SoHo
Boutiques, bars and bistros define this hip little patch. Perhaps it is a little less individual and idiosyncratic than it once was (thanks to celebrity scraps and media hype), but it's still odds-on to provide a quintessential Manhattan Moment.
MoMA Design Store
This interesting outpost of the MoMA design store uptown is ideal for those who love great modern design but prefer shops to galleries. A great source of gifts ... more
Sur La Table
Kitchen- and table-ware junkies be warned: this will cause consumption arousal. It's run by and for people who eat, breathe and sleep food and entertaining ... more
Balthazar
Devotees come here for the attention to Francophile detail, the weekend breakfasts and the dinner comfort of a great steak with frites or a bowl of French onion soup ... more
McNally Robinson
The grown-up's indie bookstore, this is a temple for readers, writers and creative types. It's clean, contemporary, well informed and very comfortable. Irresistible ... more