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

Aug 15, 2023
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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

  • Feedback or requests for future Nines? Email found@foundny.com


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


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 


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


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

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