The merits of visiting New York City are many. The museums! The food! The shopping! And of course, there’s always the likelihood that you’ll bump into a celebrity while you’re pounding the pavement. To help you along your star-gazing journey, we've put together a comprehensive list of NYC's A-listers and the areas they frequent. Commit these neighborhoods and their style icons to memory, but when you bump into the stars, don’t tell them we sent you. New York is all about the nonchalant vibe — so stealthy cell phone pics of them only, please!
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The Icon: Yoko Ono
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants:
Pick up the very best smoked fish and bagels you’ll ever have at Zabar’s, then shop your way back down Broadway before hitting Central Park West to admire the elegant luxury apartment buildings like the San Remo or the Dakota, where Yoko still lives. Then pretend you’re still a kid at the delightful Museum of Natural History — it even has a planetarium.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants:
Pick up the very best smoked fish and bagels you’ll ever have at Zabar’s, then shop your way back down Broadway before hitting Central Park West to admire the elegant luxury apartment buildings like the San Remo or the Dakota, where Yoko still lives. Then pretend you’re still a kid at the delightful Museum of Natural History — it even has a planetarium.
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The Icon: Woody Allen
Where You’ll Find His Descendants: Hitting the museum mile and its surroundings to soak up priceless works of art at the Met, Guggenheim, Whitney, Frick, and more, even if it requires wearing flats. Capture the essence of the UES by watching Woody’s jazz band every Monday night at the Carlyle Hotel on 76th Street.
Where You’ll Find His Descendants: Hitting the museum mile and its surroundings to soak up priceless works of art at the Met, Guggenheim, Whitney, Frick, and more, even if it requires wearing flats. Capture the essence of the UES by watching Woody’s jazz band every Monday night at the Carlyle Hotel on 76th Street.
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The Icon: Jonathan Adler
Where You’ll Find His Descendants: Being active by strolling the High Line before it gets too icy, or getting sporty at Chelsea Piers (where Suri Cruise takes her gymnastics classes). Then relax at dramatic and dark hotels and eateries like the Breslin, NoMad, or Del Posto.
Where You’ll Find His Descendants: Being active by strolling the High Line before it gets too icy, or getting sporty at Chelsea Piers (where Suri Cruise takes her gymnastics classes). Then relax at dramatic and dark hotels and eateries like the Breslin, NoMad, or Del Posto.
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The Icon: Diane von Furstenberg
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Dropping a month’s rent at DVF’s flagship, unless Alexander McQueen and Catherine Malandrino are more your bag. Then dance with the fashion industry’s elite at spots like Tao Downtown (with Naomi Campbell), Bar Nana (with Prabal Gurung), and the Top of the Standard (with Derek Blasberg).
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Dropping a month’s rent at DVF’s flagship, unless Alexander McQueen and Catherine Malandrino are more your bag. Then dance with the fashion industry’s elite at spots like Tao Downtown (with Naomi Campbell), Bar Nana (with Prabal Gurung), and the Top of the Standard (with Derek Blasberg).
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The Icon: Anna Wintour
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Eating. Whether they live here or are just dropping in, the stars will be stuffing their skinny faces at The Spotted Pig (co-owned, inexplicably, by Mario Batali, Jay Z, and Bono), Sushi Nakazawa, Buvette, the Waverly Inn, or Rihanna’s home base in NYC, Da Silvano.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Eating. Whether they live here or are just dropping in, the stars will be stuffing their skinny faces at The Spotted Pig (co-owned, inexplicably, by Mario Batali, Jay Z, and Bono), Sushi Nakazawa, Buvette, the Waverly Inn, or Rihanna’s home base in NYC, Da Silvano.
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The Icon: Beyoncé
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: This neighborhood is where the wildly rich A-listers — your De Niros, DiCaprios, Knowles-Carters — hang when they’re not courtside at Madison Square Garden. Just try not to gawk when you see them slurping up pasta at Locanda Verde.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: This neighborhood is where the wildly rich A-listers — your De Niros, DiCaprios, Knowles-Carters — hang when they’re not courtside at Madison Square Garden. Just try not to gawk when you see them slurping up pasta at Locanda Verde.
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The Icon: Lady Gaga
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Little Monsters and regular music fans alike will be listening at intimate venues like The Box, Arlene’s Grocery, The Delancey, and the Mercury Lounge, then hitting the after parties at Sons of Essex (where Breaking Bad feted their finale).
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Little Monsters and regular music fans alike will be listening at intimate venues like The Box, Arlene’s Grocery, The Delancey, and the Mercury Lounge, then hitting the after parties at Sons of Essex (where Breaking Bad feted their finale).
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The Icon: Zoë Kravitz
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Shopping all day along Metropolitan Avenue, whether it’s in a thrift store or a meticulously curated boutique, then resting their ankle boots at fantastically moody spots like the Wythe Hotel’s bar, Marlow & Sons, and Diner.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Shopping all day along Metropolitan Avenue, whether it’s in a thrift store or a meticulously curated boutique, then resting their ankle boots at fantastically moody spots like the Wythe Hotel’s bar, Marlow & Sons, and Diner.
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The Icon: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: For chilled out celebrity moms, life centers around the tiny tots, whether it’s at a block party, in the local produce aisle at the Park Slope Coop, or lazing about in Prospect Park. Date nights are at Talde (the first of three Park Slope restaurants by celebrity chef Dale Talde) or al di là.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: For chilled out celebrity moms, life centers around the tiny tots, whether it’s at a block party, in the local produce aisle at the Park Slope Coop, or lazing about in Prospect Park. Date nights are at Talde (the first of three Park Slope restaurants by celebrity chef Dale Talde) or al di là.
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The Icon: Maya Angelou
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Exploring the neo soul food scene. Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster is an obvious stop, but there’s also Melba’s and Sylvia’s and Amy Ruth’s Home-Style Southern Cuisine. If it’s named after someone’s mom, it’s got to be delicious.
Where You’ll Find Her Descendants: Exploring the neo soul food scene. Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster is an obvious stop, but there’s also Melba’s and Sylvia’s and Amy Ruth’s Home-Style Southern Cuisine. If it’s named after someone’s mom, it’s got to be delicious.
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