-chains, coin jewelry in rosé gold and the headdresses with feather adornments. For a musing of summer festivals the whole year!

Tokyo 7

East Village is the secondhand stronghold and Tokyo 7 coins it all off. Dismiss the mental image of grubby hand-me-downs because Tokyo 7 has a variety the last decade’s best designers. Between Chanel camisoles and Prada baroque blouses you’ll also find a range of younger designers such as 3.1 Philip Lim, Derek Lam and a ton of Helmut Lang. We grasped a beige leatherjacket from Majé for 200$ as well as robes from Chloé and Armani. Definitely plan a bit of time and bring some extra cash to make the Tokyo 7 visit the shopping experience of your life!

Whether in Soho, Upper East or West Side- here you will definitely find your favorite pick. The Wildfox sweaters or One Teaspoon hot pants will certainly lead you to a financial discrepancy. Each item may not be the cheapest but affordable and are worth the jealous glances back home since probably no one will have one alike. A gem from Elizabeth&James, an ear cuff from Joanna Laura Ko or a bracelet adorned with precious stones from Tai is surely not bought all too often back home and are just timeless beauties.

Where to party?

CLUBS – in general

In general partying in New York is definitely something else than we are used to in Germany. It’s completely common to meet up with a group of friends for dinner beforehand as well as meeting up with a group of strangers in a restaurant from all around the world. Invitations are usually disposed by promoters who ask you on the street or directly in the club. Through such occurrences it can always happen that you find yourself dining with three Australians, four Asians and a couple newly found Europeans to start a night on the town together. After dinner (normally around 10 pm) you start to head out for the club with a table reservation awaiting you. If the grouping of people somehow doesn’t match you’ll find it to be the perfect point to split and head into the nightlife on your own. Whoever has the stamina, can hold out until 6 am just as in Germany.

Catch

Catch is a club and a restaurant in one. With an elevator you can head up to the second floor and enjoy seafood dishes or directly up to the fourth to continue partying. Even Mondays the location is more than filled and ideally about 300-400 party crazed people fill the club if Snoop Dogg or Wiz Kalifha is announced as a DJ. One shouldn’t be all too sensible at the later hour when the DJ Panel glowers in a green-grayish fog screen.