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            Trip Report A Long Weekend in a NY Minute: A Trip Report

            Posted by: Kyliebaby3 on Apr 27, 09 at 02:33 PM Posted in: United States Tagged: Jump to last reply Flag this topic

            Eating and drinking. Drinking and eating. A lot of that occurred on my trip. A lot. But in a good way.

            My 4.5-day trip to New York City was a bit of a whirlwind. I saw some sights, and got lost in Brooklyn on more than one occasion because of a directional blunder on the subway. It went to the tune of, "That train just arrived, and mine isn't moving...I'll just jump over there and see what happens." Brooklyn is what happens when you do that, FYI. But one of the Brooklyn mishaps provided a beautiful walk over the bridge back to Manhattan. It was a gorgeous day in the city...50 or so degrees...winds out of the Southeast at 6 MPH...and the sun shining brightly atop Ms. Liberty's crown. Genius.

            I never made it to Di Fara pizza to visit the 76-year-old chef, despite my many unintentional trips to Brooklyn. As it turned out, I didn't do a lot of the things I had planned for. But I'm starting to realize that trips like that are fun...and that you actually can live without a spreadsheet tucked in your purse. I will say that my Evernote for Blackberry came in handy on more than one occasion though.

            Making a list of 60+ bars and restaurants for a 4.5-day trip was probably not the smartest thing for a list-checker anyway. Did I feel a little defeated when I left and realized I'd only made it to roughly 3% of the places I wanted to find? A little. But I'm a go-with-the-flow type of person, and I can't help but think I made out just fine restaurant-wise. And bar-wise. And beer-wise. And even champagne-wise.

            Here is a sampling of the fare that I sampled in the city:

            Fig and Olive
            420 West 13th Street
            Cross Street: Between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street
            http://www.figandolive.com

            Katra Bar and Lounge
            217 Bowery
            Cross Street: Between Prince Street and Spring Street
            http://www.katranyc.com

            Aspen
            30 W 22nd Street # 1
            Cross Street: Between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
            http://www.aspen-nyc.com/

            Nougatine
            1 Central Park West
            Cross Street: Between Broadway and Central Park in the Trump Tower
            http://www.jean-georges.com/

            El Parador
            325 E 34th Street
            Cross Street: Between 2nd Avenue and FDR Drive
            http://www.elparadorcafe.com

            Automatic Slims
            733 Washington Street
            Cross Street: Between Bank Street and Bethune Street
            (212) 645-8660

            CraftBar
            900 Broadway
            Cross Street: Between 20th Street and 21st Street
            http://www.craftrestaurant.com/craftbar.html

            Flute Champagne Bar- Grammercy
            40 E 20th Street # 1
            Cross Street: Between Broadway and Park Avenue South
            www.flutebar.com

            L'Express
            249 Park Ave South

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            Cross Street: Between 19th Street and 20th Street
            www.lexpressnyc.com
            * approximate times
            -

            Citrine Lounge
            59 W 21st Street
            Cross Street: Between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
            www.citrinenyc.com

            Spitzer's Corner
            101 Rivington Street
            Cross Street: Between Delancey Street and East Houston Street
            www.spitzerscorner.com

            Braeburn
            117 Perry Street
            Cross Street: Between Hudson Street and Greenwich Street
            www.braeburnrestaurant.com‎


            Ginger Man
            11 East 36th Street
            Cross Street: Between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
            www.gingerman-ny.com

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