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NYC Guide: The Best Shopping, Restaurants and Hotels for a Weekend in the City

Season 1 Episode 17 Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Description

Planning a weekend in New York City and don't know where to start? Consider this your insider's guide to the perfect weekend in Manhattan.

This week, Nan is joined by her friend Beth Tomashoff – a longtime New Yorker, real estate agent and content creator – to answer the question they both constantly get in their DMs: “I'm coming to the city for the weekend. What should I do?”

From where to stay uptown or downtown to the shopping you can't miss (and the one neighborhood they think you can skip), Nan and Beth share their favorite restaurants, coffee shops, sweet treats, cultural stops, and break down exactly what to pack. Whether it's your first trip to NYC or your fifteenth, consider this your cheat sheet for spending a weekend in the city like a New Yorker.

Find links to every single place mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/travel-guide-weekend-in-nyc

As always, stay tuned for new Noteworthy With Nan episodes on Thursdays.

00:00 Introducing Beth Tomashoff

01:53 Where to Stay: NYC Hotels

09:48 Planning Your Days: Coffee and Central Park

12:49 Shopping the Lower East Side

22:56 Exploring the West Village

30:03 Downtown Culture: The High Line, the Whitney and the 9/11 Museum

31:05 Shopping the Upper East Side

45:00 Uptown Italian and Bemelmans Bar

49:37 Blowouts, Flower Markets and Getting Around

51:50 What to Pack