Echoing the old school coffee bars of Spain and Italy, this place has been serving the neighborhood since 2007. Go for the olive oil cake and coffee in classic NYC cups.
Photography: Photo by Greg Navarro
Powerhouse private collection meets fame, excess, and downtown mythology at this landmark East Village art space.
Get your brain whirring with global, intellectual art at this free museum smack dab in the center of St Mark’s Place.
Find a moment of serenity in this peaceful Japanese Stationary store, where you’ll find traditional ink pads, the cutest notecards, planners and craft tools.
For a little pick-me-up, there’s nothing we want more than one of Lucie’s cakes adorned with real flowers. Follow your nose to the butter-coloured yellow doorway.