The Upper East Side is also home to some of the most luxurious hotels in New York. Restaurant Daniel is another great dining option renowned for its award-winning French cuisine and elegant atmosphere. Or try their unique take on sushi and sashimi. Sample the daily selection of oysters and clams on the half shell from the raw bar. If it's fresh seafood you're craving try Atlantic Grill. Named after its famed, cantankerous owner who can still be spotted their nearly every night attending to customers, the casual bistro is a frequented by a high celebrity clientele and counts Woody Allen, Michael Caine and Jackie Onassis among its devotees. While the food is essentially secondary to the patronage, it remains a great spot for celeb-spotting. For your best bet, try dinner at Elaine’s. Tours must be reserved in advance however.įrom glamorous Fifth and Park Avenues to the fashionable townhouses in the East Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, there are too many noteworthy addresses to list, but a veritable Who’s Who of American society can be found here and if you’re lucky, you might even get a glimpse of it. The main floor of the mansion is open to the public and is a showcase for art and antiques created by New York designers, cabinetmakers, painters and sculptors. The official residence of New York City’s mayor, Gracie Mansion, is at the northern end of Carl Schurz Park on 89th Street. The Asia Society Museum, and Frick Collection are also nearby. In addition, visit the nearby Whitney Museum of American Art and see thousands of works of art including collections by seminal artists such as Edward Hopper, Alexander Calder and Reginald Marsh. From rare, ancient Egyptian relics to medieval coats of armor to a costume gallery that spans seven centuries it’s almost impossible to see everything in one visit, so multiple trips may be necessary. Many special exhibits complement the permanent displays at the Met, yet the collection is so vast that the huge storage areas under Central Park are bursting with pictures, sculptures and other objects d’art. Of course, no visit to Museum Mile would be complete without to the city’s crown jewel, the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There’s also the Jewish Museum, one of the world's largest and most important institutions devoted to exploring the remarkable scope and diversity of Jewish culture. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim has always prided itself on being home to innovative and at times controversial works of art since its inception in 1959.
For some of the best contemporary art collections, visit the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and the recently renovated cylindrical wonder that is the Guggenheim. Walk along Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile which features a veritable plethora of artistic and cultural institutions. How best to describe one of the most famous neighborhoods in the United States? Aside from the extreme concentration of the rich and the famous, their opulent dwellings, and the army of doormen, butlers and chauffeurs who serve them, the Upper East Side is also a showcase for some of America’s finest cultural establishments. Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood!Ĭlearview's 1st & 62nd Street is located in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
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