Sex & The City

What trip to New York is complete without experiencing the city through the eyes of Carrie Bradshaw?!?! (The girls will know what I'm talking about!) Today Jacqui and I did the Sex and the City tour of New York.... and what place to start off than at the Plaza Hotel - scene of the Natasha/Mr Big moment for Carrie "Your girl is beautiful Hubble..." (yes... sad I know the script!). Anyway, we hopped on a bus full of other Sex and the City fanatics and began a 3 hour trip around town. We drove by 'The Paris' cinema where Carrie goes to see a movie by herself, the infamous Tiffany's where Charlotte proposes to Trey, the church where Samantha tried to win over the Friar, Charlotte's gallery, Aiden's furniture store, Balthazar, Pastis, Blue Water Grill, Sushi Samba and many other restaurants and clubs where the show was filmed. It's incredible that 98% of the show as filmed right in New York City - it really was the fifth star!

There were also a few stops along the way, the first being a store called The Pleasure Chest where Charlotte bought "The Rabbit" - a quick browse (and maybe some purchases but I can't reveal that here!) and back on the bus for stop number 2... Magnolia Bakery! For those who are not aware, Magnolia makes the best cupcakes in the city - as showcased by Carrie and Miranda in an episode of SATC. There is now a limit of 4 cupcakes per person due to their popularity... and on weekends the line up is around the block! But, from experience I can tell you they are good cupcakes, and worth waiting for!


Right around the corner from Magnolia (on Bleecker for anyone wanting to make notes) is the apartment front used for Carrie's apartment. We were able to have snap on the stoop and pretend Big was waiting in the black Lincoln out front (left).


Final stop for the day is a bar called O'Neals... but better known on the show as Scout - the bar Aiden and Steve opened together (right). And what else to drink at a place like this?? Cosmopolitans of course!




Our tour finished on 5th Avenue, and it was such a lovely sunny day that we made a pit stop at Bryant Park for an afternoon drink before heading back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. Jacqui and I had eaten at Nobu on our last trip, and me more recently at Nobu London with Lisa, but it was just such good food that we made a return visit. Nobu New York is the flagship restaurant of Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and co-owned by Robert De Niro. And again, no disappointment here... A great modern Japanese meal - well worth the price!