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New York Tips for Zahra and Parniyan
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Foods

  • Sala Thai, Upper West Side. Real good Thai food, far away from tourist spots
  • Okonomi // YUJI Ramen, Brooklyn on the L train. This place is super small 10 seater restaurant that prepares Japanese food from local, seasonal ingredients. You can't make a reservation, but you can come in and put your name down and walk around. There is a bookstore accross the streat to pass the time. I prefer their breakfast, since it's only ramen for dinner, and breakfast is a series of small delicious plates. Also ramen has a much higher likelihood of it having a pork broth that they might not have a miso broth to substitute out with.
  • Davelle, East Village. A cute little Japanese cafe/restaurant. Came here for dinner and really loved it! I think their pass-through-pastries are also quite good for when you're here during the day.
  • Veselka, East Village. 24hr(!!) Ukrainian restaurant.

A general tip for eating in New York is looking stuff up on Foursquare. People in this city definitely review everything under the sun on foursquare more so then anywhere else I've been.

Books

  • Strand Bookstore, East Village. I think it's historic, and is also like 7 stories of books
  • Bluestockings Bookstore, East Village(?). It's a bookstore/activists space, that also has a bunch of local zines. I think I've hang out there for a couple of hours in total over the last few visits.
  • Quimby's Bookstore, Brooklyn. This place has a whole bunch of zines! Super quirky, with a friendly owner. This is a good stop if you end up going to Okonomi and have to wait for your slot.

Other

  • Glossier Flagship Store, SOHO. Glossier doesn't deliver to Germany, so I usually come to stock up. Even if you're not super into makeup shopping, it's cool to see what a New York Flagship Store™ might look like. Go right when they open on a weekday, anyother time is a mess of screaming women wanting their boybrows.
  • Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Prospect Park. The glasshouse is beauuuutiful!
  • Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park. If you end up going to the botanical garden, this is in the same area.
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