Alissa Wilkinson
Red Horse Cafe
When I lived in Manhattan, Joe the Art of Coffee was my coffee shop of choice. And then I moved to Brooklyn and spent many months trying to find an equivalent in my new neighborhood; every place I visited was good, but not perfect - either too crowded, too loud, too quiet, or too [...]
Stain Bar
In Brooklyn, a borough filled with “chill” bars, it can be surprisingly difficult to find one that strikes the right balance between good food and drink, a friendly-yet-safe environment, and plenty of good art and music available to tickle the creative nerve.
Stain is the place you’ve been looking for. It’s conveniently situated in Williamsburg, [...]
Grey Dog Cafe
If you’re looking for a cozy cafe with great food and a homey vibe, look no further than Grey Dog Cafe. It’s a little bit of rural Americana nestled into the West Village.
Grey Dog’s sandwiches are legendary, and rightly so, with dozens of mouthwatering options for everyone, no matter your diet restrictions. They’ve [...]
Paul’s
Admit it, girl - sometimes, you get a teensy bit tired of the ubiquitous “mixed greens” for lunch. Don’t you secretly just crave . . . a burger?
Well, when you’re ready to admit it, head down to Paul’s in the East Village for a no-frills, affordable burger with all the traditional trimmings. Paul’s [...]
Aveda Institute
I had a hard time locating a good haircut I could afford when I moved to New York; everyone was either off-the-charts expensive, or wouldn’t let me choose exactly what haircut I wanted, or just plain scared me. Like you, I’m pretty picky about who cuts my hair and how they cut it. [...]
Philip Marie
There’s many tiny cafes and brunch spots in the West Village, and on a lazy Sunday morning, it’s hard to pick which one has all the necessaries: a chill-yet-cosmopolitan attitude, great food, great variety, easy on the wallet, and with that certain je ne sais quois of the West Village. A block away from the [...]
Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma is a branch of the popular Israeli coffee shop, filling the scarcity of good inexpensive places to grab a sandwich or cappuccino in upper Soho. It’s just a short walk from the Angelika, making it a great place to meet with friends before your art-house fix.
Aroma has some of the best espresso in [...]
C.O. Bigelow Chemists
Eschewing the indistinguishable mordern aesthetics of a drugstore - including the word “drugstore” - Bigelow Chemists makes shopping for toothpaste or a hairbrush a complete joy, especially for the modern girl. It’s a real live old-timey apothecary, carrying modern products in a vintage space. You’ll feel you’ve stepped into a black-and-white 40’s movie [...]
Cafe Fiorello
So, being a culturally literate girl, you’ve just spilled out of a matinee at the New York City Ballet, or the Met, or the Symphony, or even an artsy movie at the Walter Reade theatre. And you’re hungry for something with a touch of class.
Stand at the Lincoln Center fountain and look across the [...]
Beacon’s Closet
I know I should love thrifting, but after a childhood spent pawing through smelly or weirdly-colored clothes at various Salvation Army stores in the suburbs, the very idea of thrift stores sends a little shiver up my spine. Happily, there’s Beacon’s Closet.
Well-known to Brooklynites, Beacon’s Closet has outposts in the two Brooklyn neighborhoods of [...]
