I’m crazy for pork buns and ramen. The wait is always long at Ippudo but I never regret it.

Otherwild carries a little bit of everything: small-batch beauty products, artist-made ceramics, witchy necessities like incense and sage, punchy graphic tees, and everyone’s favorite feminist activity book: The Cunt Coloring Book. The LES shop is a great place to find unique gifts, but it also bills itself as a community gathering place.

All the pretty green things you need to lush out your apartment.

One of the last untapped areas of downtown Manhattan. Hand pulled noodles, cheap eats, and a concentrated area of families make this an often interesting place to explore.

Long afternoon naps rarely happen here, sadly. But I never stop fantasizing.