4. Savour Manhattan treats à la Carrie Bradshaw
Retro green interiors at Magnolia Bakery
Get your sugar fix at the ’50s-style Magnolia Bakery in New York City’s Greenwich Village, now a household name after fictional Manolo Blahnik lover and fashion columnist Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City was seen nibbling on a buttercream cupcake here. After treating yourself to a colourful variety of flavours, do trendy Chinese fare at Buddakan. The theatrical interiors of the restaurant is as sexy as its name suggests. Gleaming chandeliers hang from the ceiling, contemporary Asian art is plastered on exposed walls, and a grand staircase connects the dining rooms separated by colourful lattice screens. When you’re done marvelling at its grandeur, you know the drill—order a cosmo and drink up.
The splashy setting of Buddakan makes it a hot spot in New York City’s Meatpacking District
