Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nicaraguan Joe
Charge up with a cup of single-origin coffee from
Café Integral
(
www.cafeintegral.com
;
135 Grand St, btwn Crosby & Lafayette Sts; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, noon-5pm Sun; N/Q/R,
J, 6 to Canal St)
, a teeny-tiny espresso bar inside kooky shop-cum-gallery American Two
Shot. Twenty-something owner César Martin Vega is obsessed with Nicaraguan cof-
fee beans.
Perfect Jeans
3x1
(
www.3x1.us
;
15 Mercer St, btwn Howard & Grand Sts; 11am-7pm Mon-Sat, noon-6pm Sun;
N/Q/R, J, 6 to Canal St)
lets you design your perfect pair of jeans. Choose buttons and
hems for ready-to-wear pairs (women's from $195, men's from $285), customize
fabric and detailing on existing cuts ($525 to $750), or create a pair from scratch
($1200).
Designer Kicks
Local craftsmanship also defines the footwear of emerging star
Alejandro Ingelmo
(
www.alejandroingelmo.com
;
51 Wooster St, btwn Broome & Grand Sts; 11am-7pm Mon-Fri, from noon Sat
& Sun; 1, A/C/E to Canal St)
, his imaginative kicks spanning sparkly basketball-style
boots to butterfly-inspired stilettos. Sneakers retail for around $600.
Curbside Culture
The sidewalk engraving on the northwest corner of Prince St and Broadway is the
work of Japanese-born sculptor Ken Hiratsuka, who has carved almost 40 sidewalks
in NYC. This particular engraving took two years to complete (1983-84), police fre-
quently disrupting Hiratsuka's illegal nighttime chiseling.
Gourmet Refuel
NYC loves its luxe grocers and
Dean & DeLuca
(
212-226-6800;
www.deananddeluca.com
; 560 Broadway, at Prince St;
7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm Sat & Sun;
N/R to
