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Owners Neil Lizardi and Carlos Carela reflect their heritage with Latin-Caribbean–influenced tapas, complemented by an extensive wine list.

Mercer Labs, Museum of Art and Technology is a unique new immersive museum created by Roy Nachum, the artist behind Rihanna’s famous 2016 “Anti” album cover, and his business partner Michael Cayre, a real estate developer.  The 36,000-square-foot space opened in early 2024 at 21 Dey Street, inside the bank building that used to be part of the now-nextdoor Century 21. There are a total of 15 different rooms to explore, each one attacking all the senses upon entrance. Some outstanding installations include the one that the staff refers to as "The Dragon," where a total of 500,000 individual LED lights hung on strings adorn a room and are lit up to created 3D videos, including one of a galloping horse, that will catch your attention. Towards the end of the walkthrough is what can only be described as a cave of beautiful pink flowers (plastic ones), where there will soon be a bar as well. This is perhaps the most Instagrammable space within the museum as a whole, one that will likely come to represent the destination on social media once it officially opens. An installation of a robot will also delight. Dubbed Kuka Robot, the machine is found behind a glass in the middle of a bed of sand. The robot makes sand castles, sketches and more while visitors look on wondering how it's all possible. Taking a tour of the new Mercer Labs is something you might want to consider doing with kids. Not only are the visual elements striking and entertaining but certain rooms are specifically...

Beyond the iconic, show-stopping displays—the grizzly bear in the Hall of North American Mammals, the 94-feet long blue whale, the prehistoric Barosaurus skeleton rearing up as if to scare the adjacent Allosaurus skeleton—is an expertly curated, 150-year-old museum that fills visitors of all ages with a curiosity about the universe. Whether you’re interested in the world below our feet or the cultures of faraway lands or the stars light-years beyond our reach, your visit is bound to teach you a few things you never knew. With four floors filled to the brim with artifacts, you could spend a whole day just looking at the taxidermied animals that hail from North America, Asia, Africa, rain forests and the ocean. Or, conversely, spend a day like an anthropologist and study indigenous Americans, Asian cultures, African peoples, Pacific tribes, and, before these rich cultures existed, the evolutionary origins of humans and our near (now extinct) cousins, like neanderthals. Also don't miss the new wing called the Gilder Center, which houses a butterfly vivarium, an insectarium and a 360-degree immersive experience, in an architectural masterpiece.

While Hallie Meyer grew up in Gramercy, she found her calling in Rome. With a love for all things ice cream (and restaurants—her father is Danny Meyer, after all), Meyer spent five months living in Italy, working her way through kitchens and gelaterias across the capital. When she returned to NYC, she brought her love of gelato with her, opening Caffè Panna in 2019. New Yorkers quickly caught on, and even to this day, lines remain out the door for just a taste of her Italian-inspired ice cream. In 2024, Meyer brought her famous ice cream to Brooklyn with a second outpost landing in Greenpoint.  The tan brick building that houses Caffè Panna is relatively easy to spot, with a constant line wrapped around the corner. While you wait, it's common for a staff member to greet you, allowing you to plan your order before approaching the window. Every sundae starts with a base of your choice, from house classics such as the Vanilla to coffee bean-infused stracciatella. You can find rotating varieties of the day here too, from Marshmallow Croissant to swirls of Blackberry Cheesecake. Dress it up with a drizzle of fudge, strawberry or even a few glugs of olive oil, and get a little crunchy with a topper of homemade Oreo brittle or flaky sea salt. No matter how you mix and match, each creation receives a dollop of the airy, whipped panna on top made with ingredients imported from the motherland. The newest location also serves granita, a middle ground between Italian ice and sorbet....

  Located on the 18th floor of the hotel, the "jewel box" space by Med Abrous and Marc Rose, who are food and beverage partners of the hotel and co-founders of the hospitality group Call Mom, opens up to incredible views of the boroughs, the bridges and the East River, which shine like stars at night. Designed by James Beard Award-winning design firm Parts and Labor Design, Panorama Room is visually dramatic. Its palatial vibes are set by luxurious velvet vintage-inspired tubular lounge sofas, chrome and marble touches, mosaic tile columns and its giant, tubular acrylic chandeliers that hover above the massively long bar. It's not only luxe but it's somehow simultaneously futuristic and retro. The space is filled with art from artists like Julia Chiang, Spencer Lewis, Alake Shilling, JPW3, Chris Martin, Brian Belott and Ida Eklbad, selected by Venus Over Manhattan partner Anna Furney and designer/creative director Darren Romanelli (aka Dr. Romanelli or DRx). Artist Sophie Parker and her botanical studio, Wife NYC, will also make custom arrangements and sculptural artwork for the lounge. There's even a custom-designed DJ booth made in Normandy by Hervet Manufacturier and Cédric Hervet, the long-time creative director for Daft Punk. The vibe: This is a swank place with a lot of cultivated ambiance, so there’s a cocktail attire dress code for entry i.e. no sweatpants, cargo shorts, or slides. The food: Mostly raw preparations of seafood, so it’s not the kind of place you...

Sometimes you need to escape the city—without actually leaving the city. The Rockaway Hotel + Spa is the perfect place to do exactly that.   An oasis in Queens, the Rockaway Hotel feels like a beachy, remote retreat even though it’s just over an hour’s subway ride from midtown. Decorated in natural blue and tan tones and packed with art, the hotel evokes relaxation along with a sense of New York City cool from the moment you step inside. The luxurious and design-forward 84,000-square-foot hotel offers 53 guest rooms and eight extended-stay residences each with Atlantic Ocean or Jamaica Bay views. Best of all? It’s just a five-minute walk to the Atlantic Ocean—if you can tear yourself away from the hotel’s on-site pool to make the short walk to the beach, that is. At the hotel’s heated outdoor pool, relax on a lounge chair, drop by the hotel’s cedar saunas and order poolside snacks and drinks from attentive staff. If you’ve got a large group, book a cabana in advance. You can even book a poolside spa service, like the scalp therapy drizzle or the after-sun skin reset. Speaking of spa services, the hotel’s spa really delivers with an array of treatments from massages to facials, along with wellness classes. As for dining, there’s the Pool House with a casual, poolside menu from dawn til dusk. Indoors, you’ll find Margie’s, the ground-floor restaurant that feels like a neighborhood dining room with its menu of American classics. Start with the tuna crispy rice and a citrus...

If you and your significant other enjoy knocking boots with a writhing mass of sexy strangers, look no further than this club in Queens. And if you want more information on boots, here’s a fun fact: The actual first name of the Roman emperor commonly called Caligula was Gaius—caligula means "little boots" in Latin, and Caligula picked up this nickname (which he hated) when he accompanied his dad, Germanicus, during his military campaigns in Germany.

Gaining a following slinging suadero tacos at Greenpoint’s Taqueria Ramirez, Tania Apolinar and Giovanni Cervantes' second act in the East Village is all about the pig, the whole pig and nothing but the pig. We are talking lengua, ear, brain and snout aka the nose-to-tail dining you’ve been looking for. Unsure of where to start? Worry not, the glass partition spells out what cut is which, written in English and Spanish, so you can work your way through Wilbur at your leisure. The vibe: It is not uncommon to find a crowd of people outside the place, happily hunched over frisbee-like plates, mouths glossy with dribbles of pork fat. Scope out the line—there usually is one, often out the door. Once you cross the threshold of the entryway, you’ll be welcomed by a taqueria that looks a bit lived in with concrete elements, a mix of paint drums for sitting and walls painted avocado green. Beyond the ordering counter lies the small kitchen, where you can watch employees hack away at bits of shoulder, tongue, and ears while others stir vats, bubbling with pork lard and ostensibly, pork. If the weather isn’t agreeable to standing outside or near the garage window that opens to the street, bop around the corner for a small sitdown with metal tables, stools and napkin holders festooned with doodles of pigs. The food: All pork everything is the name of the game at Carnitas Ramirez. Alongside the glass partition that spells out the cuts, there is a mirror on the wall with the outline of...

The buzziest restaurants in New York City are not always the best. Expectations inflated by press, hashtags, and exclusivity burst like birthday balloons in the power lines when that Next Best Thing turns out to be just fine. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, which opened in November at Lincoln Center, is the rare New York City hotspot that actually exceeds its tremendous surrounding hype.  Tatiana follows Bronx-raised Onwuachi’s early career years in some of NYC’s most esteemed restaurants, his Top Chef season, a pair of D.C. operations, book publications and accolades like the James Beard Foundation’s rising star chef of the year award in 2019. His first local destination, with Afro-Caribbean-influenced menus in a soaring, uncommonly inviting space, is a triumph.  The sweeping venue is distinguished, chicly industrial and makes you feel like you’ve arrived, especially after what was probably a long and/or circuitous route to finally landing a table. Huge windows suffuse the polished dining room with natural light filtered by delicate metallic curtains. Large cumulus cloud fixtures hover toward the ceiling. The armchairs opposite a banquette with its back to Lincoln Center’s plaza are, uniquely, as comfortable as the cushy bench they face; nicely sized, substantially anchored and designed for ease. The custom pieces are a relief, and a demonstration of a detailed commitment to hospitality, particularly in light of the recent threatening trend of truly awkward seats, including...