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Best way to spend a solo day in NYC hitting multiple neighborhoods! Ending with my fav “table for one” spot in the city🥂

Solo Day in New York City

Grab a quick coffee at Pret a Manger in East Village, using their app to order ahead or join their Pret Club for daily drink benefits.

Coffee Drinking

✅ Before you go
• You can order ahead on the Pret app to grab and get going!
• The easiest location is Astor Place (closed on weekends) Union Square and another Pret location are nearby :)

💪 Pro tips
• Join Pret Club for a monthly fee and get up to 5 included drinks a day at any pret location!

Coffee at a Pret a Manger in East Village

At Catbird Soho in Chinatown, NYC, you can get unique, permanent bracelets zapped on, with options for customization and re-zapping for durability.

Permanent Bracelets

✅ Before you go
• Reserve a time slot and check out the styles they have to offer online(slots are 10 mins)

💪 Pro tips
• These are permanent bracelets with many different styles, price points, and add-ons to make them your own!
• Plus, if it ever breaks or snags you can bring the bracelet back in to be re-zapped for $10

Zapped Bracelets at Catbird SOHO

Explore the Bryant Park Winter Village in the Garment District for unique prints and holiday ambiance. Ice skating and lunch options available.

Browse Winter Prints

✅ Before you go
• Check the hours for the market online before and make sure all the vendors you love are open!

💪 Pro tips
• Weekdays are much less crowded than weekends!
• Reserve time to ice skate and grab lunch too

Browse Prints at Winter Markets

At Black Fox Coffee in Midtown East, unwind in a scenic courtyard with Christmas lights. Closed weekends, ideal for a weekday coffee break.

Coffee Break

✅ Before you go
• Closed on weekends, open 7am-5pm on week days

💪 Pro tips
• Stop and relax in the beautiful courtyard with tons of seating. Especially fun with Christmas lights ;)
• 5th Ave-53rd St subway is just 2 blocks down

Coffee at Black Fox Coffee

Enjoy a solo dining experience at Balthazar in SoHo, complete with a complimentary glass of champagne. Make reservations on Resy, or try for walk-in seating at the bar.

Solo Dining

✅ Before you go
• Make a reservation on Resy! Walk-ins are accepted and bar seating is available

💪 Pro tips
• The complimentary glass of champagne for solo diners is the best treat!
• Amazing spot for your first time taking yourself on a date <3

Table for 1 at Balthazar

If you have a solo day in New York City, start in East Village and get a coffee from Pret

Make your way down to Soho where you can go to Catbird

and get these permanent bracelets zapped on. They're gorgeous and so fun.

Go up to Bryant Park markets and look at prints and the Christmas tree.

Then grab a coffee from black fox coffee right near the subway station.

Take the subway back down to Soho and end the day at Balthazar

with fries and an espresso martini for under $40.

The best part is they give a complimentary glass of champagne to lone diners.

It's the best way to spend a day alone and I just love this city.

Pasta making + cheese tasting tucked away at Murray’s Cheese on Bleecker Street

Hidden Gem Pasta Class 🍾

Learn to make fresh pasta and sample cheeses at Murray’s Cheese in West Village. Perfect for beginners, with plenty of wine and a fun, social vibe.

Pasta & Cheese Class

✅ Before you go
Make a res, these classes are not walk in friendly and book up! https://classes.murrayscheese.com 📅
No experience needed — it's very beginner-friendly
Wear something you don't mind getting flour on 👕👚
You make the pasta to take home so it doesnt replace dinner — plan accordingly (or bring it home and cook it right away) 🍽️
Don't drink beforehand, wine is unlimited and delicious 🍷

💪 Pro tips

Compare your pasta with whoever you're with or someone around the table if you want to make a new friend (it becomes a thing) 👩‍👧
Don't stress about technique, messy pasta is normal 🍝
Try every cheese, even the ones you wouldn't normally pick 🧀
Walk Bleecker after if you want to keep the night going 🚶

Grab dinner at Murray's Cheese

Here's your plan for exploring space facts at a free, quirky planetarium show. Watch the video 👇

learn some cool things about space for free

free quirky space show uptown 🪐

Catch a free, quirky 45-minute space show at the CCNY Planetarium in Hamilton Heights. Reserve seats in advance for an engaging galaxy journey every Wednesday!

planetarium show

✅ Before you go
• they have a show every wednesday afternoon during the spring (thru early May) and you can reserve your free spot here: https://ccnyplanetarium.org/shows/
• it’s a 45 minute show and they just ask that you don’t try to re-enter if you gotta leave 
• tix are available about 1 week in advance of the show 


💪 Pro tips
• best seats are in the back!
• they also have shows during the fall


head to CCNY planetarium 

there's this quirky little galactic show happening at

a planetarium uptown on City College's campus.

Important detail because somehow there are 3 planetariums in Manhattan.

Bonus points if you rock a star necklace.

There's this physics professor who takes you on

which I guess I had the appropriate outfit on for,

facts about the world to let whoever or whatever

finds it know what we're like here on Earth.

Here's your plan for exploring a free exhibit featuring women and non-binary artists at Pen and Brush. Watch the video 👇

You have to visit this free exhibit highlighting amazing work by women & non-binary artists!

Hidden gem free gallery supporting women art

Explore vibrant works by women & non-binary artists at Pen + Brush's free rotating exhibits in Flatiron. Don't miss the Every Woman Biennial, on view till April 11.

Art gallery visit

✅ Before you go
• current exhibit till April 11: https://www.penandbrush.org/exhibition/every-woman-biennial-spectalia/
• they have different exhibits up at different times and are usually free!
• opening hours Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm


💪 Pro tips
• check their calendar or sign up for their mailing list, sometimes they have exclusive talks or events with artists 

Head to Pen + Brush

I have to tell you about this amazing free exhibit I went to that you have to check out.

All the pieces are by women and non-binary artists.

Every piece felt so intentional and different from one another.

My talented friend has this crystal ball piece in the

show as well that you definitely have to check out!

It's at Pen and Brush and this exhibit is with the Every Woman Biennial.

This exhibit is limited time and completely free,

so definitely visit and explore the beautiful pieces

Here's your plan for a trendy haircut and gloss with 15% off at a Brooklyn salon. Watch the video 👇

Get your hair done at a funky salon in Brooklyn and get 15% off.

Whimsy Hair Salon w/Code 💰

Get a stylish new layered cut at CutLoose BK Hair Salon in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and enjoy 15% off haircuts with code NYCWELLNESS15.

Haircut & Styling

✅ Before you go
• Make an appointment here: https://www.cutloosebk.com

💪 Pro tips
• From now through April 24th, select “Haircut with Siobhan” from the service menu and enjoy 15% off haircuts with Siobhan when you use code NYCWELLNESS15 at checkout

Go to CutLoose 

I just scored you a discount at the coolest salon.

It's in Brooklyn and they specialize in layered cuts.

She's been cutting hair for decades and she's

the one who designed this super funky space.

I went with a cut and gloss to give my hair some bounce and shine.

I'm pretty sure she could do it in her sleep because

They'll be moving to a new spot in Greenpoint and

I can't wait to see how they decorate it.