Be prepared to face the street style paparazzi before and after shows with cultish followings, like Jeremy Scott, Suno, and Alexandre Herchcovitch.
Mecca for fashion industry types and those who want to be. Remember to take your invite — security is a lot tighter than at Bryant Park.
If you spy a herd of women in heels crossing the West Side Highway, you know a show just let out at this Fashion Week hub.
The hotel perched above the High Line is as stunning, chic, sceney, and clubby as rooms for the night get. What it lacks in service it makes up for in river views. Read more.
The more casual, front Tap Room serves meats and vegetables roasted in a wood-burning oven. Read more.
Meticulously trained baristas give coffee the sort of care usually reserved for wine, cheese, and chocolate. No wonder the cafe inspires such devotion. Read more.
Stroll through the gourmet shopping mecca and break for lunch at celiac-friendly, comfort food haven Friedman’s Lunch.
Go to Cafe Gitane for strong coffee and towers of couscous; slip into the ballroom for people-watching and dancing.
In less than an hour, you can get the do of your choosing. Starting at $40, it may very well be the only good deal left in the hood. Read more.
Recover from long Fashion Week days at the tiny, laid-back Spanish wine bar. Ditch industry types, try its famous uni panini, and nightcap with one of your real friends. Read more.
Raw, organic, and yet we’re obsessed. We especially love the taco salad and the blue sunset and strawberry blond shakes. Read more.
You just found your meal for the day. Levain’s cookies are the size of baseballs, and they’re some of the best in the city.
The little eatery, ideal for coffee and a light bite or a full breakfast any day of the week, feels more like Vermont than Manhattan. Read more.
Chances are you’re currently freezing your ass off. Warm up with a bowl of Artie’s matzo ball soup. Read more.
On Meatless Mondays, get the four-course $46 prix fixe menu showcasing veggie and vegan dishes sourced from Union Square Greenmarket. Read more.
On any given visit, you’ll see famous faces (as well as “upper-generation” folks) at Michael White’s restaurant. Order fusilli with red wine-braised octopus and bone marrow.
The right place for a quick glass of wine and cured meat and cheese perfection. Take a sandwich to go if you’re on the move. Read more.
