HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALICE PUTRI FUCKING WU! LOVE YA.
(via thepo)
Thank you, BFF. Drink some Palace for me.
NYC Weekend Express
NIZZA
Midtown West
The only requirement for my birthday dinner was that I would be eating lamb. Almost everyone ordered the veal; there were complaints about the overly bitter broccoli rabe. The bottles of wine were relatively inexpensive by city standards. My shanks were fabulous and I wish I had a bottomless glass of their peach bellini. The staff is friendly and accommodating they didn’t mind we came with 5 more people than we had reserved for. Come only if you want a cute dinner date and don’t mind being asked for directions to times square every 5 minutes on the way.
REVIVAL
Union Square
Cheap drinks. Boring pseudo-intellectuals in American Apparel drinking “whatever isn’t lite”. The hippie for Obama will buy you a drink if you’re “one of the few beautiful asians”, only to later mistake the other 10 asian people you brought with you. Come only if you claim you’re well aware of the world only to vehemently disbelieve the half-Indonesian you are talking to when she corrects you and says “no, the largest Muslim country by population is not pakistan nor Iran, Indonesia is”, then secretly then whisper/not-so-whisper “elitist minority” to your friends while you secretly/not-so-secretly point at her.
ALIBI
West Village
Standard young crowd ordering ciroc lemonade dancing to the top 40. It’s a tiny space to accommodate the weekend clubbers. stay close to the bar, the drinks are strong but they’re small, and it’s annoying to keep rubbing shoulders with express shirts drenched in hollister cologne. It’s fun, you’ll dance and get drunk. If you’re hungry afterwards, walk four doors down to your right and stuff yourself with some orgasmic gyros. Come if you like the standard bar-hoping drink&dance fare and shaved your legs just to go out in hopes of getting some.
JIN
Lower East Side
Quaint sushi joint with lots of creative rolls, fairly inexpensive even when compared to some japanese places in Michigan. With the ever growing popularity of lychee martinis, this place is definitely “trendy” but surprised me (in a very good way) when the only roll with cream cheese was, of course, the philadelphia roll. Nothing screamed unique to this place, but the food was good and it served exactly what I wanted that night: something low-key. Come only if you’re in the area and don’t feel like taking a train or cab to eat japanese.
ORO
Little Italy
This place is a bakery and bar. This place was an oasis in the desert walking aimlessly in hopes to find our restaurant. I cannot explain in words/onomatopoeias/facial expressions how cute and cozy this place was. Very unpretentious, their drinks are inventive and catered to the wine drinker and their pastries are sweet and pretty. The location is a little hidden as the crowd was tiny, which I loved, even on a Saturday night. This place is quite wonderful, and I almost hesitated to reveal such a gem in fear of contaminating it’s hidden value. Come only if you are fabulous and promise to only share the experience with equally fabulous people.
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