World’s best bar, museum and a drink at the Ritz Carlton

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On Saturday we woke up early, bought coffee, worked out for bit and then we walked to The Dead Rabbit for brunch. Last year they got voted the “world’s best bar 2016” and for several years before that they got voted the best bar in North America. So, I’ve been wanting to go there since Jim told me about it a year ago.

I ordered eggs benedict with salmon, which I’ve actually never tried before, and it was really good. The best bar in the world? No, I wouldn’t say that, but it was a cool place. We sat on their third floor where they had thick beams in the ceiling and interesting posters on the wall. On the first floor, which I don’t have a picture of, the ceiling is full of photos and the floor is filled with sawdust. Small and packed with people.

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After brunch, we walked over to the National Museum of the American Indian. Not a lot to see there but we walk pass it all the time so we thought, since its free, we could check it out. Downstairs they have an exhibition called “circle of dance” which was interesting of course.

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At night we wanted to go to the restaurant by our apartment to hang out with neighbors. The old ladies here are there every single night and we are curious of why. But, this was the first night (like, ever) they didn’t sit at the bar there so we went to have a drink at the Ritz Carlton hotel instead. We have to go to the “old lady bar” another time I guess:)

Nobu

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Today is National Coffee Day. Guess if I’m gonna drink lots of coffee:) Once again, I’m waiting for some guys who will (hopefully) do stuff in the bathroom and kitchen today. Later, around noon, I’m leaving Thor with a dog sitter, cause we are going to Orlando tomorrow morning. Yeey! Excited! 
On Tuesday, Jim and I went to Nobu for a dinner with a guy through J’s work and his fiance. It was super nice and the food was great! Very expensive, so it was definitely nice that we didn’t have to pay for it, hahah. The lamb chops was probably everybody’s favorite, but I really enjoyed some of the raw fish dishes too. We had an awesome time and the couple was fun to hang out with. 

New York Coffee Festival

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On Sunday, we went to the New York Coffee Festival. Hours of coffee, coffee and more coffee. Our hands were shaking when we left, haha. Coffee places from around NY and Brooklyn gave out samples of their coffees. Hot, cold, flavored, spiced, espressos and everything else you can think of. They had latte art competitions, barista interviews and live music too. It was nice to just walk around and sip coffee.
I was kinda hoping people would talk about their products and special things to promote why people should visit their coffee shop or whatever, but too many times it was just more awkward silence until my husband or I asked questions, which kinda ends after “what country is the coffee from”. I love coffee and I have a barista certificate, but that doesn’t mean I have questions to every single coffee shop. They should work on their promoting skills. But other than that, I had a lot of fun. I even ended up with two books and a box of tea coffee. 

I sondags var vi pa the New York Coffee Festival. Timmar av kaffe, kaffe och mer kaffe. Vara hander skakade nar vi gick darifran, haha. Kaffestallen fran NY och Brooklyn gav ut prov av deras kaffe. Varmt, kallt, smaksatt, kryddat, espressos och allt annat du kan tanka dig. De hade latte konst tavlingar, barista intervjuer och live musik ocksa. Det var trevligt att bara ga rund och sippa pa kaffe. 
Jag hoppades dock att folk skulle prata om sina produkter och special grejer for att promota varfor folk borde besoka deras kaffestalle eller liknande, men alldeles for manga ganger var det mer bara obekvam tystnad tills min man eller jag stallde fragor, vilket typ slutar efter “vilket land kommer kaffet ifran”. Jag alskar kaffe och jag har ett barista certifikat, men det betyder ju inte att jag har fragor till varje kaffestalle. De borde jobba pa deras promoting skills. Men annars, jag hade valdigt roligt. Jag kopte t.o.m tva bocker och en box med te kaffe. 

Caffe Reggio

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I found out online that there is a cafe in Greenwich Village that has been there since 1927. Domenico Parisi brought the cappuccino to America and they still have the espresso machine, from 1902, at the cafe today (not in use of course, but still pretty cool). The cappuccino wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but good enough and the lunch sandwich that I ordered was great. This is a small place with tables very close to each other, but still a cozy feel to it and it really does feel old with all the art work in the room. I tried to picture how it was to sit at this cafe and sip a cappuccino back in the old days. 

A coffee lover like me loves to visit places like this. New York is relatively a new city but there is plenty of interesting history and a lot is kept. New York City is definitely one of the coolest cities to discover.

Jag hittade online att det finns ett cafe i Greenwich Village som har funnits dar sedan 1927. Domenico Parisi presenterade cappuccino for Amerika och de har fortfarande espresso maskinen, fran 1902, kvar pa cafet idag (inte i bruk saklart, men anda ratt coolt). Cappuccinon var inte den basta jag smakat, men tillrakligt god och lunchmackan som jag bestallde var god. Det har ar ett litet stalle med bord ratt nara varandra, men anda ratt mysig kansla och det kanns verkligen gammalt med all konst i rummet. Jag forsokte forestalla mig hur det var att sitta dar pa detta cafe och smutta pa en cappuccino pa den gamla tiden.

En kaffealskare som jag alskar att besoka stallen som detta. New York ar relativt en ny stad men det finns en hel del intressant historia och mycket ar bevarat. New York City ar definitivt en av de coolaste staderna att upptacka. 

The Place

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Yesterday we walked up to West Village. We were looking for a place with an outdoor seating to have lunch at and we found The Place. They are recommended by Zagat, Michelin and TripAdvisor, so we did not expect anything less than amazing food. I ordered the avocado toast and added bacon and Jim got the pancakes. Both were very very good. A cute place and not a crazy expensive brunch.