NYC 2023

For my 7th trip to NYC, I went with my husband who had never been! It was fun to craft an itinerary that fit us as a couple and hit a bunch of things he’s interested in.

We were there for 8 days, which was such a good amount of time. We didn’t feel rushed and got to do a few things twice–and a few spur-of-the moment things.

The hotel we stayed in was delightful. It was right off Bowery so we had access to a few different train lines within a block or two.

Allergies about knocked us both out but we hit a lotttt of Afrin and Zyrtec but we survived lol

Daily itineraries below!

Corner bodega (umbrella)
Converse store
La Cabra coffee
Times Square
Hard Rock (Tyler had to get his pin)
Disney Store
M&M Store
Union Square green market
Harry Potter Store
Untitled 3 at Freeman Alley (hotel)
Bronson’s Burgers
Lego Store
Duane Reade (pepto)
Top of the Rock
Hotel coffee bar (free espresso drinks)
Brooklyn Bagel
Grand Central Station
Apple Store
NY Public Library (historic)
NY Public Library (modern-across the street)
Bryant Park
Le Pain Quotidian
Citi Field (Mets game)
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Sephora
MLB NYC Store
Lego Store (again, yes)
Ralph’s coffee truck
Nintendo Store
FAO Schwarz
Chelsea Market
LOS TACOS NO. 1
L’Arte del gelato
High Line
Hotel coffee bar (free pastries)
Washington Park
Three Lives & Company
Stumptown Coffee
Ghostbusters Firehouse
Housing Works Bookstore
MOMA Design Store
Jack’s Wife Freda
Sloomoo
Chinatown
Little Italy
Ferrara
Pearl River Market
Central Park
Balto Statue
5th Avenue Apple Store
Street Pretzel
Ray’s Pizza
Yankee Stadium (Yankee’s game)
Hotel coffee shop
Zabar’s Grocery
Central Park
Belvedere Castle
Turtle pond
Street fruit stand (watermelon + tajin)
Shakespeare garden
Times Square Target (Water)
Minskoff Theatre (Lion King)
Midtown Comics
Lola Taverna
McNally Jackson Books
The Boba Guys
Felix Roasters
Brooklyn Bagel
177 Bleecker St
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral catacomb tour
Duane Reade (zyrtec)
Brooklyn Bridge
NY Transit Museum
Norm’s Pizza
Blue Bottle Coffee
Books are Magic
Nathan’s Original
Coney Island Pier
Mother of Junk
Hungry Ghost Coffee
Whole Foods (bathroom)
North 5th Street pier & park
Ten Ichi Mart
Hotel coffee bar
Wall Street
NYSE
Liberty Bagel
Liberty Island Museum
Statue of Liberty Pedestal tour
Ellis Island
Bull Statue
Pisillo’s Italian Panini
Oculus
Ground Zero
Blue Bottle Coffee
Trinity Church Graveyard
Forbidden Planet
Union Square
The Strand
7/11 (Water)
Hex
Van Leeuwen’s
Best Bagel & Coffee
MSG
Madman Espresso
Westsider Books
Zabar’s (had to go back for my now fave tote)
Citarella gourmet market (milk)
Levain bakery
The Met (me)
Peaky Barista (Tyler)
Chelsea Market
Artists & Fleas
Posman Books
Emporio
Lyric Theater (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child)
Prince Street Pizza
Hotel coffee bar
Union Square green market
Ronnybrook Farms
Martin’s Pretzels
Whole foods
The Strand