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New York City – Part 4

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Fourth day in New York!

Started the day with lunch that was a 12 minute walk from our hotel at Midtown East (same area where I got the bagel from Pick a Bagel):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/turkuaz/

Midtown East is a neighborhood I would consider living. It looks pretty clean, and close to Hell’s Kitchen. Only thing is that it doesn’t seem to have newer type buildings. Would want a place with high rises.

After brunch, made our way to the Rockefeller building to check out a bar that overlooks a skating rink. Unfortunately that was closed (likely due to COVID). Would try and check that out again, plus the Fao Shwarz toy store that is nearby (a giant toy store that seems very New York City-ish).

Since we were already close by, headed to 5th avenue to do some shopping at Saks. Got a $300 Uggs scarf. Gotta say shopping there was a great experience. Didn’t feel pressured or judged by the sales people, and the store was well lit. Would go back there to shop again. Saks also has a light festival musical showcase outside the building walls during the holidays. For shopping at 5th in general, next time would probably check out Bloomingdale’s and the Nike store.

After, had drinks near Grand Central called Park Avenue Tavern (see the review about the type of bar):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/park-avenue-tavern/

After, headed over to get dinner at a really good italian restaurant called Carbone (recommended from a friend). Food was really good. The place was in Greenwich Village (didn’t really have time to assess the neighbourbood in terms of living, but it’s near West Village, so probably an ok area to live):

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/25/carbone/

New York City 2021 – Part 3

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Third day in New York! Started it off by grabbing lunch at the border of Midtown West for some bagels at Pick a Bagel:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/pick-a-bagel/

Then headed back to near our hotel, the Warwick, (just south below Central Park) where the Moma was at (note to future self, Moma does have ticket allotment sectioned by times. Fortunately it wasn’t busy so we were able to get tickets for an hour after we bought them). We basically got to the Moma by 1pm, dropped A, and then stayed there till 5pm. Lots of different impressionists. The Starry Night by Vincent van Goh was featured. You can also drink wine at a bar they have.

After Moma, we were going to meet up with a friend, Eric, so we checked out the Whisky Trader Bar and Lounge near the Moma. They do have a good selection of Whisky, and it is a fairly large bar. Would recommend going there.

After, we got dinner at East Village, at this Greek Place:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/11/26/taverna-kyclades/

We then walked to a bar called the Mona in the same area (and listened to some blue grass music). Gotta say, not sure if I would live in the East Village. Doesn’t really have a homey feeling, the streets are too big.

After, we chilled at Erik’s place in midtown East. It’s a pretty sizable place with a great backyard.