Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special

Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special

by Reggie Nadelson
Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special

Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special

by Reggie Nadelson

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“A timely read. . . . [Nadelson’s] reporting, all from a personal lens, is up-to-date. . . . Like chocolate chips in a cookie, the book is studded with delicious photos old and new.”
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times


“A wonderfully lively, knowledgeable journey through the past and present of places that help make New York City what it is, and which we must cherish and (hopefully) preserve.” 
—Salman Rushdie  

 
New York might have Broadway, Times Square, and the Empire State Building, but the real heart and soul of the city can be found in the iconic places that have defined cool since “cool” became a word.

Places like Di Palo’s in Little Italy, where you might stop in to pick up a little cheese only to find yourself in a long conversation—part friendly chat, part profound tutorial—with fourth-generation owner Lou Di Palo, sampling cheeses all the while. Or Raoul’s in SoHo, to enjoy a classic steak-frites in the company of downtown artists, celebrities, and dyed-in-the-wool locals. Or Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem, to be in the room where some young guys named Thelonious, Dizzy, and Charlie invented bebop. Or maybe Russ & Daughters, to pick up the city’s best lox and bagels, which they’ve been selling since 1914.

A lifelong New Yorker, writer Reggie Nadelson celebrates her city and all the places that make it special. Part guidebook, part cultural history, part walk down memory lane, alive with the spirit and the grit of small, often family-owned businesses that have survived the Great Depression, World War II, 9/11, and the coronavirus lockdown, Marvelous Manhattan is a seductive and timely book for anyone who lives in New York, loves the city, lived there once, or wishes they had.

Because that’s the thing about Manhattan: all you need to do is walk into the right place—say, Fanelli’s on Prince Street—sit down at the bar, order a drink, open this book, and suddenly you’re a New Yorker.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781579659790
Publisher: Artisan
Publication date: 04/13/2021
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 666,106
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Reggie Nadelson lives in New York and currently writes a column for the New York Times called The 212. She has also written columns for the Guardian, the Independent, the Financial Times, and Departures. She is the author of numerous books, including At Balthazar, a celebrated mystery series featuring detective Artie Cohen, and Comrade Rockstar. Last year she wrote and produced a major feature-length documentary about Ella Fitzgerald called Ella: Just One of Those Things. Find out more at ReggieNadelson.com.

Table of Contents

Preface: My Mother's New York 11

Lox Et Veritas: Russ & Daughters 19

Dumpling Love: Jing Fong 29

The Culinary Evangelist of Mott Street: Di Palo's 37

George Washington Drank Here: The Ear Ink 43

Making Magic: Thompson Chemists 49

Breakfast at the Bar: Fanelli's 53

The Queen of Soho: Raoul's 61

The Sweet Smell of Celluloid: Film Forum 67

Where New Yorkers Sample La Dolce Vita: Caffè Dante 73

Book Love: Three Lives & Company 81

Sip-Ins and Oliver Sacks: Julius' 91

A Kiss from Charlie Mingus: The Village Vanguard 95

The Sounds of the Med on Bond Street: Il Buco 103

Almost Famous: Indochine 111

On the Wall: Chisholm Larsson Gallery 119

It's a Man's World: Keens Steakhouse 127

Bread in the City: Sullivan Street Bakery 131

Our Own Private Bernardin: Le Bernardin 137

Whimsy on 60th Street: Serendipity 3 145

Drinking on the UES: Donohue's Steak House 149

Hanging with Madeline: Bemelmans Bar 155

The Last Luncheonette: Lexington Candy Shop 163

The Best of the Wurst: Schaller & Weber 169

Philip Roth and the Chopped Herring Sandwich: Barney Greengrass 175

School Daze: The Hungarian Pastry Shop 183

Where Ella Bopped with the Boys: Minton's Playhouse 189

Ahead of the Rest: Flamekeepers Hat Club 197

Uptown Fried: Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken 203

The Heart of Harlem: The Apollo Theater 209

Apologies 217

Acknowledgements 221

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