NoHo, With Detours

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. The lofts are landmarked now. The light is the same.

The art matches the neighborhood: refined, a little posh, with lineage and grit. NYU's Grey Art Museum anchors the scene. The galleries run wide: '70s abstraction, punk and pop, neo-Romanticism, and work that asks you to slow down.

Then there are the shops, the best of which are somebody's entire personality, lovingly shelved. Rare photobooks, Japanese fashion and homeware, Danish antiques, used vinyl. And some of the city’s best tables are tucked in-between, making this a neighborhood where every detour pays off.

Here's where to find them all.