Consistently superb wlbrg staple. Good for coffee, lunch and lavish dinners.

I have old friends in San Francisco who grudgingly tell me that the High Line is everything that's wrong with New York. Well, too bad. To me, it embodies a culture that's constantly reinventing itself: a defunct elevated railway that was becoming a burden to the city ("we used to climb up there to throw garbage bags full of rotting Korean food at the Hasids!", noted a successful photographer's assistant) becoming a startling example of urban greening for the public good. The expert landscaping makes it feel like walking on a Montauk beach - but a stone's throw from some of New York's most progressive galleries and hotels.

I could include a separate location for every room at the Met. Each visit is a year's worth of Art-absorbing.

My first job in the city. The family and friends and raised New York Megan. Also very good coffee. And lovely neighbors.

The first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters.