Thursday we had dinner at Freemans. A trendy but cosy Restaurant on Lower Eastside. The Restaurants is specialized in seasonal rustic american cuisine. The menu features wild game, sustainable seafood, and produce from local new york state farms. Freemans is also known for their cocktails.
We had a lovely artichoke dip and very fresh salds as starters. For main course we had a lovely grilled trout.
If you have something to discuss don't go there - it's very loud ;-)
End of Freeman Alley, New York, NY 10002
nr. Rivington St.
Tel.212-420-0012
Hours
Daily, 11am-4pm and 6pm-11:30pm
Nearby Subway Stops
F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; 6 at Spring St.
Directions
Freemans is located at the end of Freeman Alley, off of Rivington St. between Bowery and Chrystie St.
Prices
$12-$26
Payment Methods
American Express, MasterCard, Visa
www.freemansrestaurant.com
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Whether you speak English or Japanese, this impressively stocked bilingual bookstore promises a unique experience.
An amazing store selling japanese magazines, books, cool toys, games. They also stock a wide range of very nice japan related books and dvds. A must for people who like japanese culture.
Kinokuniya Bookstore
1073 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10018
nr. 41st St.
Tel: 212-869-1700
www.kinokuniya.com/
Hours:
Mon-Thu, 10am-7:30pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun, 11am-7:30pm
Nearby Subway Stops
B, D, F, V at 42nd St.-Bryant Park
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Looking for special fabrics? Walk around New Yorks fashion destrict on 40 th/Fashion Av. Ther are plenty of great fabric shops. They all do wholesale and retail.
Here two we particularly like:
N.Y Elegant Fabrics
222 west 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 302-49 84/4980
nyelegant@aol.com
Fabric House, Inc
214A 39th Street Between 7th & 8th Aves.
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 944 7016
alish0826@yahoo.com
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A very nice shop in Soho. Beside their own brand, opening ceremony, they have a good selection of brands.
Like a high-fashion version of a cultural-exchange program, Opening Ceremony features fashions from a different country each year, with Brazil, Germany, and the UK dominating recent racks.
They also have a selection of Hello Kitty Toy Machines!
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-2688
35 Howard Street New York, New York 10013
Tel. (212) 219-2688
Store Hours: Monday–Saturday 11–8pm, Sunday 12–7pm
Nearest Transit:
Canal Street (J, M, Z, N, Q, R, W, 6)
Canal-Church Sts (A, C, E)
Franklin St (1)
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Café by day, raw bar and restaurant by night, this quirky Williamsburg canteen is the latest venture from the owners of Diner, the American bistro next door. Locals congregate at communal tables over good olives, delicate tortilla española, and daily specials like the wild-leek-and-goat-cheese tart.
They also serve oysters!
Marlow & Sons Restaurant
81 Broadway
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
Established 2002
Phone: (718) 384-1441
Fax: (718) 486-0165
E-mail: contact@marlowandsons.com
Subways: JMZ to Marcy or L to Bedford
store is open for service 8am to midnight
Breakfast, Lunch & Tea available all day
Open Daily 11am until midnight
Lunch Mon - Fri 11am - 5pm
Brunch Coming Soon
Dinner Sun- Thrs 5pm - 12am
Dinner Fri & Sat 5pm - 12am
marlowandsons.com
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There are two different Yoyamarts, one for babies and one for toddlers. Yoyamart is definitely the coolest Kids store I know. Next to a nice but a bit expensive selection of cloth and shoes they have a lot of very cool toys and books. From Gloomy Bear gloves to stylish puzzles and from Blythe dolls to designer toys.
A must if you are looking for a nice present for the little ones!
Yoyashop.com is the online fusion of high-end baby boutique Yoya and lifestyle design children's store Yoyamart. The stores were developed by J.D. & Cristina Boujnah and Stephane & Gena Gerbier. Both couples have worked together for the past five years to bring to life the first concept stores for kids. With celebrity clients and rave reviews, they have established themselves as New York's specialists in children's wear, furniture and designer toys.
YOYA
(646) 336-6844
636 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
YOYAMART
(212) 242-5511
15 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014
www.yoyashop.com
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If you want to eat some truly outstanding food go to Blue Hill.
They have to restaurants, one in New York and one where they have their farm, in pocantico hills, some 40 minutes out of town.
"with Dan Barber, chef and proprietor of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills. Stone Barns is only 45 minutes from Manhattan, but it might as well be a whole different universe. A model of self sufficiency and environmental responsibility, Stone Barns is a working farm, ranch, and a three-michelin-star-worthy restaurant. (Note to Michelin: limiting your guide to the five boroughs means you've missed out on perhaps the most interesting and unique restaurant in all of New York.)
Dan's commitment to the environment is well known, but he is hardly a die-hard radical. He is a businessman determined to find a way to be both environmentally and economically sustainable - now that's the way of the future."
We actually wanted to go to Blue Hill farm but then we were running out of time and decided to go to the one on washington place.
Let me tell you we ate the most outstanding food.
www.bluehillnyc.com
Blue Hill Restaurant
75, Washington Place
Greenwich Village
New York
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Schiller's is a very nice restaurant in the Lower East Side. The perfect place for a brunch, a lunch, or just a latte and some good newspapers (they offer a very wide selection of nice magazines and newspapers).
It looks like an old butchery or so. We had a lovely tuna burger and a Guinness - nice!
131 Rivington Street
10002 New York
Phone: 212 260 4555
www.schillersny.com
Hours
BREAKFAST & LUNCH MON to FRI
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
BRUNCH SAT to SUN
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LATE LUNCH MON to FRI
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
DINNER MON to SUN
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM
LATE SUPPER
MON to WED: 12:00 - 1:00 AM
THU: 12:00 – 2:00 AM
FRI and SAT: 12:00 –3:00 AM
SUN: 12:00 – 1:00 AM
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Moss I guess is THE New York concept store. It's a strange shop though. In the beginning I did not like it too much. It's just too stylish. A huge room, everything in white, one huge table in the middle of the room and from the celling hang just a few glass display boxes. Don't touch and don't take pictures everywhere.
But while lingering through the 4 rooms (7000 square feet) I started to really like this shop. It's all in the selection of the products.
"Furniture, especially from Italian manufacturers, lighting, watches and jewelry, books, and a significantly increased focus on tabletop. Today, Moss offers one of the world's most sophisticated selections of porcelain tableware, crystal and cutlery, contextualized in presentation by association with furniture and lighting from some of the greatest designers of the 20th century.
The furniture and objects offered at the shop deliberately blur the distinctions between production and craft, between industry and art, and more recently, between industrial and decorative arts. One may find, for instance, a Hella Jongerius embroidered ceramic pot next to a stainless steel Fisher space pen next to an Edra pink leather Flap sofa. The intention is to force a view of each piece based on the context of its presentation, rather than its function or material."
The prcelain and ceramics selection is really outstanding but they also had a huge selection of Maharam textiles which a have seen nowhere else before and a selection of beautiful kitchen products.
I recommend Moss to everybody who likes to get inspired. The products unfortunately are way above a normal budget.
Some Moss products to give you an idea what to expect:
Moss
150 Greene street
New York, NY 10012
(866) 888-6677
To call them from outside the US:
(212) 204-7100
Mon to Sat 11am to 7pm est
Sun noon to 6pm est
www.mossonline.com
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