Cooper Square to Houston Street

NoHo has the bones of old New York.

Cobblestone streets, cast-iron facades, and lofts that were once the playground of Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Fewer crowds, more light than the rest of downtown.

The art matches the neighborhood: refined, a little posh, with lineage and grit. All in a few blocks. NYU's Grey Art Museum anchors the scene. The range of gallery experiences runs wide: '70s abstraction, punk and pop, neo-Romanticism, and work that asks you to slow down.

You’ll also find coffee shops with window seats, curated designer boutiques, and the kind of restaurants where reservations matter, but the room is still warm. In Basquiat's old studio, Atelier Jolie, you can sample creations by pastry chefs from refugee countries.

Here's where to find them all.