East Village cool kids have come here for decades, and it still delivers — Moroccan eggs at brunch, lamb tagine late at night, all in a room of hot pinks and tall plants.
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Downtown legends, ambitious shows, and giant industrial architecture combine in one of the East Village's most unexpectedly great art spaces. Warhol, Haring, Basquiat, Kelley — the Brant Foundation feels like walking through the last forty years of contemporary art history.
Echoing the old school coffee bars of Spain and Italy, this place has been serving the neighborhood since 2007. Go for the olive oil cake and coffee in classic NYC cups.
Find a moment of serenity in this peaceful Japanese Stationary store, where you’ll find traditional ink pads, the cutest notecards, planners and craft tools.
For a little pick-me-up, there’s nothing we want more than one of Lucie’s cakes adorned with real flowers. Follow your nose to the butter-coloured yellow doorway.