In need of high tea after a little high-end shopping? Sip tea with a friend this open and airy space with a baby-grand piano. Arium Tea Room is serving up a delicious menu of organic dishes at affordable prices; excellent wine list, and offers over 200 varieties of tea.
Wine bars are as uncommon as well planned Manhattan rooftops with great views. Open a little more than a year, AYZA Wine + Chocolate Bar is an unexpected and welcome addition to the neighborhood. Tucked onto 31st Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, AYZA offers a selection of Jaques Torres...
Bespoke Chocolates is an unpretentious little chocolaterie tucked away on a side street in the East Village. The shop is proof that serious chocolate can be enjoyed in a fun way. Head chocolatier and co-owner Rachel Zoe Insler crafts her original artisanal chocolate creations in an ope kitchen on...
Blue Marble isn’t just an ice cream parlor. Named after the image of the Earth as seen from space, its existence reminds us that the planet is small, and the life on it, intimately connected.
Start with the ice cream: handmade in small batches by third generation dairy farmer and ice cream...
This second location of Blue Marble opened up in May 2008 in a space shared with New York City Explorers, a center for family enrichment. In tune with its ecologically and socially conscious Atlantic Avenue location: http://ztrend.com/brooklyn/boerum-hill/social/203/blue-marble-boerum-hill , the...
Facing the south side of Madison Square Park, just beyond a newsstand, is an unassuming deli. But. This one seems different. You step inside. A sparkling clean interior. A refrigerator case home to nut milks, agave lemonade, coconut chai. A menu listing nut and seed pates--and unheated avocado...
At Butter Lane, cupcakes are not just for kids. You will be warmly greeted by the buttery aroma of freshly baked cupcakes in over 15 flavor and style combinations. They begin with two traditional yet tantalizing flavors, vanilla and chocolate. Using fresh high-quality ingredients such as...
You may have heard about a magical time when a place called Chocolate Bar served up homemade lemon fizzy's and egg creams the old fashion way, with a hand-held seltzer bottle and CO2 cartridge. Well they are back. New York's favorite Chocolate Bar has just re-opened in the West Village right down...
Simplicity is the first ingredient at Cones Ice Cream Artisans, a fantastic ice cream parlor that has been part of the West Village for the past six years. Really masters of their trade, each flavor is made from scratch using all natural ingredients. The flavors are so fresh and so vibrant, made...
Need a break from your stressful day? Look no further than Grounded, a coffee house in the West Village established in 2005 by siblings Mark and Jennifer Greenberg. Order from an extensive menu of coffees, teas, smoothies, sandwiches and salads, and desserts. Enjoy your tea as you relax on one of...
