Birthday recommendations 🎂

[Mistress Lane]

My birthday is coming up on August 4, and I'll be celebrating in NYC!

If you had one day to celebrate in NYC what would you do? I'd love recommendations for restaurants, rooftop bars, museums, spas, hidden gems, or any fun activities around the city. 🎂

[theDumbMule]

Not being from NYC, I don’t have any recommendations.

But I did want to drop in a wish you a happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Mistress Lane!!! 🎁🎁🎁🎂🎂🧁🧁🎉🎉🎉

[AioriaRegulus]

5 hours ago, Mistress Lane said:

My birthday is coming up on August 4, and I'll be celebrating in NYC!

If you had one day to celebrate in NYC what would you do? I'd love recommendations for restaurants, rooftop bars, museums, spas, hidden gems, or any fun activities around the city. 🎂

Happy birthday from one August baby to another!

 

Restaurants (2 options per type/experience) - if you are specifically looking for a certain type of vibe and experience I can tailor that too:

1. Japanese Omakase: Shin Takumi, Domo Omakase

2. Italian: L’Artusi , Olio e Piu (location in the Village)

3. Steak: Palladino’s Steak (highly recommend getting a seat  overlooking Grand Central’s famous promenade), Keen’s (go for their legendary Mutton Chop…)

 

4. Asian Fushion (note: this excludes all the good stuff already in Chinatown): Tao (Downtown location… still retains its good Fushion cooking despite all the fame its garnered over the years) , Momofuku Noodle Bar

 

Rooftop Bars: reso’s recommended (and at times required)

1. 230 Fifth Rooftop: tried and true. Large also

2. Refinery Rooftop: Garment district… more of a old NYC industrial era vjbe

3. Highwater Rooftop: more of a modern vibe

4. Vintage Green:  chic yet casual

 

Museums (excludes timeless ones like Museum of Natural History, the Met, and Guggenheim, etc.): a wide range is listed below

1. Museum of Sex

2. Museum of Ice Cream

3. Whitney Museum of American Art

4. The Morgan Library

5. Tenement Museum

 

Hidden gem to try: Apotheke Chinatown… very easy to miss even if you’re locally around. One of the best speakeasies I’ve been to as a NYer