Our curated guide for visiting New York City in 2026
Our fall/winter pieces and some of our jewels are inspired by New York city in its fall soft autumn lights, so of course a dedicated city guide for a soft glamorous visit was overdue.
HEALTHY FOOD SPOTS
📍 Soho / Nolita
• The Butcher’s Daughter
Plant-based, sunny and a classic.
Try: the cauliflower grits + golden latte.
• Sant Ambroeus (Soho)
Chic Italian café with light, elegant dishes.
Try: salmon tartare + iced cappuccino.
• Ruby’s Café
Australian healthy comfort dishes.
Try: broccoli salad + chili chicken bowl.
• Café Kitsuné
Fashion-girl matcha heaven.
📍 West Village
• Jack’s Wife Freda
Mediterranean, colorful, lively.
Try: green shakshuka or chicken kebab bowl.
• Bluestone Lane
Aesthetic brunch, clean ingredients.
Try: green goddess bowl and the classic avocado toast.
• The Grey Dog
Healthy-ish, cosy.
Try: cauliflower power bowl.
📍 Midtown / Chelsea
• abcV
Jean-Georges’ plant-based temple and one of our all-time favorites..
Try: Green chickpea hummus + the veg burger.
• Sweetgreen (Nomad flagship)
Yes, a chain but the salads do live up to the reptutation.
• Hu Kitchen
Paleo, gluten-free, mineral-rich foods.
Try: Veggie bowls + grain-free treats and of course their chocolates!
📍 Uptown / Upper East Side
• Ladurée Madison (macarons of course but also serve great salads)
Try: grilled veggie salad + rose macarons.
• Matchaful
Clean Japan-inspired matcha bar.
Try: Reishi matcha latte.
WELLNESS & GLOW ROUTINES
• AIRE Ancient Baths (Tribeca)
Dreamy thermal spa. Candlelit. Ethereal.
• FaceGym (multiple locations)
NYC sculpting facelift energy.
• Equinox Hudson Yards
The most gorgeous gym in our view.
• The Well (Union Square)
Modern wellness sanctuary. Treatments + tonics.
• Tracy Anderson Studio (Tribeca)
Celebrity body method. You’ll feel like a movie star.
• Sky Ting Yoga (Chinatown)
Soft yoga with downtown chic.
• Central Park morning walk
The classic.
THINGS TO DO
Aesthetic
• Walk the High Line
Beautiful views, chic people-watching.
• Visit The Met
Preferably the Costume Institute.
• Shop at Bergdorf Goodman
Even if you don’t buy anything it is worth a visit just for the interiors.
Beauty
• Drybar (Uptown)
Soft blowout before dinner.
• Sundays Nail Studio
New York’s cleanest, most elegant non-toxic mani/pedi.
• Rescue Spa
NYC’s best facials. The aesthetic is “rich, effortless glow.”
Shopping
• Soho
All the stores for an everyday chic style.
• Madison Avenue
Perfect for a Saturday style stroll.
• Vintage shopping in Greenwich Village
Perfect for a vintage fashion treasure hunt.
• Crowley Vintage
Amazing antiques curation in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
Experiences
• Rowboat in Central Park
There is no place that encapuslates a rom-com scene in a movie more than this.
• Take photos at the Pier 17 rooftop
Skyline + dreamy sunset.
• Grab a green juice and stroll the West Village galleries.
Feel like you’ve lived there forever and discover your new favorite art piece.
• Brooklyn Bridge sunrise walk
We recommend going there to see the skyline in a soft pink morning light. The early wake-up is worth it - Promise!
