This is my favorite bar in the city: original cocktails, an unpretentious crowd and live jazz.

Recommended by my friend and talented illustrator, Isabel Castillo Guijarro, this spot makes incredible cappuccinos and is in one of my favorite NYC buildings, the WoolWorth Building

Get a piece of the south back with a chicken biscuit from Pies & Thighs.

This simple Manhattan salt house is shaped like a monumental grain of salt. The Shed is an effort by the city to make even their most utilitarian architecture into unique pieces of art.

I like coming down here with friends when the weather permits and drinking on the beach or on the rocks when the tides come in.