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Easter for a seasoned visitor

My wife and I travel at least twice an year to NY, this year, the 1st one will be during easter (04/18 ~ 04/23), could someone provide us a good non obvious spots to visits?

We're thinking about something like:

Central Park
Zoo
Try to visit some startups like Gilt, Etsy, AirBnB offices
Easter parade
Shopping during the walk

Adding more details about food and sights:

I'm to finicky about food, always anxious about how things were prepared and so forth, so I tend to get my wife to same places all over :/
Eataly, Balthazar etc been there, did that, looking for new places or exquisite ones like Boka on st.mark pl, where we got the best chicken wings ever!
Trying to pass all day long walking, feeling and living NY so your casual activity could be our interesting one
Not in the mood for nightclubs, but maybe some cocktails over terraces.

We're gonna stay at the W NY Times Sq.

Thanks in advance,

16 Answers

top answer by

Douglas from Melbourne

I would say spend as much time checking out the Lower East Side and definitely Williamsburg, Fort Greene and even Bushwick depending on how interesting you want your experience.

Here are some highlights from around town.

BBQ in Brooklyn Fette Sau - http://www.fettesaubbq.com/

Schiller's Liquor Bar - Awesome cocktail spot and casual dinner in the LES. http://www.schillersny.com/

Brooklyn Museum<http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/> – The museum has been recently renovated which makes it a treasure to visit plus it has its own subway stop, so easy to get to.

Milk Bar <http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/08/vanderbilt-milk-bar-brooklyn-prospect-heights.html> for decent coffee and breakfast before you go – it’s not too far from the Brooklyn Museum.

MOMA <http://www.moma.org/> –We broke up our visit with lunch at the too cool food hall on the second level, there’s a great selection of local wine, food & beer (there’s another on the 4th level which was underwhelming – avoid that). Like the Brooklyn Museum, it’s closed on Tuesdays.

The Frick Collection <http://www.frick.org/> –I found it really interesting as the collection is more than just art on a wall. This dude had some serious nous in the taste department so the collection is more about his actual digs which are off the hook.

SPiN New York <http://spinyc.com/> is the first dedicated table tennis nightclub in Manhattan. It’s fully licensed and has a restaurant as well. Featured in the final episode of Entourage.

Ippudo NY<http://www.ippudo.com/ny/> for ramen noodles in the East Village, though best to come before 7pm or after 10pm than endure an hour wait. The vibe is Zen.

Spunto <http://www.spuntothincrust.com/> for pizza in Greenwich Village was relatively new, cheap & rated well by Zagat.

Amy Ruth's Restaurant <http://www.amyruthsharlem.com/> for fried chicken, waffles and corn cakes in Harlem. You can combine this with a visit to the Apollo Theater as well.

The most authentic slice I had in Brooklyn was at Roma Pizza<http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/roma-pizza-and-restaurant/>. The fresh mozzarella pie is by far the highlight.

Best coffee I found was run by an aussie bloke, near 38th and 6th. Counter Culture Coffee <http://www.counterculturecoffee.com/>. They also do cold brew (yeooow).

Joe the Art of Coffee<http://www.joetheartofcoffee.com/index.htm> for coffee near Washington Square Park was excellent though I found there was usually no seating whatsoever due to the wifi connection being used up by laptop zombies. Morandi <http://www.morandiny.com/>, in the same neighbourhood had a killer wine list and good, honest Italian food. Best to book ahead.