The best things about New York City surely boil down to under-hyped brunches, party shoes, and lunch with Macaulay Culkin at Coffee Shop — among other things. As is illuminated in this week’s New York magazine topic “Best of New York.” The round-up includes the top picks in: Eating, Nightlife, Services, Shopping, Beauty, and Kids. But of course, that’s not all, folks.
Tara Mandy asks if a private plane is necessary, and we discover that it is, in fact, not. Unless of course you are an Indian hotel heir with a drinking problem, and need to jet around with Kate Moss. A few shout-outs to Brooklyn, a (terrifying) peek into the future of ex-executive assistants everywhere, and saying farwell to the wrinkling Italiano on Irving Place who will no longer be beckoning you to try S.P.Q.R‘s $14.95 Prix Fixe, this is the best NY we’ve read (online, of course) in weeks.
• A ???Full English Breakfast??? translates into poached egg over toast with first-rate bacon, juicy pork sausage, and candy-sweet roasted cherry tomatoes. Book your Sunday reservations at 202 Cafe now. [Best Brunch]
• There’s a bar on the Lower East Side where people from Ludlow Street don’t hang out in, but Carols D. from Interpol does. That is what makes Fontana’s the best bar in the LES. (We have no idea what this means, but the cool kids at NY must.) [Best LES Bar]
• And as long as you’re hanging out anywhere but Fontana’s, you’re gonna need some fancy smansh kicks. Ones that you can sip champagne from. Hopefully the sipping will occur before you wear them “best party shoes.” [Walk This Way]
• Hey, everybody, you can eat and see theater in Brooklyn! (Though, we definitely think that “South Park Slope” shout-out needed to include family hotspot El Rincon Familiar.)
• When Macaulay Culkin walks into a room, people still flip out and snort milkshakes through their noses, forcing David Amsden to remind everyone: if you can’t handle the pressure of looking at famous people, please go lunch at 7A. [Young Adult Fiction]
• Oh, and there was some little awards show or something last night? [Oscar Party Crashers]
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