Eating Our Way Across New York City

This morning we took the hotel shuttle to the nearest subway station.  It was different for us to have to go up two escalators and then a steep flight of stairs  to get to a subway train! We got our first good look at NYC from the train platform - not sure if it shows up in the photo but we could see the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

We then did a walking tour of Brooklyn Heights and learned about the long history of this area and saw some very beautiful buildings.  We then stopped at Jacques Torres Chocolate and had their amazing "wicked hot chocolate" which is hot  chocolate  with allspice, cinnamon, ground ancho chili peppers and smoked, ground chipotle chilli peppers  - very tasty!  

We then walked over to Grimaldi's Pizza which is rated the best pizza in NYC!  It is prepared with fresh mozzarella, a great tasting sauce and fresh basil and then cooked in a 1000 degree Fahrenheit coal oven - it was delicious!

We then walked across the Brooklyn bridge.

Once in Manhattan we explored Chinatown and Little Italy.  We walked by a pop-up replica of Central Perk - the coffee house from Friends.

We then enjoyed a chocolate cannoli - also very tasty!

By this point we had worked up a thirst so we stopped for some Bubble tea.

We then had fascinating tour of a section of the New York Tenement museum that focused on immigrant run small businesses from the mid 1800s and onwards. We then stopped and got 5 dumplings for $1!

We had hoped to stop at an iconic pickle shop but unfortunately it was closed.  We did however stop at the Doughnut Plant and had some incredibly scrumptious doughnuts- not sure we will be able to eat at Tim Hortons now that we know what is possible! 

On the way back to the hotel we spotted some wildlife in the subway...

So it was a high calorie day - we did however walk over 15 km!  This may be the city that never sleeps but I'm fairly confident that we will!