From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…
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The Tenenbaums
By Siobhan Vivian
Photo: Staff
The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…
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Smith & Mills
Bars & Lounges
Photo: Mindy Best
You could easily walk right past this tiny gem on a quiet stretch in Tribeca; one the outside, it’s nondescript and unassuming.
Address:
71 North Moore Street
New York, NY 10013
212-219-8568
Hours:
Daily, 11am–4pm and 5pm–3am
Flatiron Lounge
Bars & Lounges
Photo: Courtesty of Flatiron Lounge
Step back in time at the Art Deco-styled Flatiron Lounge for classic cocktails using fresh juices and quality ingredients, mixed by knowledgeable bartenders.
Address:
37 W. 19th St,
New York, NY 10011
212-727-7741
Hours:
Sun-Wed 5pm-2am
Thu-Sat 5pm-4am
Blue Ribbon Downing Street Wine Bar
Bars & Lounges
Photo: Courtesy of Blue Ribbon Downing Street Wine Bar
The Blue Ribbon empire includes a bakery, sushi restaurant and brasserie, but this tiny bar (serving wine and cocktails) might be our favorite of the lot. There are just a few seats scattered around the bar and back counter-no tables-so if you’re lucky enough to snag one, prepare to settle in.
Address:
34 Downing Street
New York, NY 10014
212-691-0404
Hours:
Daily 4pm-2am