FrontDesk / New York / December 2010 New York Dining / Nightlife / Shopping / Culture / Maps December 2010 2010 D . Y U R M A N © EXCLUSIVELY AT THE TOW N HOUSE , MADISON & 6 3 R D 212 7 5 2 4 2 5 5 DAVIDYURMAN.COM NOTE EDITOR’S DORSET JUSTIN VIRGINIA SHANNON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PHOTO: New York radiates magic throughout the holiday season. I know that sounds like a cliché. But if you’ve ever experienced our great city at this time of year, you know I’m right. With or without a fresh sprinkling of glimmering snow, NYC offers so much to do. Front Desk fills you in on the options, beyond the usual suspects (Rockefeller Center, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular), enumerating festive alt-holiday activities to help you make the most of the season (p. 26). Of course, you can always go the Top 5 Picks traditional route and spend your time here shopping for gifts. Luckily, top fashion X NEW PLAY: U2’s Bono houses have just opened some must-visit and the Edge scored the new stores for the occasion (p. 20). Spider-Man musical! If the cold weather gets the better of X NEW PERFORMANCES: you, stop into a cozy eatery for some soul- Alvin Ailey’s City Center warming nourishment. We point you season celebrates 50 toward the best new comfort-food spots years of “Revelations.” (p. 24) and offer the inside scoop on Mario X NEW STORE: The just- Batali’s mega–resto-market Eataly (p. 18). opened Michael Kors If you skew more naughty than nice, the boutique on Bleecker. city has a hot new lineup of nightclubs X NEW RESTAURANT: 2010 prime for holiday revelry (p. 22). Lincoln offers stunning Whatever you decide to do this views of Lincoln Center. month, NYC is the place to do it. As rising X NEW YEAR’S EVENT: December / star Jon Bernthal says (p. 14): “There’s no EN Japanese Brasserie’s city in the world with more character.” mochi ritual is a blast! 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NEW YORK BOUTIQUE • 545 Madison Avenue • 212-223-1562 CONTENTS 22 24 26 36 Contents NIGHTLIFE GUIDES 22 NYC’s New Clubland We’ve highlighted the best Five glitzy new hot spots for five places to eat, shop and drink in different types of nightlifers. each Manhattan neighborhood. DINING 30 Financial District/ South Street Seaport 24 Cozy With a Chance of Meatballs 32 Tribeca Come in from the cold and savor the bone-sticking 34 East Village/ goodness at these comfort- Lower East Side food–classic eateries. 36 West Village CULTURE 38 Soho/Nolita 26 The Beat of a Different 2010 Drummer Boy 44 Union Square/ ’Tis the season… to start a new Gramercy/Flatiron holiday tradition! Check out December / these festive alternatives for 46 Meatpacking yuletide revelry. FrontDesk 6 CONTENTS 48 60 66 102 Contents 48 Chelsea 88 Soho 50 Midtown 92 West Village 60 Upper East Side 93 East Village 66 Upper West Side 94 Lower East Side 68 Culture 95 Wall Street The best shows and museums 96 Manhattan MAPS 100 The Help Desk 76 Park, Madison, Fifth Aves Important phone numbers 84 Theater District 102 New York State of Mind After dancing on NYC’s biggest 86 Chelsea stages for ten years, ballerina Tiler Peck pirouettes into the 2010 87 Meatpacking District spotlight in The Nutcracker. December / FrontDesk 7 VICE PRESIDENT OF EDITORIAL BETH WEITZMAN CREATIVE & FASHION DIRECTOR ANN Y. 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