The Journal · Guide

New York, beyond the hotel

A city best understood at the table, or wandering through stores that feel like galleries. The places we keep going back to.

Foto: Le Bernardin · le-bernardin.com
01 · Classic restaurant · Midtown
Le Bernardin
Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-star seafood restaurant still offers à la carte alongside the tasting menus. The yellowfin tuna over toasted baguette with foie gras is worth the trip.
Tip · Book weeks ahead; the dining room is formal.
155 W 51st St, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Atomix · atomixnyc.com
02 · Chef’s restaurant · NoMad
Atomix
Contemporary Korean cooking from Junghyun and Ellia Park, No. 1 on North America’s 50 Best in 2025. Dinner is at a counter facing the kitchen, with cards that explain each course.
Tip · There are only two seatings a night; if they’re full, ask about the bar menu upstairs.
104 E 30th St, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Via Carota · viacarota.com
03 · Trattoria · West Village
Via Carota
Rita Sodi and Jody Williams’s trattoria has been full for more than a decade, for good reason. The green salad sums up the place: simple and exact.
Tip · No reservations: arrive before noon or mid-afternoon on a weekday.
51 Grove St, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Dover Street Market · doverstreetmarket.com
04 · Store · Murray Hill
Dover Street Market New York
Seven floors of fashion curated by Comme des Garçons, from major houses to emerging designers, with spaces that change twice a year.
Tip · Start at the top floor and work down, with a stop at Rose Bakery.
160 Lexington Ave, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Café Leon Dore · aimeleondore.com
05 · Store and café · Nolita
Aimé Leon Dore y Café Leon Dore
The New York label’s flagship has its own Greek-inspired café next door. Order the freddo espresso with honey.
Tip · Go on a weekday morning, before the café line forms.
214 Mulberry St, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Double Chicken Please · doublechickenplease.com
06 · Bar · Lower East Side
Double Chicken Please
Five straight years on The World’s 50 Best Bars. The cocktails reinterpret dishes: the Japanese Cold Noodle tastes, in a good way, like the real thing.
Tip · The front room is casual; the back room is the full experience. Book ahead.
115 Allen St, Nueva York
Official site
Foto: Lysée · lyseenyc.com
07 · Pâtisserie · Flatiron
Lysée
Korean pastry chef Eunji Lee works in the French tradition; her “Corn”, a grilled-corn mousse shaped like an ear of corn, is the one everyone photographs.
Tip · Stay in the salon and order the brown-rice-and-vanilla latte.
44 E 21st St, Nueva York
Official site