usa :: new york :: general

[wild style]

Just found this excellent ramen forum while searching for more info about Ippudo. Thought I'd share.

[lestat]

i love the little scallops in the soup @ setagaya

what time they open? they sell out pretty darn quick... they put up the sold out sign outside @ 8:30...

[DaBestSpoona]

setagaya is already talking shit about momofuku

http://eater.com/archives/2007/06/ramen_war_brewi.php

[mizanation]

i don't see how this is a real comeback by momofuku:

[sleazie ninja number 47]

OH SNAP! Setagaya got serrrrved...

If its all about the broth, I still prefer rairaiken, fwiw..

[cuddlysheep]

take that shit to the next level. and setagaya drive by shoot up the place. ramen wars. lol

[Chicken]

Just found this excellent ramen forum while searching for more info about Ippudo. Thought I'd share.

nice. here's another ramen site, too:

http://www.worldramen.net/

[Ryan]

went to setagaya tonight. line was tolerable.

FUCK momofuku.

[mizanation]

^^^ looks good, man. i'll probably try it out this weekend....

[coleslawyum]

http://www.ntv.co.jp/ramen/

That was what was playing at Setagaya. Top30 ramen. You can catch it all on youtube.

[Swych]

just wanted to revive this because i'm here for 6 months and all my spend too much time in meatpacking.

anyone help a tourist? i walked into this sweet place literally hidden behidn a phonebooth while eating a hotdog last week. any more lil chill spots?

[lazytiki]

I searched for some posts on good New York Hostels but couldn't find any recommendations! If you know of a good hostel in NYC and have experience staying there please let me know what you thought! I am trying to plan a shopping trip to NYC and want to save some money on accomodations!

Thanks

Graham

[the_state]

there's a spot on the bowery called "the white house". i'm not sure if it's techinally a hostel anymore, but it's cheaper than just about any hotel in town and it's in an area close to great bars, restaurants and shopping.

[yo!]

I've been here for a couple weeks going out a ton; It's my first time in new york but it's been real rad so far. I like a wide variety of scenes so my list is a bit disjointed, I dont really know whats up but this is where i've had fun so far.

Hudson Bar and Books, rad little cigar bar on the edge of meatpacking that you can smoke inside. huge scotch list and they pour with a heavy hand. good place to start or end the night. friendly ppl too. Also, early in the night theres fredericks across the street. not really any sort of scene there but quality drinks and friendly people. get some key-lime shots and martini's with your date and then move along. I went to APT in meatpacking and it was OK, the basement had a great minimal dj and ppl were into it but it died out early. this was on a thursday, i don't know what their "night" is. i think you can get food upstairs. it seemed like a little more refined crowd than the untucked-striped-shirt-squared-toed-dress-shoe hooligans hording around cielo or lotus or watever the other meatpacking "hotspots" are.

I also checked out the beatrice inn which i thought was pretty cool, supposedly its "hot" or maybe is was 2 years ago and now every dick and harry wants a piece, i dunno. really it's a shit hole inside, but it was full of great ppl when we went. the bartenders were friendly, good times. They have a pretty stiff door though; the fist time i went i was there early on a tuesday with a bunch of girls and it was no problem. When i went another time later in the week with a female friend of mine we got doorjected, albeit very politely.

I'm really into the electro/new rave shit and fridays at the annex in the lower east side are RAD, it's a night called ruff-club, went there my first friday here and had a blast. saturdays there are also cool i hear. Studio B in brooklyn is great on big nights. I saw simian mobile disco there a couple weeks back and they blew my mind. Also of note, the resident djs actually play RECORDS which is refreshing.

anyone else know whats up in NYC? i'm here for another 2 weeks but now im kinda wanting to move here. energy is so great, and the ppl are remarkably friendly.

[ChadM]

I'm sure this has been discussed, but I did a search and nothing certain turned up.

Anyways, I'm going to be in NYC next week and was wondering if you guys can reccomend some AFFORDABLE vintage stores in the city. I know about the major vintage shops like What Comes Around Goes around, but their stuff is extremely over priced. I don't expect stuff to be super cheap, but I'm sure there are some good, reasonably priced places.

Thanks!

[AstroWolf]

since you seem to like the area, go to fatty crab, they are really really REALLY good.

[AgentRed]

WCAG is expensive? That vintage denim bar is amazing though

Try Screaming Mimi's on Lafayette or Andy's Cheepees on Broadway (and they have a store on St.Marks Pl) also check out Love Saves the Day on 2nd Avenue, they're having a Pee Wee Herman sale!

But really, wander around the East village and you can't walk a block without stumbling in to a vintage store

[sleazie ninja number 47]

http://www.laurasnyctales.com/nycguide/thriftshops.html

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=16241&highlight=tokio+7

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=28952&highlight=tokio

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=21967&highlight=beacons+closet

Vintage shit is generally very expensive in NY. (For example, See What Comes Around Goes Around or the above mentioned stores).

I'd say the short list is: Tokio 7, Tokyo Joe, Beacon's Closet (Billyburg), Ina Men?

[brissyboy]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm considering moving to NY from Australia soon and was just wondering what the place is like for a 24yr old. Is it easy to find work in financial services, whats the fashion like, culture etc.? Any tips are appreciated.

[lestat]

bring lots of money... lots of it. rent aint cheap

[covetboy]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm considering moving to NY from Australia soon and was just wondering what the place is like for a 24yr old. Is it easy to find work in financial services, whats the fashion like, culture etc.? Any tips are appreciated.

got a couple of close aussie friends in the city and they said that in oz, the rent is considerably cheap(ER) but everything else is pretty much comparable.i'm a transplant fr chicago but man, i love this city (NYC baby) ! it may not be the most beautiful city in the world but there's nothing like its' PULSE. every single day, literally, i discover new stuff around me, meet new & interesting,diverse people, and it's so ever changing & hard to keep up character & structure . it's great for younger people to move or even just visit to feel its' unique beat/throb. it's multicultural, truly a melting pot and the fashion/style is so individual and so telling/ knowing on where the zeitgeist is going and the opportunities are endless. it's true that if you make it here....

[mike lowrey]

thats kind of a broad topic. fashion and culture in new york, what would your guess be? I dont mean to sound like a dick, but if you really want informative answers you need to be much more precise.

plus please check the search function as there are probably a thousand topics regarding atleast shopping and culture in nyc.

[DaBestSpoona]

Another ramen chain coming to nyc, but why Greenpoint?

credit chowhound

http://www.ichiran.co.jp/pc/hp/english/index.html

The Ichiran website lists the address as:

1013 Manhattan Ave. (at Greene St)

Brooklyn,NY,11222

[mizanation]

hmm. yeah, greenpoint is a horrible place for a ramen shop... but it looks pretty good.

i can't wait for ippudo to open up. i am predicting, it will smash everyone else to bits.

[brissyboy]

Yes I'd like to know too pls, when r u going?

[lllllllllllllll]

heard gershwin hotel on 27th and 5th was nice and affordable

[fg0d]

Also looking for some cheap stays in NYC.

[Liberation1945]

setagaya is bosssssss

nothing beats shinramen or a big bowl of cup ramen when you're cold and hungry though.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Not to derail, but I didn't want to create a new thread for this question:

What are some izakayas and yakitori places that NYC sufuers like? Is Yakitori Toto still the standard or are there any other places that might not be as well know but equally enjoyable? I need to get my izakaya action on, but I'd rather not have to trek uptown...thanks.

[almondcrush]

^^ woorijip in k-town sells cup lamyun all hours

when you are drunk and it is late those things are heavenly

when is ichiran opening up?

the chili sauce looks strange and interesting

excited about ippudo as well