A real hidden gem in the Upper West Side and it gets our vote for the best place to watch the sunset. Right on the Hudson River with sailboats passing by, relax, have a drink, and enjoy the view.
The truck has now become a cafe, serving really good hot cocoa at dressed down prices.
The chocolate librarian will school you on the best in chocolate - especially their devine dark hot chocolate.
The owner, Evan Blum, sells all types of “vintage doors.” In a 2007 Talk of the Town piece, Blum says, “They don’t look special, but more people have a need for ordinary doors than you could imagine.” Read more.
The site of George Washington's farewell to his officers in 1783 is Manhattan's oldest surviving structure. Fraunces Tavern is New York's only museum dedicated to American Revolutionary War history. Read more.
Avoid two-hour brunch lines by ordering the stack of blueberry pancakes for dinner. Read more.
Those thank-you notes won't write themselves, but the intense selection at Kate's should provide some inspiration. Plus, their paper flowers stay fresh forever.
Trying to make some extra bucks at the tables! Learn how to beat the system with this instructional video on how to count cards! http://ow.ly/6CZSt
Love this oasis in a concrete jungle? Bring a little green to your own apartment with this video! http://ow.ly/6D0d6
Best Doughnut Holes: Try yeast and cake in cinnamon-sugar, blueberry, plain, and (especially) red velvet cake. No more returning to red velvet cupcakes after this. Read more.
Best Oatmeal Doughnut: Toasted oatmeal and tiny flecks of cashews, plus sunflower seeds, cranberries, and apricot mix—it's a glorious sight. Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. We recommend getting a pitcher of Guinness.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. We recommend getting a pitcher of Staropramen with Saturday brunch.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get yourself a whiskey.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order a silver rye fizz. They're excellent here.
PHOTO: Marlon Brando filming the Don's demise on the set of "The Godfather," right on Mott St. in 1971, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Check out the gorgeous Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Seven Year Itch" outside on 61st in 1954, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Faye Dunaway and William Holden on the set filming "Network" in 1976, at the link! Read more.
Perk up after a show with a cappuccino and homemade (they take three days to prepare!) almond or whole wheat croissants.
Owned by a pair of Italian natives, this outpost of the popular NYC vintage chainlet is a slick Soho space full of pieces from big-in-the-'80s names: Martine Sitbon, Katharine Hamnett, Guy Laroche. Read more.
