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Hipster: Isabella
Isabella knows what’s hot south of 14th Street. Her main areas of expertise are new boutiques, great vintage shops, and downtown bars and restaurants. She also loves a good sale or bargain.
Hipster‘s Recommendations
- The Back Room
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Location: Lower East Side (LES)
Did someone say speakeasy?
Guide: Hipster (Caroline)
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- Thor
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Location: Lower East Side (LES)
A Dutch-designed bar built for seeing and being seen.
Guide: Hipster (Caroline)
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- The Dressing Room
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Location: Lower East Side (LES)
This neighborhood bar/clothing exchange/designer's co-op takes local to a new level.
Guide: Hipster (Caroline)
Location: Lower East Side » - 0 comments
- Paris Commune
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Location: West Village
Your neighborhood corner bistro.
Guide: Hipster (Caroline)
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- Decibel
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Location: East Village
A basement-level sake bar with an edgy, punk vibe.
Guide: Hipster (Isabella)
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- Planet Rose
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Location: East Village
A tiny karaoke bar packing a bold ’80s aesthetic.
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- Angel's Share
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Location: East Village
An intimate Asian bar/lounge tucked behind the back door of a Japanese restaurant.
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- PDT
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Location: East Village
An elegant speakeasy, accessed through a secret '40s phone booth.
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Location: East Village
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- Bread
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Fresh organic Italian food in a sunny, open setting, which makes for a perfect lunch spot.
Guide: Hipster (Isabella)
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- Cube 63
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Location: Lower East Side (LES)
Cube 63 is one of Manhattan’s best BYOBs—think inventive sushi, a good-looking crowd, and a just-hip-enough location.
Guide: Hipster (Isabella)
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Isabella has been the personal assistant to several rock stars, and has helped produce over 150 arena concerts for artists including Madonna, David Bowie, Moby, The Roots, and Nelly Furtado. She’s also thrown over 100 events, including magazine launch parties, art openings, celebrity birthdays, product launch parties, DJ competitions and store openings. Her clients include Diesel, Surface, Jane and Details. Because of what she does, and her passions, she knows all the celebrity secrets and downtown dish. She knows where all the models in the neighborhood go to get colored and cut, and primped and pampered, even though they might not tell you for fear of losing their spot in line. If you are downtown and need to rent a couture dress, cure a migraine, or find the best bikini wax, consider yourself informed.