Celebrity Life

Daniel is a two-Michelin-starred restaurant helmed by French chef Daniel Boulud, serving New French cuisine. The Upper East Side restaurant is a veritable Manhattan institution since its opening in 1993, with lovely decor, service, wine cellar and European-style cuisine. Boulud is known for preserving French techniques and teaching those in his kitchen to do the... View Article

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Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten brings French savoir faire and style to his bright and airy restaurant overlooking Central Park. One of the most accomplished chefs with an impressive global resume, Jean-Georges New York outpost has two Michelin stars and combines French, American and Asian influences into his creative and whimsical dishes. Jean-Georges has a colorful and... View Article

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French seafood restaurant Le Bernardin has had quite the life: The restaurant first opened in Paris in 1972 by chef Gilbert Le Coze and his sister. In 1986, they restarted the restaurant in New York City. In 1994, chef de cuisine Eric Ripert took over after Le Coze died after a heart attack and he... View Article

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Voted the best restaurant in the world, Eleven Madison Park, run by chef Daniel Humm, is an upscale American dining restaurant located in New York City’s Flatiron district. The restaurant features high ceilings and an open-plan space with stunning floral arrangements and chic, modern furnishings with an Art Deco style. It is known for never... View Article

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Japanese cuisine and French technique meet in perfect harmony at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, helmed by chef César Ramirez. Originally opened in Brooklyn in 2009, the restaurant relocated to its current Hell’s Kitchen location inside Brooklyn Fare market. This unexpected location (read: walking through a supermarket to get to your three-Michelin-starred restaurant reservation) only... View Article

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Renowned chef Thomas Keller opened Per Se in 2004, and since then it has remained one of New York’s most iconic restaurants. The restaurant serves New American and French cuisine in a chic restaurant whose windows overlook all of Central Park and the buzzing city below. It’s located in an unexpected spot — the fourth... View Article

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Considered to serve the best sushi on the continent, three-Michelin-starred Masa is a Japanese restaurant in New York’s Midtown neighborhood worth traveling for. Originally from a small town in Japan, chef Masa Takayma developed a reputation for himself after moving to Los Angeles in 1980, where he operated the city’s most expensive and exclusive sushi... View Article

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Apothéke is inspired by the absinthe dens in 19th-century Paris, as well as European apothecaries. Located in Chinatown, the speakeasy-style bar is located down a hidden street and is unassuming from the outside. Once you step inside it’s a stunning vintage-esque spot whose bar looks like an olden-day pharmacist’s cabinet. The bar was once a... View Article

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In the heart of the Meatpacking District, The Standard High Line is the neighborhood’s party hotspot. Several bar and restaurant concepts can be found here but it’s The Top of the Standard that really shines. Located on the, well, top floor of the hotel (18th to be exact), you are met with  panoramic views over... View Article

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Dead Rabbit has been named ‘World’s Best Bar’ several years in a row — in fact, cocktail connoisseurs travel to New York simply to visit this iconic bar. Styled after an Irish pub with a modern twist, Dead Rabbit has plenty of character packed into three cozy floors. There are three bars within Dead Rabbit:... View Article

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This cozy cocktail club in Brooklyn serves some of the borough’s best libations in an upscale atmosphere. Walk in and seat yourself on its comfortable large, leather couches — weekends are filled with family-friendly brunchers — and the bar has a steady buzz without ever getting too overcrowded. The bar is designed in Prohibition-style with... View Article

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Opened on New Year’s Eve in 2006, Death & Co has transformed into one of the world’s most influential cocktail bars. Its focus has always been on giving classic cocktails a modern twist, reinforcing the trend of craft cocktails. Death & Co’s ambience is another unique draw: The dark space exudes a somewhat gothic vibe,... View Article

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