I planned the first full day in the city around food (no surprise here). The plan was to have breakfast at the hotel, work that off by walking the entire length of the High Line, have lunch and dessert in West Village, work that off by walking to Soho, have afternoon dessert, take a break eating by visiting Wall Street 9/11 Memorial, then finally, have dinner. What a jam packed day!
High Line!
I love the idea of an elevated park in a urban concrete jungle.. wish Hong Kong has this….
After walking the entire High Line, we continued to West Village for lunch at The Spotted Pig.
The Spotted Pig is one of the most influential restaurants in the world. Why? cause it started the whole gastropub trend. O! and it has one Michelin star.
The interior decor reminds me of a pub in some quaint British countryside.
There are so many pig figurines!
Since we were still stuffed from breakfast, we didn’t order much.
soup of the day: tomato soup… kind of sour..
Chargrilled Burger with Roquefort Cheese & Shoestring Fries.…. mom and I shared the famous burger. Unfortunately, I didn’t know Roquefort is blue cheese.. so I didn’t really like this… The patty was juicy and the shoestring fries are like hickory sticks!
Once again, I made friends with people sitting next to us. Both of them are foodies and gave us lots of food recommendations! Thanks!!!
FAIM? OUI OUI!!!
The Spotted Pig
There were sooooo many people, long lineup and not enough seats.
there’s a beeper that lights up when your food is ready….
Shack Burger (cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce)…. this was so yummmmmy. The bread is the same as any fast food joint but it’s the meat and ShackSauce that sets it apart. The meat was juicy and tender, and on top of that, the ShackSauce made it even juicier.
I read about the 45 minutes line at lunch, so we went right when it opened… and there was a line (a short one)!
Shack Burger… Kinda small burger.. but o so delicious!
Smoke Shack .. all the meaty goodness..
fries… looks kinda soggy…
strawberry shake…we mentioned that we didn’t like Black and White cause it was so sweet… so they suggested we try strawberry… this was less sweet.. but again, it too was overly sweet.
After checking into the hotel, we went to the Chambers Hotel, where the midtown branch of Momofuku Milk Bar is located.
Love the decor…. neon lights and chalkboard writing! Yes, the restaurant Má Pêche is located behind the milk bar.
We ordered one of the most popular item, cereal milk soft serve.
It tasted like horlicks flavoured ice-cream, topped with cornflakes-like cereal. Pretty interesting but nothing too special…. and the cereal kept falling off…
faim? oui oui!!!!!! 