Nine Nines

Rooftop cocktails, old guard hotels, rejuvenating facials, omakase under $150, MORE

ABOUT FOUND • The Nines

The Nines on The Nines

• The Nines are FOUND recommendations across a range of categories

• Restaurants, hotels, services, experiences worthy of consideration

• Presented with need-to-know details and a FOUND take

• Easy to share, return to, screenshot for a friend

• Why nine? Manageable number in a sea of endless choices

• Also see “to the nines” — "to perfection" or "to the highest degree"

• The Nines are living lists, to be refreshed regularly 

• Additions and subtractions from FOUND subscribers encouraged

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And now, nine of our favorite Nines to date:

RESTAURANTS & BARS • The Nines

Rooftop cocktails

• Overstory (Fidi), wraparound 64th floor terrace with serious cocktail program

• A60 (Soho), long-running exclusive rooftop spot atop Sixty Soho

• Apotheke Nomad (Nomad), cellar space paired with penthouse patio 

• Nubluez (Nomad, above), José Andrés rooftop situation at Ritz-Carlton Nomad

• Broken Shaker (Gramercy), NYC outpost of Miami hit on 18th floor terrace 

• Darling (Midtown West), 47th floor cocktails above Central Park South

• Ophelia Lounge (Midtown East), cocktail haven atop Beekman Tower

• Harriet’s Rooftop (Brooklyn Heights), rooftop of Brooklyn 1Hotel

• Bar Blondeau (Williamsburg), sunset hour at the Wythe Hotel

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GETAWAYS • The Nines

NYC hotels, the new guard

• Nine Orchard (Lower East Side), $725, new default

• Hotel Barrière Fouquet’s (Tribeca, above), $950, Paris classic now in NYC

• Ritz Carlton Nomad (Nomad), $895, book club level for best views

• The Ned Nomad (Nomad), $468, nu-Soho House club hotel

• Aman NYC (Midtown East), $2500, ultraluxe three-floor spa

• Pendry Manhattan West (Hudson Yards), $591, quasi-West Coast vibes

• Hotel Chelsea (Chelsea), $425, Born & MacPherson update a classic 

• Penny Williamsburg (Williamsburg), $499, soft open from Nomad/Freehand founder

• The Rockaway Hotel (Rockaways), $550, Morris Adjmi-designed beach pad 

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GETAWAYS • The Nines

Restaurants, Upstate

• Brushland Eating House (Bovina), James Beard nom'd farm-to-table destination dining — peak Catskills

• The Arnold House (Livingston Manor), Midwest tavern vibes, if you wish

• Good Night (Woodstock), Sharp Southeast Asian in big, design-centric space

• Chleo (Kingston), Natural wine bar and bites via Stone Barns alums

• The Aviary (Kinderhook), Ruth Reichl instafavorite

• Feast & Floret (Hudson), Italian-inspired from Fish & Game team

• Kitty's (Hudson), Beloved all-day cafe, adjoining market, and wine shop 

• Gaskins (Germantown), Bustling oasis of a bar, grown-up dining room

• Stissing House (Pine Plains, above), 241-year-old space revamped and run by King chef Clare de Boer

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RESTAURANTS • The Nines

Omakase, $150 and under

• Gouie (Lower East Side), $120, Essex Market’s lower-level, sake-focused sushi counter

• Noz Market (Upper East Side), $145, Sushi Noz sister spot at lower price

• Sanyuu West (Chelsea), $78, caviar and gold leaf-laced nigiri found here

• Thirteen Water (East Village), $75, 60-minute, umami-heavy meal thanks to abundant uni and foie

• Sugarfish (multiple locations), $43-$72, California export known for warm rice and buttery fish

• Matsunori (Lower East Side), $68, Masa vet serving somewhat traditional nigiri at 10-seat counter