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Here's your plan for enjoying cocktails and snacks with stunning NYC rooftop sunset views. Watch the video 👇

Rooftop season is SO back, baby, and there’s no better way to ring it in than by sipping your way through sunset with skyline views. This Italian Aperitivo Bar comes from the team behind hotspots like Roscioli, Tokyo Record Bar, Heroes, and The Pearl Box! 

NYC’s New Rooftop Aperitivo Bar 

Experience Leonessa Bar on the 16th Floor of the Conrad Hotel for stunning sunset views and complimentary snacks with your cocktails.

Rooftop Aperitivo Bar

✅ Before you go
• Make a reservation here: https://resy.com/cities/new-york-ny/venues/leonessa?date=2025-05-02&seats=2

💪 Pro tips
• Don’t skip the Picante Martini or the house Negroni, two elevated classics that are surprisingly sippable (I promise!)

Head up to the 16th Floor of the Conrad Hotel for 

and there's no better way to ring it in than

sipping all the way through sunset with skyline views.

Conrad New York Downtown Hotel just so happens to now

be home to the city's newest Italian aperitivo bar,

and you might recognize the 16th floor rooftop from its days as the Loopy Doopy Bar.

all cocktails come with a complimentary snack plate that rotates nightly,

and a gorgeous sunset, weather permitting.

I'd highly recommend the Picante martini or the house Negroni

 Two elevated classics that are surprisingly sippable,

Whichever cocktails and company you choose,

you're guaranteed to have an evening filled with

good views and even better spirits here in FiDi at Leonessa.

Here's your plan for creating your own unique perfume at a fun and interactive workshop in TriBeCa. Watch the video 👇

Let your nose lead the way to creating your signature scent at this perfume making workshop at POEM NYC!

Perfect date to create your signature scent!

Create your own signature fragrance at POEM NYC's perfume making workshop in TriBeCa—perfect for solo, group, or romantic outings.

Perfume Making Workshop

✅ Before you go
• Book your class here: https://www.poemnyc.com/
• bring home a 10ml bottle of your signature scent you made!
• great to go solo, as a group, with your partner!
• you can also choose to make a scent for each other, plus they host corporate events and private perfume parties too!
• support this black woman owned small business!



💪 Pro tips
• come with a nose ready to smell
• when in doubt, ask Julie for help (she's the wonderful founder and instructor)
•  sometimes less is more but to each their own (you can mix as many scents as you want)
• definitely try the spray and see if your pheromones are vibing with the scent you made before committing to it for your final bottle  

Head to POEM NYC

I wanted to do something special and this perfume

making workshop ended up being the perfect date.

We started by smelling the luxury scents,

noticing and laughing at what we loved or hated.

she guided us as we mixed 3 little samples and making our final bottle.

It was so fun smelling what everyone came up with.

Our intimate group had a bachelorette party,

Truly one of my favorite activities we've ever done,

Highly recommend PM NYC if you want to smell and feel fantastic.

Here's your plan for baking a festive Yule log from scratch with frosting and decorating fun. Watch the video 👇

The holidays are filled with sweet treats, so what are you bringing to your next party? This baking class teaches you how to make a holiday classic: a Yule log. 

Baking Class: Holiday Edition 🎄

Join Atelier Sucre in Alphabet City for a festive Yule log baking class—no experience needed, and you can bring your own drinks for a fun, hands-on holiday activity.

Baking Class

✅ Before you go
• https://www.ateliersucreny.com/
• They offer all different classes throughout the year 

💪 Pro tips
• Bring your own drink! Sip on some wine or non-alcoholic drinks while you bake


Sign up for class! 

📸 What You’ll Do
• Students learn to make a traditional Buche de Noel or Christmas Yule Log - the most famous dessert for the holidays in France. Students will do each of these three steps and make and decorate their own Buche de Noel. 
• Take home your own Buche de Noel plus detailed recipes

🏆 Why It’s Legit
•  Featured in the New York Times and Timeleft 

💡 Best For
• Friend outing, holiday date night, just a good immersive holiday experience 

✅ Before You Go
• Arrive at least 10 minutes early; class starts promptly (participants who arrive more than 15 mins late will not be permitted to join the class & forfeit their ticket). 
• Wear comfortable clothing & shoes. Their team provides aprons
• BYOB! 

🎟️ Ticket Details
• All sales final (no refunds).

*Note: The video shows the holiday cookie decorating class, which follows the same structure as the Buche de Noel class 

I'm always brainstorming something new to bring to my next family gathering,

and I recently took a Yule Log making class,

This beginner class is perfect because you don't need to know anything going in.

If you're like me who loves to bake or it's your first time,

they take you step by step through everything that you need to know.

She had everything preportioned when we arrived,

and she went through each part of the recipe,

And because the class is on the smaller side,

so you're able to actually hang out with your friends,

or it's the perfect spot for a new date night experience.

Here's your plan for an emo-themed Christmas party with moody vibes, cocktails, and sing-alongs. Watch the video 👇

The Emo Christmas pop-up at Mirror Bar in Arlo Williamsburg turns the holidays into a pop-punk mood ring—complete with bops you won't be able to stop singing too... take that carolers! 

Christmas, But Make It Emo 🖤 🎄 

Sip ornament cocktails and scream-sing to emo holiday anthems at the Emo Christmas Bar in Arlo Williamsburg. Dress emo, bring friends, and arrive early for the full pop-punk vibe.

Emo Christmas Bar Experience

✅ Before you go
• Make a res here ( but book before it closes on December 28! https://bucketlisters.com/experience/emo-christmas-nyc
• General Admission includes a Taking Back Christmas Ornament Cocktail so no need to pregame
• Dress up in your 2005 era: Plaid, eyeliner, band tee. Yes it matters.

💪 Pro tips
• Go early: GA fills fast and seats are slim pickings—especially Friday nights.
• Ornament cocktail = required: The signature “Taking Back Christmas” literally comes inside an ornament. Peak emo Christmas.
• Friday = full emo energy: More sing-alongs, themed sets… extra drama.
• Bring a group: Emo nostalgia works best when you’re trauma-bonding with friend

Emo Christmas Bar

but make it Heartbreak Winter Wonderland.

That's literally the Emo Christmas bar in Williamsburg,

Grab your most dramatic eyeliner and head over.

The entire place looks like Santa just got dumped at prom,

and ornaments that probably wrote poetry in high school.

order the Taking Back Christmas cocktail.

It's dressed in black and served in an ornament,

but the black hummus looked... interesting.

this place fills up faster than your diary in 2009,

Bonus points if you request Misery Business and scream-sing like it's your therapy,

So have yourself a merry emo Christmas and get out there!

Here's your plan for enjoying adorable puppies and live local music in a cozy spot. Watch the video 👇

Perfect date full of puppy cuteness and live music by local artists 😍 

Puppies and live music 🐶🎶

Cuddle adorable puppies while enjoying live music from local artists at LeVue's cozy Puppy Jam in Greenwich Village. Includes complimentary drinks and pro photos!

Puppy jam with live music

✅ Before you go
• Get your tickets: https://www.puppyjam.com/
• $40/ticket; goes towards supporting musicians, puppy care and proceeds for local shelters!
• they even have kitty jam coming up!
• complimentary drinks!

💪 Pro tips
• literally the coziest date ever! Highly recommend! 
• they even take professional photos of you at the end (the founder is a photographer and this is his photo studio!)
• staff will bring puppies to you if you’re not getting attention 🥲
• have fun!! 

Head to puppy jam

This unique activity has two of my favorite things,

surrounded by the cutest puppies and beautiful vocals.

Every puppy jam showcases a different musician and puppies.

The Frenchies that were there were the most playful cuties ever.

They even do rescue jams with shelter pups looking for homes.

It's held in this beautiful photography studio