NYC is one of my favourite cities. If I could move there I would (just so darn expensive!). I heart everything about it - primarily when I am there I Shop, Eat, & Drink - why not, right? The below list of recommendations has been growing for quite some time - it's making it harder and harder to hit my favourite places each time - as I have so many. If you have any goodies to add - please do so in the commenting area below.
Where to sleep:
Ace hotel: little pricey but fabulous
Gild Hall: great pricing, very cute (cottagey looking), + close to Century 21
The Bowery
The Standard Hotel
Where to eat & drink:
“Beauty and Essex”
“Peasant” – Get the cheese plate in the basement – AMAZE
“Otto” – best gelato
“Lesquina” – great Mexican food
“Breslin” – the lamb burget is out of this world!
“The Jimmy @ The James” - Awesome cocktail bar - very cool and great view
“Mono + Mono” - Very hip Korean bar w amazing chicken wings
“The Meatbsll shoppe” – Enough said, right?
-“Clinton Street Bakery”
“Gus' Pickles”
“Schiller's” - best mac and cheese
“Lombardi's Pizza” best pizza in town NO JOKE.
“BREAD” - best Tomato soup EVER
“Cubana Café” - DEFINITELY ORDER A CORN ON THE COB, THE FOOD HERE IS INCREDIBLE AND IT'S ALWAYSSSS PACKED, BUT THE LINE MOVES RATHER QUICKLY SO DON'T GIVE UP, IT'S TOTALLYYYY WORTH THE WAIT
“Balthazar” If you want to see celebrities – go on a Sunday, they are always there for the brunch.
“Pastis” - delish
“The Standard Hotel” – great for drinks! Go to either the beirgarden or Standard café/hotel bar. Such a fun place – it’s like you have suddenly landed in Germany!
“Dylan’s Steak” – so yumtastic – but pricey
“Dos Caminos” – great guac & outdoor patio (always go here!)
"The Grey Dog" - for breakie
"Soho Cafe" - lunchie
Where to shop:
Uniqlo – you can find great basics here at a reasonable price (5th Avenue or Soho)
Madewell – new favourite store
Intermix – their sale rack is always amaze
Dash – hey maybe you will see a Kardashian? (meh)
Century 21 – be prepared to dig, sweat, & find amazing designer things for less (give yourself at least 3 hours!)
Macy’s – I always go here for jackets & shoes – I always have the best luck. Look for coupons online before you go – 2x’s the savings usually!
Barney’s – most dynamite jean wall – love it!
Bloomingdales – carry so many great brands & have amaze shoes
Saks – just go see – it’s worth it even if you don’t buy anything
Nike Town – such a cool vibe – treat yourself to a new pair of runners
If you walk around the Lower East Side you will find some awesome stores; but most of them are on Broome, Clinton, and Rivington. They have some awesome local designers and a lot of American Designers that you can't even get here.
In Soho, - Mott Street has amazing shopping as well; little boutiques with local designers. Lots of great vintage shops too!
Houston, Broadway, Spring, Prince, etc. are the main streets in SOHO and it has all the typical shops there, Victoria's Secret, Steve Madden, all the name brands. Walk up and down there and venture on the side streets, even the like big name brand stores are cool to just walk into cause of the setup. They really have wicked displays and designs to the stores.
-Walk around the Meat Packing disctrict, they have wicked stores. Big names like Stella McCartney, Diane Von Fustenberg, Shellee Steffee are all there! (34 Gansevoort Street)
Other good stuff:
Head to the high-line trail with a camera and coffee – it’s a real gem! They have a great website – so google it before you go!
Everytime I go to New York I try new things – these are just suggestions (and the list has grown from people providing steller reco's prior to my trip every year!)
If you find any gems – share the wealth & let me know!
Have a great trip!
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 5:44PM 
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