The secrets of New York, at your fingertips in a book
Everyone who lives, has lived or will live in New York ends up creating a list, larger or smaller, of tips about the city: your favorite restaurants, the best hamburgers, the monuments to see in four or five days...
Something like a 'FAQs' or 'Frequently Asked Questions' drawn up from the accumulated experience of all those visits, very common, that everyone who lives, has lived or will live in New York receives.
Because there are many reasons to go to New York and ** one of them is always coming back and coming back: ** New Yorkers, by birth or adoption, have visitors all the time.
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Almost all of us end up sharing the same list, one made by someone you may not have even met and that you keep updating because New York changes very quickly.
That list, but in maxi version and coffee table book, is what they have done Michiel Vos and Ellen Swandiak in _ The 500 Hidden Secrets of New York :_ an extensive list, perfectly classified, for all those questions that you ask yourself or will ask on your first visit to New York. And in a second, a third, a fourth... A set of ideas, with photographs of Erin Springer (edited by Luster) which, like any of us, will be updated periodically.
The 500 places are divided into Eat, Drink, Shopping, Buildings, Discover, Culture, Children, Sleep and Weekend Activities.
First they show you all those sections graphically on maps, in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and by color. And then they go to each category elaborating small lists of five by five.
Not all of them are hidden places, secrets of the city, but yes they are places where you will find much more New Yorkers than tourists And, in the end, that is the goal of any trip, right?
Among the best places for breakfast they recommend, for example, Jack's Wife Freda, her avocado toast is unbeatable; or The Butcher's Daughter which, with that name (The Butcher's Daughter), is one of the best vegetarian and vegan options.
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His recommendation of steakhouses other than Peter Luger's is curious, the classic among classics, and which includes... other classics: DelMonico's or American Cut.
The Five Most Authentic Bagel Places either the five burgers you must try They are also two fundamental lists. In the first they appear: Murray's Bagels, Tompkin Square Bagels, Bagel Hole, Black Seed and Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish. And among the burgers: Shake Shack, Burger Joint, The Spotted Pig, Harold's Meat + Three and Via Carota.
King Cole Bar at the St. Regis where the bloody mary was born or the B Bar at the Baccarat Hotel are some of the best hotel bars they recommend. And if you cross to the most hipster Brooklyn: Lot 45, Forrest Point or Tooker Alley.
Among the 25 buildings that stand out, we are left with top five views : Empire State Building, Belvedere Castle, OWTC, Wythe Hotel, and The View at the New York Marquis Hotel.
And what's the best way to mingle with real New Yorkers (if there is such a thing)? Playing chess in one of its parks, dining at the bar and not at a table and even in the bars of the clubs where you can hardly distinguish the food or skating in Central Park.
Finally, the weekend chapter is especially interesting for all those recurring visitors. There is a lot of New York, even outside of New York: the nature of the Hudson or of the catkills; open-air museums like ** Dia:Beacon ;** shopping for antiques at ColdSpring; or simply get lost in the most unknown neighborhoods.
All your questions about NYC, answered.