When I first moved to Manhattan in 2004 I was renting a room in Lower East Side right at Delancey Street (Baruch projects). The blue building in the background is Hotel on Rivington that I’ve mentioned few times before, for example here. I loved that I could walk to East Village, Chinatown and South Street […]
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KOREAN IN THE CITY
I’ve found yet another lovely Korean restaurant by my job. Chom Chom serves modern Korean cuisine plus they have Happy Hour from 4pm-7pm, my kind of place. I went here for lunch twice already and enjoyed their kimchi pancakes very much. I also had tofu-kimchi-mozzarella pizza that I was not very fond of, it could’ve […]
MUSE HOTEL NYC
Since “he” is very involved with Olympics due to his job, we booked a hotel in Manhattan close to his job so he has a place to come and rest between shifts. MUSE is located right in Times Square, but in a quiet street which was nice because I truly can’t stand walking through Times […]
DINNER AT DELMONICO’S NYC
Since NYC Restaurant week got extended once again we had a chance to try out the Financial District gem, Delmonico’s. Delmonico’s opened in 1837 as America’s first fine dining restaurant, and it sure is still fine. The space is grand and gorgeous and for example our waiter had been working there for over 25 years. […]
LUNCH AT THE RUSSIAN TEAROOM
I’ve been wanting to go here since they reopened in 2006. The Russian Tea Room was originally opened in 1927, by former members of the Russian Imperial Ballet. The restaurant’s interior hasn’t been touched and the over-the-top decor is the same as when it closed in 2002. However, several restaurant reviews have noted that the food and service leave […]