The best spa for pampering on the fly has aestheticians ready to primp and polish at a moment’s notice. Plus, buy three best-selling products to get a complimentary makeup application. Read more.
Come to this seductively lit haunt for the House of Scorpio’s Lip Service the best party to kiss a stranger. It’s a naughty and nice make-out mixer. Read more.
We love the house line of affordable, feminine clothing and accessories—new styles are added weekly. Read more.
My sense of reality has still not recovered from "Sleep No More." As far as I know, I'm still in the hotel. Do this: http://sleepnomorenyc.com/
Every Wednesday Night Come Join your host LeeAnn with Starlite Karaoke & Enjoy Ladies Nite 2-4-1 Drinks!! Along with other Great Food & Drink Specials!!
This place is awesome! Thursday's is ladies night so you receive a cosmopolitan cocktail w your treatment! Enjoy
Go to the bar upstairs for some great cupcakes. It's also surprisingly uncrowded and a great place to relax after you make a Serendipity reservation! (Don't deny it!)
A favorite shopping haunt of the Duchess of Cambridge, you can nab contemporary women's wear at affordable prices.
Make a reservation ahead of time for this unlimited champagne brunch. Lively, young singles on a Saturday having a blast over good food and champagne cocktails.
Great little spot. Classy, not typical nail salon. Great deal on mani/pedis on off days (tues, weds) and just off the 1!
Don't let the pawn shop in the front fool you, open the doors and enter a fan resto and lounge.
More packed than a frat party on a Saturday night -- weeknights are better. Don't miss the Jenga at the tables in the front!
Every time you check in you get a free glass of wine or tropical sangria. Every. Time. Also, the Angry Chicken Lollipops will be your new best friend if you like it spicy.
APERITIVO - Wine tasting and antipasti $15 Monday to Friday ~ 5-7pm, great inexpensive fun dinner - 3 wines!
Well-priced vintage shops make us grin. Look for no-name designer pieces and leave no dress unchecked. We've found real treasures (mink cape, hedgehog sweater) in the past.
During warmer months, a picnic on the Long Meadow can’t be beat, but until then, grab a cup of hot cider at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket (Sat 8am–4pm) and explore the secluded nooks in this park. Read more.
$1 tacos and $10 cocktails on Sundays. Get there early or be prepared for a loooong wait. Try the pilot punch.
Amongst the craziness there is a light at the end of the tunnel, Mayahuel. Hidden on Sixth Street in between First and Second Avenues you will see a shivering bouncer in front of a black awning. Read more.
For $10 you can get a delicious martini and a manicure at this landmark beauty salon turned bar & lounge. We’re fond of the Wave No Wave night on Tuesdays.
The right place for a quick glass of wine and cured meat and cheese perfection. Take a sandwich to go if you’re on the move. Read more.
Recover from long Fashion Week days at the tiny, laid-back Spanish wine bar. Ditch industry types, try its famous uni panini, and nightcap with one of your real friends. Read more.
Overwhelming wine list paired with extremely helpful servers! Have a glass of Riesling with the Crispy Duck Confit salad and a plate of cheese.
We dare you NOT to have a good time at this raucous den. Drink and dance the night away, but make sure you venture downstairs to the ice room to cool off with a shot or two.
This is the real thing. A place for Gotham insiders. Gold leaf ceilings and enchanting murals by Madeline author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. Arrive by 8pm and take a small table near the piano.
Enter Bemelmans in the Carlyle Hotel through an unassuming door off the lobby. Expensive drinks but one of the finest atmospheres in the city, complete with dim lighting and a piano player.
If you're looking for a casual, loud, fun place to place some beer pong with friends and meet a ton of vacationing foreigners...here's your spot!
Antique glass shelves lined with a twinkling collection of the world's rarest perfumes (and cool candles from Ladurée) make this apothecary-feeling "temple of beauty" so incredible.
Tucked away are the conservatory gardens of French, English and Italian design, each fragrant with the blooms of the season. Here you will escape the crowds, the noise and bustle of the city.
On a nice afternoon, it’s great to walk through and peek at all the antiquey things for sale, and you might find a deal on designer shoes. Open Saturday & Sundays.
Above Home Sweet Home's ground-floor entrance. Once on the 2nd fl, a bouncer will greet you at what seems to be an art gallery. Through the gallery you'll find Fig 19. Order the jalapeno margarita.
Vanity Projects doesn't do nail art--they do nail fine art. You can pick any artist you want (like Lichtenstein) & wear tiny replicas of their work--they'll even do it in gels! It's a fashion must-do!
Sweet tooth on a budget? Go here for some of NY's most scrumptious cupcakes under $1.50. Try pistachio, peppermint chocolate, or red velvet. Read more.
Go get a great haircut from Kanako and awesome Japanese style manicures from Eriko at this SUPER CUTE/TINY salon that really stands out from all the mani-pedi factories lining Clnton street. Go here
Get the afternoon tea. It comes with really good sandwiches, scones, tea cakes and macarons.
