Spuyten Duyvil mail box

Fifties nostalgia

Just opposite of Fette Sau but oceans apart is Spuyten Duyvil. Bar and cafe with a very streamlined fifties interior. Great wines great beers but do try the ginger soda for some additional authentic feeling.
____________________
WILLIAMSBURG 359 Metropolitan Ave by Havemeyer
Sun-Thu 5pm-2am Fri-Sat 5pm-4am

For the pork lover

Fette Sau reminds me so much of Delicatessen. Almost creepy but still warm and cosy. Dark and yellowish with rough interiors and brusque staff. Mainly meat and only pork is served straight on the tray and tastes great. In other words it's a must.
____________________
WILLIAMSBURG 354 Metropolitan Ave
Open daily 5 pm till after midnight

Walking the bridges

Recommending biking as the main transport in New York I still love walking for pleasure. Last Monday me and a friend strolled Williamsburg Bridge over to LES and SoHo. Shot some absolutely amazing photos and somehow this simple one became my favourite.
____________________
WILLIAMSBURG - LES Williamsburg Bridge
Open all days all year around

Some decent Thursday fashion

Part from peace - few things are as welcome as sustainable high fashion. Soft cmarchuska tees and jersey dresses apparel style without the fuzz. So pass by Vivons Vert Eco Fashion Show Thursday evening for a look. Swedish fashion appetizer ELSAandME. ____________________
FLATIRON 37 West 26th Street
8-9 pm open bar 9.30 pm eco fashion show entrance fee $20

Aurora in the morning

Instead of waiting in line an hour for brunch at Egg - stroll a few blocks and have an amazing breakfast at Aurora. Supernice and pro staff. Truly recommend to share a Frittata and a French Toast.
____________________
WILLIAMSBURG 10 Grand Street at Wythe Ave
mon-fri 12-3.30pm and 6pm-11pm - sat-sun 11am-4pm and 6pm-11pm

The New Yorkers New York in Swedish

One of the main Swedish newspapers provide a guide to the New Yorkers New York. Although in Swedish it does give tips for strolling.

At the bus stop

____________________
EAST MIDTOWN 2nd Ave at 42nd Street

Back biking in New York

Strolling New York since a few weeks it is high time for me to post again. Eightish tonight me and my golden cruiser came down south from Midtown to Lower East in the evening rain. The tiny drops on my face while quietly rolling down the street was plain beauty.
____________________
LOWER EAST SIDE Chrystie Street

Funky Swedish House Mafia

Tonight The Swedish House Mafia - Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso - is back in New York. Just simply freaky love it. And this time not in dirty Pacha but in aircon Cielo. My first impression of Cielo was soso and my second just barely fine. But tonight it is not a matter of location but a matter of vibe. Both for the club hopping dancers and the true house nerds listening for those mixes.
____________________
NOHO 18 Little West 12th Street
Thursday 10PM-4AM

Waiting for Bruce LaBruce

One odd night I met this beautiful Mikael Karlsson with blue hair and a white dress. Tomorrow he is playing his own music at The Stone in Alphabet City. The soundtrack for Bruce LaBruces latest film Otto; or, Up With Dead People - screened at MoMA October 27th. So basically for anyone in New York I strongly recommend Ave C tomorrow night 10 PM. For everyone else I recommend Mikael's MySpace.

For my Swedish readers

For those of you who understand Swedish - or how to manage the Google translator - I am now a columnist at the Swedish travel site Resekoll.se. Enjoy my first column on The Beaches of New York..!

Personal shopper in New York

___________________
Even though I advocate a longer stay in New York - there is a treat for shortstayers with a mission to shop. A personal shopper. Not so much to find that true inner personal style - but to find the right shops with the right style and price. To have a guide. The shoppers are still hard to find on internet - easier on craigslist. But as my dear friend Elisa Emejulu is a personal shopper since many years and knows the places by heart - she is my one and only recommendation for now.
____________________
NEW YORK Elisa Emejulu

Taking a break from New York

I will leave New York for a while and I have been way too busy moving packing flying and jetlagging to update strolling. Nevertheless. As I still have loads of brilliant photos and even more recommendations I will keep posting. Sometimes friends of mine will make guest apperances as well. The updating pace will be some two times a week until I come back next spring. So stay tuned.