The New York Times released its annual list of the 100 best restaurants in New York City, and a Georgian cafe from Brighton Beach ranked 23rd! Tone Cafe, which calls itself the oldest Georgian bakery in the United States, has been in business since 1997 and is famous for its fresh bread from a traditional…
I found an example of outdoor advertising, an unattainable standard of clarity and straightforwardness. The sign reads: “SANDWICHES THREE DOORS DOWN.” 📍 39 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
Brighton Beach is a completely different New York, where Cyrillic letters cover storefront signs, Russian and Ukranian speech fills the streets. The area has long been nicknamed “Little Odessa,” as it historically became a hub for Soviet immigrants and a center of the Russian-speaking community. It is located on the southern shore of Brooklyn, right…
Times Square in New York is known all over the world, even by those who have never been to New York. It is at the same time a symbol of the city, an attraction, a living stage, and a chaos of colorful advertising banners. Everyone who comes to New York goes here first to take…
On April 4, the largest street food festival in New York — Smorgasburg — returns, promising more than 70 food vendors with an incredible variety of cuisines from around the world. Smorgasburg is the biggest street food festival in New York City. It started in 2011 as a project by the team behind Brooklyn Flea…
When our correspondent Waso visited a mochi café in New York, he didn’t expect to be this impressed. What followed was less a review and more a love letter to Pavlo Mochi and its vibrant Ukrainian-inspired flavors. Mochi You Want to Share With the World I used to really love sweets, especially desserts until I…
There’s a café that could probably claim the title of having the best view in New York. It’s located on the 64th floor of One World Trade Center. And since it has no competition inside the building, its name is as simple as it gets — CAFÉ. On the one hand, you can only get…
Grand Central Terminal, also known as Grand Central Station in New York, is one of New York’s most striking landmarks and, as it happens, the largest passenger railway station in the world in terms of number of platforms and total area. Early History Architecture The station was rebuilt three times: Grand Central Depot (1871) ➡️…
Remember our list of the best brewtiques in New York? If not, we’d like to remind you that “brewtique” is a trendy word denoting a cross between a boutique and a coffee shop. And one of the best in our list is Manjul Coffee & Clothing. Let’s discuss it more closely. A Ukrainian clothing and…
This photo of Times Square in the 1980s immediately captures attention — clean streets, bright lights, neon signs. But one detail stands out in particular: the Howard Johnson’s restaurant. It turns out that at one time it was the largest restaurant chain in the USA, and later a hotel chain. How It All Began The…
