A Plantas Medicinas Guide to Eating, Moving, Resting, Shopping & Exploring
New York can be exhilarating and exhausting. Our way of experiencing the city is to try to move a little slower, eat well, make time for ritual, and seek out the places that make you feel inspired. We focused on places that reflect the brand’s world: wellness, beauty, food, design, culture, movement, and ritual.
From a morning at the farmers market to an afternoon massage, a beautiful dinner, live jazz, or a restorative movement class. Some new some old from our most recent trip to the city. We also added recommendations for the Hudson Valley which is a quick 2 hour train ride for when you want to escape the city and return to nature.
WHERE TO STAY
Nine Orchard
Lower East Side
Set inside a beautifully restored 1912 bank building, Nine Orchard brings together old New York architecture and contemporary design. The rooms feel residential and considered, making this a particularly lovely home base for exploring downtown Manhattan.
Location: 9 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 804-9900 Nine Orchard
The Manner
SoHo
A discreet, design-forward boutique hotel tucked onto a tree-lined street in SoHo. The Manner feels more like staying at the impossibly stylish home of a friend than a traditional hotel—and its central location makes it an easy base for exploring downtown.
Location: 58 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (929) 526-3330 The Manner
EAT + DRINK
Happier Grocery
Chinatown / Canal Street
A beautifully designed, wellness-minded grocery and café for picking up provisions, prepared foods, specialty snacks, and drinks. Think of it as a very New York take on the modern wellness grocery.
Location: 365 Canal Street, New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 837-8015 Happier Grocery
Meadow Lane
Tribeca
Part neighborhood market, part café, part beautifully styled pantry. Meadow Lane is a destination for prepared foods, coffee, matcha, juices, flowers, and carefully selected grocery provisions.
Location: 355 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013 Meadow Lane
Raf's
NoLita
An all-day Italian-French bakery, café, bar, and restaurant housed in the former Parisi Bakery space. Come for breakfast or coffee, stay for dinner, and don't skip the bread.
Location: 290 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (888) 888-8888 Raf's
OASES
Chelsea
One of the stops on this list that feels especially close to the Plantas Medicinas universe. OASES brings together a café, restaurant, bar, courtyard, and curated wellness bazaar inspired by Ayurvedic traditions. The shop carries organic pantry goods, clean beauty, body care, home objects, and wellness products. (Oases Wellness)
Location: 101B W 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 810-2101
Email: hello@oasesnyc.com (Oases Wellness)
Saint Theo's
West Village
A glamorous coastal-Italian restaurant and cocktail bar with an old-New-York-meets-Venice sensibility. Go for an evening that feels like an occasion without feeling overly formal.
Location: 340 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014 Saint Theo's
Lysée
Flatiron
A dessert destination where pastry becomes art. Lysée's Korean-inspired desserts are beautifully presented and worth seeking out even if you're not usually a dessert person.
Location: 44 E 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Phone: (646) 678-3131 Lysée
MOVE + RESTORE
The Class
Tribeca
A movement practice that blends cardio, strength, breath, music, and emotional release. The experience is as much about reconnecting with yourself as it is about working your body.
Location: 22 Park Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10007
Phone: (646) 850-0937 The Class
Sky Ting Yoga
NoHo
A downtown favorite blending multiple yoga traditions with breathwork, meditation, and philosophy. A good place to slow down and reconnect with your body in the middle of a busy city day.
Location: 324 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (646) 823-9642 SKY TING YOGA – Yoga Studio in NOHO
Katonah Yoga / The Studio
NoHo
For those interested in a more alignment-focused and contemplative practice, The Studio on the Bowery offers classes rooted in Katonah Yoga and classical Hatha traditions.
Location: 302 Bowery, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (917) 639-3878
Maha Rose
Brooklyn
A holistic wellness space offering acupuncture, massage, Reiki, infrared sauna, sound baths, breathwork, and other healing practices. A beautiful destination when you need to step away from the pace of the city.
Location: 200 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Phone: (718) 954-7590 Maha Rose
The Altar
Chelsea
A contemporary sauna and cold-plunge experience designed around contrast therapy and communal ritual. A beautiful way to reset after a day of walking the city.
Location: 122 Fifth Avenue, entrance on W 17th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 299-5202 The Altar
Spencer's Spa
SoHo + Williamsburg
A massage-focused spa with a polished, hospitality-driven approach. If your body has had enough of walking six miles a day through Manhattan, book the massage.
SoHo: 550 Broadway, 2nd & 4th Floors, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 259-8232
Williamsburg: 136 N 10th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Phone: (212) 899-5200 (SPENCER'S - Zenoti)
SHOP
Printemps New York
Financial District
The Parisian department store's New York outpost brings fashion, beauty, accessories, home, and food together under one beautifully designed roof.
Location: 1 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 217-2299 Printemps New York
Tumbao
Lower East Side
A curated boutique showcasing emerging Latin American designers and creatives. More than a place to shop, Tumbao feels like a window into contemporary Latin American design and culture.
Location: 20 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (201) 455-7139 TUMBAO
Quarters
New York
A curated shopping stop for contemporary lifestyle goods and design. Add it to your downtown wandering list when you're looking for something a little unexpected.
Editor's note: I'd verify the current address and contact details immediately before publication, as this is one of the listings on your original list for which I couldn't confidently verify current information.
MUSIC + NIGHTLIFE
Tomi Jazz
Midtown East
A tiny basement jazz club and Japanese izakaya with a hidden-away, intimate atmosphere. It's the kind of New York night that feels like you've stumbled upon something you're not supposed to know about.
Location: 239 E 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022
Phone: (646) 497-1254 Tomi Jazz
The Django
TriBeCa
Descend beneath The Roxy Hotel for a subterranean jazz club inspired by the intimate jazz cafés of Paris. Live music, cocktails, dinner, and late-night sets make this one for a proper night out.
Location: 2 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 519-6649 (The Django)
The Jazz Club at Aman
Midtown
For a more glamorous take on the New York jazz experience, head to Aman. The Jazz Club pairs live music with a luxurious, late-night atmosphere inside The Crown Building.
Location: The Crown Building, 9 W 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
Reservations: reservations@thejazzclub.com (Jazz)
Public Records
Gowanus, Brooklyn
A destination for music lovers with a hi-fi listening room, live performances, food, drinks, and a vegan café. Go when you want your night to revolve around music rather than simply having music in the background.
Location: 233 Butler Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (Google)
CULTURE + EXPLORE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Upper East Side
You could spend an entire day here—or simply choose one wing and wander. Our advice: don't try to see everything. Give yourself time to sit with a few pieces.
Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
Phone: (212) 535-7710 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Union Square Greenmarket
Union Square
One of the city's great rituals. Come early and wander among regional farmers, bakers, flower growers, and food producers. Pick up something beautiful for breakfast and let the market determine the rest of your day.
Location: Union Square Park, around 17th Street & Broadway / Union Square West
Phone: (212) 788-7900
The market operates year-round on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Union Square Greenmarket
HUDSON VALLEY
When the city starts to feel like too much, head north. The Hudson Valley is where we go for slower mornings, farm-to-table meals, antiques, art, and the particular kind of quiet that makes you realize how loud the city has been.
WHERE TO STAY
Pocketbook Hudson
Hudson
A former textile factory transformed into an art-filled hotel, bathhouse, restaurant, café, bar, and cultural gathering place. The communal baths alone are worth making the trip.
Location: 549 Washington Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: (518) 660-0885 (Pocketbook Hudson)
The Baths include thermal pools, steam, treatments, movement classes, breathwork, yoga, Pilates, and other practices. Day visits are available, although advance reservations are recommended. (Pocketbook Hudson)
EAT
Kitty's
Hudson
A neighborhood market, café, and restaurant just across from the Amtrak station. Don't leave without trying one of their breakfast sandwiches—it's an ideal first stop after arriving by train.
Location: 60 South Front Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: (518) 267-6369
Email: meow@kittyshudson.com (Kitty's Hudson)
Casa Susanna
Leeds / Catskills
For a destination meal, make the drive to Casa Susanna at the Camptown hotel. Chef Efrén Hernández's Mexican cooking centers on heirloom masa, traditional techniques, and cooking over fire. (Eater NY)
Editor's note: I would add the exact current Casa Susanna address and phone number from the restaurant before publishing, rather than guessing at them.
Stissing House
Pine Plains
A historic country tavern in the tiny hamlet of Pine Plains. The setting—an 18th-century building with fireplaces, wide-plank floors, and intimate rooms—is as much a part of the experience as the food.
Location: 7801 South Main Street, Pine Plains, NY 12567
Phone: (518) 771-3064
Email: hello@stissinghouse.com (Stissing House)
Feast & Floret
Hudson
An Italian-inspired restaurant focused on seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. The menu changes with the seasons, and there's a flower cart where you can take an arrangement home after dinner.
Location: 13 South 3rd Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: (518) 822-1500 (Feast & Floret)
WANDER
Warren Street
Hudson
The main artery of Hudson and an ideal place to spend an unstructured afternoon. Wander slowly and pop into antique shops, galleries, independent boutiques, cafés, restaurants, and home stores.
The street is home to everything from vintage clothing and contemporary art to antique furniture, textiles, jewelry, natural beauty, and specialty food. (Visit Hudson NY)
Start around: Warren Street & Front Street
Neighborhood: Hudson, NY
WHAT TO PACK
The Plantas Medicinas Ritual Kit
We believe your rituals shouldn't disappear just because you're traveling.
Morning:
Bring your Plantas Medicinas hair ritual and make your morning routine part of getting ready for the day. Even five intentional minutes can change the way you enter the city.
Evening:
Pack your Plantas Medicinas candle and create a small ritual when you return to your room. Light it, put your phone away, take a few breaths, and let the day settle before bed.
Please check each establishment's website before visiting, as hours, reservations, addresses, and programming can change.