Restaurant Find: Kura NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Whether you’ve eaten sushi in Japan and experienced the pain of being unable to find such quality sushi in the US at an affordable price or not, Kura is a welcomed surprise on St. Marks Place. If you have eaten in Japan, you’ll recognize familiar elements even before […]
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Boutique Hotel Find: Duane Street Hotel NYC
Old New York meets European sensibility at Duane Street Hotel, a classy monochromatic boutique hotel in Tribeca, New York. I settled in the Executive King room for a couple of days and it was a delightful experience. The décor is bold, intelligent, modern, and chic, accented with a bit of savoir-vivre. I was quite fond of the interior […]
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Design Hotel Find: Wythe Hotel NYC
The Wythe Hotel may, from its exterior, appear to be analogous to all of the old neighboring warehouses in Williamsburg with rustic brick walls and vintage industrial features, however, the inside is classic-modern, chic, and tastefully minimal with urban character ”“ a true breath of fresh air. A former barrel and cask cooperage, circa 1901, Wythe Hotel began with the […]
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Restaurant Find: Sushi Dojo NYC
If you read Melting Butter, you’ll know that we only bring you restaurants that tick all the boxes ”“ great food, great ambience, wow-worthy interiors, cool people and that certain je ne sais quoi that makes you want to spread the word about where you’ve just eaten. But sometimes we bend the rules and make […]
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Restaurant Find: Babu Ji NYC
While Australian restaurateurs are migrating to NYC to stake their claim on barista-made coffees and avocado toast, Babu Ji has taken a different route by bringing their take on elevated Indian cuisine. Run by genial husband-and-wife team Jessi and Jennifer Singh, the restaurant may be their first venture outside of Melbourne, but is in fact […]
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Cafe Find: El Rey NYC
El Rey Coffee Bar and Luncheonette is far, far more than its name implies. By day, it’s indeed a place for coffee lunch, serving up a California style menu to a young, neighborhood crowd. But by night it transforms into chef Gerardo Gonzalez’s playground, and that’s when the fun really begins. As a place for […]
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Restaurant Find: Happy Ending NYC
A former dive bar, and former-former ”˜massage parlor’, cheekily-titled Happy Ending has been reimagined as an intimate downtown restaurant and nightspot. Psychedelic striped wallpaper and touches of Miami kitsch create a flirty Mad-Men-esque vibe, and the live jazz band in the evenings keep it decidedly loungey. The dinner menu features French classics with a retro […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Sel Rrose NYC
A stunning amalgamation of early 20th century Parisian style and “demolition chic”, Sel Rrose on Bowery is inspired by artist Marcel Duchamp (or Rrose Sélavy, his feminine alter ego!) in its name, décor and even its cocktails. Smooth navy leather furniture and marble-topped tables complement the distressed walls and Duchamp-inspired décor touches – industrial elements […]
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Sandwich Find: Harbs NYC
(November 9th 2015: Unfortunately, following a recent visit to Harbs NYC, Melting Butter no longer recommends this cafe due to a decreased standard in food quality) With the arrival of Harbs NYC, an exact replica of Harbs in Japan, we’re beginning to think the Japanese can do no wrong. The Chelsea outpost recently opened not only to the […]
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Art Find: The New York Earth Room & The Broken Kilometer
SoHo may be scrubbed, polished and bedazzled to within an inch of its life, but hidden among the boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants are a few small remnants of SoHo’s past as the heart of New York’s (and possibly the country’s, and ”“ am I going too far? ”“ the world’s) art scene. The New York […]
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