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Eating and drinking in New York City

Dawn Davis’s gastronomic guide to New York

The outgoing editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit and Epicurious shares her favourite eateries in the Big Apple, from the theatrical to the cosy

Eating and drinking in New York City

A cool, dry place: the best martinis in Manhattan

Our man’s selfless odyssey takes him from classic hotspots to newer drinking establishments in search of the ultimate New York cocktail

Eating and drinking in New York City

Discovering New York’s high-end Korean food scene

Manhattan’s Flatiron district is home to many contemporary, creative Korean eateries. Here are four of the best

Things to do in New York City

A horticulturist’s green-fingered guide to New York

Thomas Broom-Hughes, who tends to London’s Petersham Nurseries, shares his favourite places to find flourishing plant life amid NYC’s concrete jungle

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First look at celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson's new NYC restaurant | FT Globetrotter

The Swedish-Ethiopian restaurateur celebrates diversity and sustainability

Eating and drinking in New York City

Celebrity chef Judy Joo’s gastronomic guide to New York

The London-based Korean-American chef, restaurateur and author returns to her old culinary haunts in NYC — and reveals some new ones

Things to do in New York City

My ideal day in New York: Architectural Digest’s Amy Astley

The publication’s global editorial director and long-time Tribeca resident likes to keep it local, from Pilates to post-prandial drinks — via her favourite shops, galleries and eateries in the district

Shopping and gifts

Cult Shop: the New York stationer for socialites

The city’s most illustrious paper goods store also offers advice on etiquette and decorum

Travel

Checking in: the Ned comes to New York

The first international outpost of the City of London favourite, the Ned NoMad brings period opulence to a neighbourhood on the up

Eating and drinking in New York City

How I Met Your Mother co-creator on New York’s most romantic spots

Eateries that evoke a long-gone Manhattan, secret green spaces with glorious views and possibly the most glamorous train station in the world (and its oyster bar) are what make New York New York for TV writer and author Carter Bays

Visual Arts

How painter Robert Colescott used racist stereotypes to make America think

He remade classic works of art with black figures but hid his own race for 40 years

Things to do in New York City

Chef Daniel Humm’s perfect Saturday in New York

Taking on chess hustlers, catching Daniel Craig in ‘Macbeth’ and sampling exquisite Japanese plant-based food: how one of the world’s top chefs is enjoying his adopted hometown right now

Visual Arts

Kazuko Miyamoto’s highly strung New York show leaves us wanting more

The Japanese-American artist tantalises with works that subvert minimalism

Visual Arts

Matisse: The Red Studio — a painting about paintings stuns in MoMA show

The New York museum’s detective work reunites 10 of the objects depicted in the canvas

Eating and drinking in New York City

Meet the women changing the face of Brooklyn’s craft drinks scene

Five pioneering female-led breweries and distilleries making their mark on a traditionally male-dominated industry

Visual Arts

Jacques-Louis David at the Metropolitan Museum — a French revolution in art

A New York exhibition of David’s drawings and sketches shows how his radical style developed through the republic and Napoleon

Eating and drinking in New York City

Four of the best New York restaurants seen in ‘And Just Like That . . . ’

The ‘Sex and the City’ reboot might not have been everyone’s dish of the day — but the cool Manhattan eateries frequented by Carrie and the crew are in-crowd pleasers without reservation

Visual Arts

Charles Ray at the Met — sculptures satirical and self-obsessed

He uses his body to reflect on himself, American life and the demands of art

Visual Arts

Jennifer Packer at the Whitney in New York — paintings both decorative and deep

The artist makes luminous work that is filled with strong emotion and political weight

Things to do in New York City

A day in New York with five-star hotelier James McBride

After a run around Central Park’s reservoir, the luxury-hospitality guru likes to shop for Belgian shoes, treat himself to a ‘deconstructed’ tiramisu and take in some jazz

Visual Arts

Joseph E Yoakum’s visionary landscapes at MoMA

The Chicago artist’s works, drawn from the world and his imagination, are on show in New York

Eating and drinking in New York City

A 24h food tour of Manhattan with chef Jason Atherton

The celebrated British chef and restaurateur shares his favourite spots to eat and drink in NYC

Things to do in New York City

Made in Manhattan: the best New York films

In the first of a new series in which our film critic selects the movies that most brilliantly evoke FT Globetrotter’s cities, here are 12 of the Big Apple’s lead roles

Things to do in New York City

Portrait of a park: ‘New York in a nutshell’ — Tompkins Square Park

Gentrification might have softened its edges, but this longstanding counterculture haven remains a site of protest and play — particularly, come Halloween, for costumed canines

Things to do in New York City

Leading Hotels of the World chief Shannon Knapp on the best of Brooklyn and beyond

The head of the independent luxury-hotel group likes to enjoy her home borough’s excellent food offerings and explore its green spaces with her family — followed by a night in Manhattan

Things to do in New York City

Brooklyn breakout: the best of Williamsburg’s music scene

Move over, Manhattan — for treasure-trove record shops and up-tempo live venues just head over the river

New York City travel

New York getaway: a weekend in Montclair, New Jersey’s leafy ‘oasis of culture and good living’

Just a short train ride from Manhattan, the Garden State’s mecca for New York media types offers superb food and arts scenes and a historic boutique hotel

Fitness in New York City

Fast exit to Brooklyn: four bike routes around the New York borough

The best way to take in all that Brooklyn has to offer — from spectacular cityscapes to hipster havens — is on two wheels

Eating and drinking in New York City

Business dining in New York: FT readers’ top tips

Looking to combine discreet discussion with fantastic food in NYC? Here are some top-rated spots

Eating and drinking in New York City

Your Big Apple bites: the NYC restaurants FT readers can’t wait to enjoy again

We asked you to tell us which New York eateries you’ve missed the most over the past year. From cheap and cheerful takeaway to fine dining hotspots, here are your top tables

FT readers respond

Where to find the best martinis in New York City

From Gossip Girl territory to a brush with Cary Grant, here’s where FT readers head for the classic cocktail

Time to unwind: tell us about your favourite spa and treatment