Fashion Boutique Find: Assembly New York

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: ASSEMBLY NEW YORK | meltingbutter.com

Located on the same block where all the LES cool kids hang out is Assembly New York, where I assume they all shop as well. Here you will find a mix of men’s & women’s high-end vintage clothing as well as contemporary, slightly obscure international luxury labels (including their own). Their stylishly eclectic tastes will […]

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Restaurant Find: Bohemian NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: BOHEMIAN | meltingbutter.com

Hidden behind Japan Premium Beef on Great Jones Street, lays a Japanese restaurant shrouded in secrecy ”“ an almost impossible feat in a city run by publicity and where speakeasies and members clubs are a dime-a-dozen. Somehow though, Bohemian pulls off the member’s only restaurant concept in a way that weeds out the scene-y side of […]

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Cool Shop Find: McNally Jackson Goods For The Study NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: MCNALLY JACKSON STORE | GOODS FOR THE STUDY | meltingbutter.com

Indie bookseller and downtown darling McNally Jackson Books recently opened a precious little boutique right around the corner that does a good job of proving they don’t just have great taste in books, but anything book-ish or even surrounding the book. The store is stocked with everything you need to construct your dream study or […]

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NYC Restaurant Find: Charlie Bird

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: CHARLIE BIRD | meltingbutter.com

CHARLIE BIRD, SOHO Lingering lunches at Charlie Bird are my new favourite weekend pursuit. Modern Italian food isn’t always done with as much flair in this town, there’s always that fine line that’s crossed where the food is more American-Italian than it is Italian-Italian, but Charlie Bird gets it right. I’m even poised to say […]

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NYC Bar Find: Tooker Alley

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: TOOKER ALLEY | meltingbutter.com

TOOKER ALLEY, PROSPECT HEIGHTS This understated, yet quietly quirky artisanal cocktail bar serves up undoubtedly stylish tipples, which they evidently take very seriously. Just take a peek at their multi-page old-timey style menu which offers readers insight into the history of what they’re drinking as well as the bar’s manifesto which is to be “consciously […]

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NYC Fashion Find: Amarcord Vintage Fashion

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: AMARCORD VINTAGE FASHION | meltingbutter.com

AMARCORD VINTAGE FASHION, SOHO A shopping destination for designer vintage lovers who are in search of more than just the ubiquitous Chanel quilted handbag. Amarcord digs deep during their buying trips in Europe and in particular Italy (the owner’s motherland) and the result is a store with racks full of unique, wearable art from legendary […]

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Restaurant Find: Uncle Boons NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: UNCLE BOONS | meltingbutter.com

Let’s say you’re reminiscing about your last trip to Thailand, when you were nursing that ice-cold beer and grazing on Thai food with that unmistakable fresh, dynamic flavor. You want to recreate that, but you’re stuck in Lower Manhattan, that concrete jungle we all know lacks quality Thai, considering every other cuisine it does so […]

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NYC Food Find: Mast Brothers Chocolate

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE, WILLIAMSBURG A must visit spot as you wander the streets of Williamsburg is Mast Brothers Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate factory and store best known for its chocolates that surely inspired Brooklyn’s now ubiquitous craft movement. We can thank founders Michael and Rick Mast for their […]

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Music Venue Find: Baby’s All Right NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: BABY’S ALL RIGHT | meltingbutter.com

If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you’ll know that I’m often hanging out at the gigs, DJ sets and live music events of our favourite musicians and artists. So you could say we know a thing or two about what makes a live music venue stand out in NYC and after the London Grammar gig this […]

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Cool Shop Find: Casey Rubber Stamps NYC

NYC HOTSPOT FIND: CASEY RUBBER STAMPS | meltingbutter.com

It’s easy to miss this unassuming New York Institution as you walk past it on 11th Street. If it’s happened before, don’t let it happen again because inside this imaginative, whimsy specialty store you will suddenly realise what you’ve needed all this time ”“ high-quality unique rubber stamps and ink pads in all the colours […]

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