1 Porcelanosa flagship store
1 Porcelanosa flagship store
On September 9, 2015, PORCELANOSA Grupo opened its New York headquarters at the confluence of Broadway and Fifth Avenue, with Madison Square Park and the iconic Flatiron Building as its neighbor. The six-story building, originally built in 1918, was transformed by the Foster + Partner studio, and in 2020 a major expansion was undertaken to 1,900 m2, where the group’s brand exhibition, ceramics laboratory, event rooms and cafeteria can be visited. 202 Fifth Avenue.
4 The Mark bar & restaurant
Café Carlyle lounge in which to enjoy dinner with a show.
3 Café Carlyle
2 Casa Tua
Following the example of the location opened in Miami, this restaurant and club offers a select and sophisticated atmosphere on the Upper East Side, whether for breakfast, an appetizing brunch or a cappuccino. To take refuge from the dynamism of the city that never sleeps. 20 East 76th Street.
Just cross Madison Avenue to enjoy the New York nightlife. After overcoming the pandemic, the legendary jazz club at The Carlyle hotel, indispensable since 1955, reopened its doors in 2022. Every night it generates an atmosphere of beautiful people presided over by live music and murals by Marcel Vertès. 35 East 76th Street.
We continue to squeeze the Upper East Side of the hand of the German shepherd chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, responsible for the gastronomy of the Mark Hotel, as the exceptional fondue served in winter at The Mark Chalet: you have to book 60 days in advance! His personal stamp: the care with which he treats fresh and market food, his cocktails and a wonderful decor. Madison Avenue at 77th Street.
7 Casa Cruz
6 Neue Galerie
5 St. Ambroeus
Here the roots are Italian; more specifically from Milan, where a small pasticceria was born in 1936 next to La Scala. In 1982, the secrets of its crispy panini or its cornetto landed on Madison Avenue, where tasting them is still a pleasure. 1000 Madison Avenue.
A “little big secret”, a museum with the best of art and design that emerged from Germany and Austria between the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Adolf Loos, the Bauhaus. We can culminate the visit in the Sabarsky Café, which transports us to the brilliant Vienna of the twenties. All in a historic building, completed in 1914 and once home to, among others, Cornelius Vanderbilt III.1048 Fifth Avenue.
A block away from Central Park is “the local” of the moment, a restaurant and private club in a six-story building that mixes the sumptuousness of this neighborhood with the casual touch of the Hamptons and the Latin inspiration of its founder, the Chilean Juan Santa Cruz. Surprising cuisine, an interior design with works by Fernando Botero or Keith Haring and a lot of exclusivity: the upper floors are reserved for club members. In the evenings, live performances and DJ sessions extend the evening. Important: no sneakers, jeans, baseball caps or tank tops. And they “recommend” not to take pictures with smartphones. VIPs are very jealous of their privacy. 36 East 61st Street
9 The Morgan library & museum
Vanderbilt Tennis Club tennis court located at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
8 Vanderbilt tennis club
Can you play tennis in midtown Manhattan? Yes, thanks to this club that opened in 2011 on the fourth floor of Grand Central Terminal. You can reserve the court and then recover your strength at the station’s legendary Oyster Bar. To avoid dirtying the court, only flat-soled shoes, preferably white, are accepted. Grand Central Terminal (entrance on Vanderbilt Ave. between 42nd and 43rd Streets).
Tycoon Pierpont Morgan assembled the finest collection of manuscripts, illustrated books and incunabula outside of Europe. In 1924, his son Jack decided to open his extraordinary personal library to the public, making it a must-see for scholars, schoolchildren and anyone with cultural interests. Several renovations, the last in 2006 by Renzo Piano, have given New York beautiful spaces, such as the historic Reading Room or The Morgan Garden, which are always worth a visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street.
14 L’Appartament
13 Alaïa
12 Glossier
11 The Real Real
10 Ubani
In such a cosmopolitan city it seems hard to find something that surprises us. That’s because you haven’t yet tried this restaurant’s Georgian cuisine. For starters, how about the traditional Adjaruli Khachapuri? That is, a bread dough stuffed with cheese and topped with an egg, which is eaten all over Georgia. 37A Bedford Street.
Whether in their physical stores (we recommend the one located in SoHo, 80 Wooster Street) or on their website, the offers on second-hand pieces of luxury brands in fashion, accessories or jewelry to which you have access is unbeatable: Tiffany, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Christian Louboutin, Prada, Hermès, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton.
The flagship store of this beauty and cosmetics firm in SoHo has reopened its doors with more sophistication than ever. The white and pastel-hued space is divided into small capsules where customers can experiment with the products at their fingertips. 72 Spring Street.
It is one year since the return of this brand to New York. A year in which this store has established itself as a mustfor devotees of the collections that honor the legacy of the great Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaïa: bags, coats, shoes. Original and fascinating creations that continue to attract the attention of the Manhattan jet set. 149 Mercer Street.
French fashion label Sézane stays true to its philosophy: no conventional stores. Instead, it presents familiar and cozy spaces, where you’ll find the basics that can never be missing in your closet. 254 Elizabeth Street.
15 “Ici, C’est Paris”.
The French accent is increasingly heard in New York, where a real “Little Paris” has emerged (on Centre Street, between Broome and Grand St., in Nolita/SoHo) thanks to the initiative of the cultural center Coucou, which settled in this area in 2019. Around it we have a bakery and delicatessen (Maman), the Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels or the decoration store Clic. And, of course, French fashion boutiques. To finish the route with more French accents, we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to L’Appartement 4F, in Brooklyn Heights. There, the couple formed by Gautier and Ashley Coiffard have revolutionized pastries are their “petits croissants céréales” and other suggestions, which have become popular thanks to instagrammers. Nothing better than savoring them while strolling through this neighborhood of streets dotted with “brownstones” (typical brown sandstone buildings of the nineteenth century), where Truman Capote, Charles Dickens or Mark Twain took refuge. The final point is the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The view of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan with the Freedom Tower in the background and the Statue of Liberty remind us that we are in the capital of the world. 115 Montague Street.