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QG: New York City's QuickGuide
Downtown
Btw the East & Hudson Rivers, below 23rd St.
The Southern sections are chockablock with trendy boutiques and flagship mega-stores, artisinal coffeehouses and eclectic eateries, engaging exhibitions and interactive attractions.
West Side, From Chelsea to TriBeCa
» 9:30 a.m.
Cafeteria 19 W. 17th St., at Seventh Ave., 1.212.414.1717. Admit that breakfast is the most important meal of the day as you relish blueberry-topped lemon-ricotta pancakes, croissant French toast with mascarpone cream or coffee-rubbed steak and eggs
» 11:30 a.m.
192 Books 190 10th Ave., btw W. 21st & W. 22nd sts., 1.212.255.4022. Flip through works of travel literature, fiction, natural science, history and, in keeping with the gallery-filled neighborhood, art and art criticism, in this bookstore that often hosts its own exhibitions.
» 12:15 a.m.
Mallick Williams Gallery 150 11th Ave., btw W. 21st & W. 22nd sts., 1.212.929.4137. Check out this recent arrival to the Chelsea arts scene, a gallery that promotes emerging graphic designers, illustrators, painters, printmakers and graffiti artists.
» 1:30 p.m.
Chelsea Market 75 Ninth Ave., btw W. 15th & W. 16th sts., 1.212.625.9700. Roam the industrial-chic complex (former site of the Nabisco factory) and make a meal from the 30-plus eateries, such as an heirloom tomato and burrata cheese sandwich from Friedman's Lunch and Ronnybrook Milk Bar's fresh blackberry milk shake for dessert.
» 3:15 p.m.
Lilla P 420 W. 14th St., btw Ninth & 10th aves., 1.212.242.7471. Slip into comfortable basics for women—pima cotton tank dresses, jersey long-sleeve wraps—at the fashion brand's first boutique.
» 5:00 p.m.
Soho Gem 367 W. Broadway, btw Broome & Spring sts., 1.212.625.3004. Ogle the exquisite designs of more than 20 jewelers at sisters Irina Ferry and Maria Benavides' shop that offers timeless and contemporary jewelry collections.
» 6:15 p.m.
Aritzia 524 Broadway, at Spring St., 1.212.334.3255. Jam with an in-store deejay and survey the trendy Canadian brand's fashion-forward women's apparel.
» 7:30 p.m.
Lizarran 45 Mercer St., btw Grand & Broome sts., 1.646.837.6580. Be serenaded by a Spanish guitar player, mesmerized by a flamenco dancer's impossibly fast footwork and sated by savory tapas, Basque pintxos and traditional Spanish dishes.
» 10:00 p.m.
Ward III 111 Reade St., at W. Broadway, 1.212.240.9194. Find out what Manhattan's cocktail culture is all about at this cozy tavern, where bartenders customize drinks using fine spirits and fresh fruits.