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Uptown Itineraries
From 59th to 110th sts., btw the East & Hudson rivers
Broad boulevards and residential tree-lined side streets form the backdrop for international boutiques, restaurants and museums.
Upper West Side
» 8:30 a.m.
Sarabeth's 423 Amsterdam Ave., btw W. 80th & W. 81st sts., 1.212.496.6280. Breakfast on homey comfort food—pumpkin waffles, hot porridge with wheat berries, scrambled eggs and cream cheese—and grab a jar of jam on your way out of this cozy chintz-covered nook.
» 10:00 a.m.
American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at W. 79th St., 1.212.769.5100, www.amnh.org. Upon entering, buy a New York CityPASS (www.citypass.com), a discount booklet of admission tickets to this and five other attractions, then use it to investigate four floors dedicated to dinosaurs and ancient civilizations, birds and biodiversity, minerals and mammals, the oceans and outer space.
» 1:00 p.m.
Zabar's 2245 Broadway, at W. 80th St., 1.212.496.1234. Refuel on panini and smoothies at the café, then explore this gourmet marketplace's array of fresh foods, tableware and kitchen gadgets—anything from a saltshaker to a Salter scale—and at bargain prices, too.
» 3:30 p.m.
Westsider Rare & Used Books 2246 Broadway, btw W. 80th & W. 81st sts., 1.212.362.0706. Burrow like a bookworm into this narrow little shop, piled floor to ceiling with tomes, and emerge with a novel autographed by its author or a vintage mystery.
» 5:00 p.m.
Sabon 2052 Broadway, at W. 71st St., 1.212.362.0200. Stock up on handmade-in-Israel scented soaps, fizzy bath bombs and grooming products for him and her at this sweet-smelling toiletries shop.
» 6:00 p.m.
Shun Lee Café 43 W. 65th St., btw Central Park West & Columbus Ave., 1.212.769.3888. Discover the delights of dim sum dining at this checkerboard-colored Chinese eatery, where servers wheel around carts filled with pork buns, steamed dumplings and other little treats.
» 7:15 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera Shop Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, Columbus Ave., btw W. 63rd & W. 64th sts., 1.212.580.4090. Support your classical music habit at this glitzy gift shop with its huge selection of CDs and DVDs, both historic (Pavarotti in his prime in a 1977 La Bohème) and new (the 25th-anniversary production of Nixon in China).
» 8:00 p.m.
War Horse Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, 150 W. 65th St., btw Broadway & Amsterdam Ave., 1.212.239.6200. Get a lump in your throat watching this magical play about an English farm boy and his horse (portrayed by a life-size puppet) during World War I.