Soho

one. when we were at Ruby's there was just a bunch of fresh chrysanthemums sitting on a table. It was comforting. That, and the Australian accents that swarmed all around us. two. still Christmas trees. three. gorgeous fresh flowers at Dean and Deluca. four. the in-store water feature at Me and Ro only added to the ambiance. five. land of the cakes. six and seven. Cafe Gitane is one of those places that is worth the wait for a table. Hand ground peanut butter and, on another day, a shredded carrot salad with iced hibiscus tea. Delicious. eight. streetscapes.

Soho is definitely one of those best of times, worst of times places. It’s got all the good shops and all the great cafes, but also crowds of people, wait times for tables and the constant fear that you will, at some point, hemorrhage money while you are there. Is that the price that you pay for spending time in this hip New York neighbourhood? Perhaps. 

All the best times that I had in Soho – consumed a petit dejeuner complet at Café Gitane with hand-ground Peanut Butter, enjoyed a three course lunch at Balthazar and an endless dinner of soft shell tacos, empanadas and ceviche at La Esquina brasserie. Shopped for presents for my mum at Purl Soho and Dean and Deluca. Spied Ruby Aldridge leafing through the racks at Zara. Celebrated a belated Australia day with vegemite toast at Ruby’s Cafe. Popped into Isabel Marant and Theory, 3.1 Phillip Lim and APC, Kirna Zabete and Opening Ceremony. Laughed away whole afternoons in nameless cafes over bottomless cups of coffee. Shared a bottle of wine and a mushroom pizza with a great friend at Rubirosa. Fell in love with beautiful slip-of-a-thing rings and necklaces at Me and Ro. Sat in starbucks and watched the snow fall one white afternoon. 

 All the worst times - you know, there really weren’t any. Even when I got lost wandering one afternoon and I had to draw my coat right up around me for fear of hypothermia it was alright, because eventually I found the Tribeca Taco Company street stand, and I bought some quesadillas, and I sat down on a bench with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and I read for a little until I had worked out what to do. Soho’s great like that. When it all gets too much it throws you a curved ball and wills you to catch it. And you do. Every single time. 

 Notes (for the record this includes Nolita as well. I just can’t be bothered to split them up, sorry!):

Lafayette House - 38 East 4th St (at Bowery)

The Bowery Hotel - 335 Bowery (at corner of East 3rd St)

The Smile -  26 Bond St (between Bowery and Lafayette)

 Peels - 325 Bowery (at corner of East 2nd St)

Bowery Coffee Company - 87 East Houston (between Bowery and Elizabeth)

Rag and Bone - 73 East Houston (between Bowery and Elizabeth)

Billy’s Bakery - 268 Elizabeth St (between East Houston and Prince)

Me and Ro - 241 Elizabeth St (between East Houston and Prince)

Le Llabo Fragrance - 233 Elizabeth St (between East Houston and Prince)

Steven Alan - 229 Elizabeth St (at corner of Prince)

Cafe Habana - 17 Prince St (at corner of Elizabeth)

A Detacher - 262 3Mott St (between East Houston and Prince)

Cafe Gitane - 242 Mott St (between East Houston and Prince)

Ruby’s Cafe - 219B Mulberry St (between Spring and Prince)

 Rubirosa - 235 Mulberry St (between Spring and Prince)

Lombardi's Pizza -32 Spring St (between Mulberry and Mott St)

McJs books - 42 Prince St (at Mulberry St)

Lafayette Smoke Shop (great selection of international magazines) - corner of Lafayette and Spring St

La Esquina - 106 Kenmare St (at corner of Lafayette)

Balthazar - 80 Spring St (between Broadway and Crosby)

Dean and Deluca -  560 Broadway (at corner of Prince)

3.1 Phillip Lim- 115 Mercer St (between Spring and Prince)

APC - 131 Mercer St (between Spring and Prince)

Barney's Co-Op - 116 Wooster St (between Spring and Prince)

Kirna Zabete - 96 Greene St (between Spring and Prince)

Isabel Marant - 469 Broome St (at corner of Greene)

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream truck - Corner of Prince and Greene st

Acne Studios - 10 Greene St (between Canal and Grand)

Jumelle - 55 Grand St (at West Broadway)

Lucky Strike Brasserie - 59 Grand St (at West Broadway)

Grandaisy Bakery - 250 West Broadway (at Walker) - kind of in Tribeca, I know I'm cheating haha

Theory - 151 Spring St (at West Broadway)

Opening Ceremony - 35 Howard St (between Broadway and Crosby)

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