date ideas

food & beverage

to try

  • Yoshino (Japanese, East Village)

  • Atomix (Korean tasting menu, NoMad)

  • Aquavit (Scandinavian, Midtown)

  • Tatiana (Afro-Carribean, Lincoln Center)

  • Masa (Japanese, Columbus Circle)

  • Bridges (Chinatown)

  • Semma (Indian, West Village)

  • Gramercy Tavern (American, Gramercy)

  • Borgo (Italian, Flatiron)

  • Four Horsemen (American, Williamsburg)

  • Restaurant Yuu (Japanese-French, Williamsburg)

  • Cote (korean Steakhouse, Flatiron)

  • Passerine (Indian, Flatiron)

  • Acru (Australian, Greenwich Village)

  • Marea (Seafood, Midtown)

  • Tsukimi (Japanese, East Village)

  • Bourbon Steak (Steakhouse, Midtown)

  • Gabriel Kruether (French, Midtown)

  • Blanca (American, Brooklyn)

  • Penny (Seafood, East Village)

  • Cosme (Mexican, Flatiron)

tried and true

  • Claud (European, East Village)

  • Balthazar (American, Soho)

  • ATOBOY (Korean, Flatiron)

  • Kolomon (Austrian-French, Flatiron)

  • Mokyo (Korean, East Village)

  • Claudette (French, Greenwich Village)

  • Ci Siamo (Italian, Hudson Yards)

  • Le Bernardin (French, Midtown)

  • Wild Air (American, LES)

  • Laser Wolf (Middle Eastern, Williamsburg)

  • Benemon (Japanese, East Village)

  • Veselka (Ukranian, East Village)

  • Spicy Moon (vegetarian Szechuan, multiple locations)

  • Lupetto (Italian, Flatiron)

  • Foxface Natural (Australian-Portuguese, East Village)

everything else

for the sports fanatic - Let’s sit court side for The Knicks, drink cheap beer at a Rangers game, the US Open. Hell, I’m even polite enough to let you take me to see the Mets (but still smart enough not to root for them)

for the culture critic - Opera, ballet, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-broadway

for the audiophile - record shopping in the Village or LES? Pop, alternative, indie, punk, hardcore, jazz, country, rap, R&B - I listen to a little bit of everything and love live music. Introduce me to your favorite band/artist?

for the lifelong learner - Museum of Natural History, Tenement Museum, Date Night at The Met, MOMA, Fotografiska, The Guggenheim, The Whitney…there’s no shortage of museums to meander through

for the tastemaker - Cooking classes are one of my favorite dates - Let’s make sushi at Osakana, cupcakes at Butter Lane, cocktails at Apotheke, or pasta at Eataly

for the collector - Pippin Vintage jewelry, watches at Yan Antique Jewelry, books and maps at Argosy Old & Rare books, mid-century modern furniture at Furnish Green

for the exhibitionist - Museum of Sex, Burlesque show at The Slipper Room, shopping trip to SHAG or Babeland

for the one who needs to relax - Nothing relaxes the mind and the body like a couples massage (…and maybe a glass of champagne afterwards for good measure…) Great Jones Spa, Shibui Spa at Greenwich Hotel, Guerlain Spa at The Plaza, Spa de la mer at The Baccarat

dream dates

dining

  • Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Upstate NY)

  • Alinea (Chicago)

  • French Laundry (Yountville)

  • Oriole (Chicago)

  • Odette (Singapore)

  • Disfrutar (Barcelona)

  • The Fat Duck (England)

  • Smyth (Chicago)

  • Nadáir (Atlanta)

  • Quintonil (Mexico City)

  • Ammoora (Baltimore)

  • Jewel of the South (New Orleans)

  • Acamaya (New Orleans)

  • Lazy Bear (San Fransisco)

  • Metiér (Washington DC)

  • Little Walter’s (Philadelphia)

  • Bad Idea (Nashville)

everything else

  • Skiing in Aspen (Or maybe Jackson Hole? Swiss Alps?)

  • Tokyo during cherry blossom season

  • The Grand Canyon

  • Seeing the rodeo in Texas

  • Halloween in Sleepy Hollow

  • Concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater

  • Safari in Masai Mara wildlife preserve

  • Halloween in Sleepy Hollow

  • Architecture Tour in Chicago

  • Wine tasting in Napa

  • Summer in the Hamptons

  • Sunbathing on the Dalmatian Coast

  • Hiking in Banff

  • Yosemite National Park

  • Concert at Grand Olde Opry