coolstuff.nyc neighborhood guide
SoHo & Nolita, Manhattan
August 26, 2022
It’s been a minute since our last neighborhood guide, but we’ve been hard at work 4 u. Here it is: our oft-requested, long-awaited guide to SOHO & NOLITA. Filled with fashion labels, and fashionable cafés, these neighborhoods are also home to some of our favorite spots in the city. ︎
It’s been a minute since our last neighborhood guide, but we’ve been hard at work 4 u. Here it is: our oft-requested, long-awaited guide to SOHO & NOLITA. Filled with fashion labels, and fashionable cafés, these neighborhoods are also home to some of our favorite spots in the city. ︎
Eat
Lovely Day
For: a classic and underrated Nolita spot with delish Thai & Japanese dishes served in a cozy red booth space, or along the sidewalk when the weather is nice. Ca$h & Amex Only
For: a classic and underrated Nolita spot with delish Thai & Japanese dishes served in a cozy red booth space, or along the sidewalk when the weather is nice. Ca$h & Amex Only
Balthazar
For: the best of the best steak frites & classic old school New York. Try as hard as you can to make your meal last at least 3 hours while you look for celebrities.
For: the best of the best steak frites & classic old school New York. Try as hard as you can to make your meal last at least 3 hours while you look for celebrities.
Fanelli Cafe
For: classic American fare with red checkered tablecloths and surprisingly amazing spaghetti & meatballs. The best place to sip a martini in Soho, espcially if you’d like to brush shoulders with editors and stylists from the strongholds of print.
For: classic American fare with red checkered tablecloths and surprisingly amazing spaghetti & meatballs. The best place to sip a martini in Soho, espcially if you’d like to brush shoulders with editors and stylists from the strongholds of print.
Sip
Spring Lounge
For: the neighborhood dive -- it’s been around since opening illegally in the 20’s, and yes, it’s that place with the stuffed sharks everywhere. Get a beer and a shot.
For: the neighborhood dive -- it’s been around since opening illegally in the 20’s, and yes, it’s that place with the stuffed sharks everywhere. Get a beer and a shot.
Shop
Still Here New York
For: creative, colorful, and customized jeans! We love their hand painted embellishments, perfect 4 autumn.
For: creative, colorful, and customized jeans! We love their hand painted embellishments, perfect 4 autumn.
Clare V.
For: the most fun bags & women’s clothing with a French Twist by LA-based designer Clare Vivier.
For: the most fun bags & women’s clothing with a French Twist by LA-based designer Clare Vivier.
MoMA Design Store
For: well designed objects and gifts. If you’re a member of the MoMA you get a lil discount on everything in the shop ;–)
For: well designed objects and gifts. If you’re a member of the MoMA you get a lil discount on everything in the shop ;–)
Abbode
For: gifts, especially for you & your bestie! Keep an eye out for their frequent and fantastic in-store events.
For: gifts, especially for you & your bestie! Keep an eye out for their frequent and fantastic in-store events.
Love Adorned
For: jewelry & dried fleurs! Their collection can cover gifts for lots of different archetypes in your life: Art-school grads, Hamptons moms, that friend who went to Europe this Summer and posted a few too many Instagram stories…
For: jewelry & dried fleurs! Their collection can cover gifts for lots of different archetypes in your life: Art-school grads, Hamptons moms, that friend who went to Europe this Summer and posted a few too many Instagram stories…
Iconic Magazines
For: One of the city’s best selection of independent and art mags! There are two locations in Nolita -- one on Mulberry and one on Bowery.
For: One of the city’s best selection of independent and art mags! There are two locations in Nolita -- one on Mulberry and one on Bowery.
See
Elizabeth Street Garden
For: a green garden haven in the middle of Nolita. If you want to help ensure that Elizabeth Street Garden remains a part of the neighborhood, you can donate here.
For: a green garden haven in the middle of Nolita. If you want to help ensure that Elizabeth Street Garden remains a part of the neighborhood, you can donate here.
