Jamie and Milan
Recommendations
Cafes & Restaurants near the Ace Hotel
If you'd like to grab a drink or bite near the hotel, here are a few of our favorites within a 20 minute walk from the Ace Hotel Brooklyn: - The Long Island Bar, 110 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn: Old school cocktail bar with great burgers where we had our first date! (17 minute walk) - Rucola, 190 Dean St, Brooklyn: Italian restaurant (5 minute walk) - Black Seed Bagels, 61 Bond St: bagels & coffee (0 minute walk) - Brooklyn Inn, 148 Hoyt St, Brooklyn: one of the oldest bars in NYC (8 minute walk) - Thea, 17 Greene Ave, Brooklyn: mediterranean coffee shop and bakery (15 minute walk) - Colonia Verde, 219 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn: Latin American restaurant (18 minute walk) - Sukh, 723 Fulton St, Brooklyn: Thai restaurant (10 minute walk) - Bar Bete, 263 Smith St, Brooklyn: French restaurant (18 minute walk)
Red Hook Tavern
We love the Red Hook Tavern for lunch and afterwards walking along the water for stunning city views, wandering into vintage stores, and of course dessert at Steve's Key Lime Pies.
Catch a Broadway Show
Check out TodayTix or TKTS for discounted Broadway shows. Catch a Friday night show or a Sunday matinee before you leave the city! Our all time favorite is Hadestown.
Museum Day
Spend an afternoon exploring museums on the Upper East Side. We recommend starting at the Met. Just a short walk away is the Neue Galerie, showcasing early 20th-century German and Austrian art. Then, visit The Frick Collection, currently housed in the Frick Madison, with its exceptional collection of Old Masters. Stop for a stroll through Central Park in between!
Jackson Heights Self-Guided Food Tour
Jackson Heights is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the country (over 167 languages are spoken there!), making it the perfect place to explore and eat your way through. Our favorite spots to hit include Angel (Indian), Arepa Lady (Colombian), Lhasa Fast Food (Nepalese Momos), Mariscos El Submarino (tacos), Fuska House (Bengali) — but we recommend just popping into different places!
East Harbor Seafood Palace
We think this is the best dim sum brunch in the city. In Brooklyn's Chinatown, Sunset Park. Expect a line so the earlier the better. Arrive starving for endless soup dumplings and can't miss black sesame balls for dessert.
Rolo’s
One of our very favorite meals in the city. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu! Make a reservation well in advance as it can be hard to get a table.