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1. Christopher Bear
Musician

We catch up with musician Christopher Bear from the band Grizzly Bear about his favourite restaurants & cocktail bars in New York:

1. Marlow & Sons - Great atmosphere

2. Ippudo - Fantastic ramen restaurant

3. Momofuku Ssam Bar - Creative cuisine

4. Dutch Kills - Cocktails in Queens

5. Hotel Delmano - Fun Brooklyn bar

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Where to Sleep

BEST HOTELS  New York's design hotel scene is hotting up, with an amazing selection of new hotels which have opened in the last 12 months. Here are some of our favourite hotels in New York right now:

1. Best Recent Opening - Dream Downtown

2. Best Value Boutique - The Nolitan

3. Best SoHo Hotel - The Mercer

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Where to Eat

BEST RESTAURANTS  New York’s restaurant scene offers everything from the ultimate in fine dining to tiny neighbourhood gems. Here are a few of our favourite restaurants in New York this month:

1. Best Asian Fusion - Momofuku

2. Best Trendy Restaurant - Minetta Tavern

3. Foodie Favourite - ABC Kitchen

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Where to Play

BEST NIGHTLIFE  New York boasts the best cocktail bar scene in the world, along with hedonistic nightclubs and intimate wine bars. Here are some of our favourite bars in New York right now:

1. Best Cocktail Bar - Death & Co.

2. Best Trendy Bar - Top of the Standard

3. Best Nightclub - The Jane Ballroom

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City Snapshot

A. Upper West Side - A largely residential area. 

B. Upper East Side - New York's most luxurious area, home to Central Park and the best art museums.

C. Midtown - The world’s biggest central business district and home to Times Square.

D. Chelsea & Meatpacking District - The epicentre of the city’s best nightclubs, art galleries and designer shopping.

E. West Village - Leafy and elegant, this neighbourhood boasts some of the most beautiful (and expensive) streets in the city. 

F. Tribeca & Downtown - Where soaring business skyscrapers mix in with the funky, artistic Tribeca neighbourhood.

G. SoHo - The shopping district with some of New York's coolest boutique hotels.

H. Lower East Side & East Village - A cultural melting pot of cutting-edge boutiques, cool bars and a happening live music scene.

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