Catherine Shannon

Catherine Shannon

A Perfect Weekend in Manhattan

No hype, no duds, no skips

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Catherine Shannon
Apr 11, 2025
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This is my take on a perfect weekend in Manhattan, with a psychotic, possibly concerning level of detail.

Requisite disclaimers:

  • You can, and maybe should, do most of this alone. If you sometimes find yourself alone in New York City and love to read, this one’s for you.

  • This is not a carefully-curated, alternative list of places in Manhattan no one goes to in an effort to make myself seem cool. This is where I actually go. None of these places opened in the last year, and you won’t see them on TikTok (I hope).

  • I hope it gives you a sense of what living in Manhattan is like, or exposes you to some new things to try if you already live here.

  • Also, I definitely don’t eat out for every meal, but I wanted this guide to be complete for visitors too.

(All the images are candids of CBK walking around NYC looking incredible.)

Friday Afternoon

Manhattan weekends begin on Friday afternoon, and the correct Friday afternoon mindset is doing nothing while still doing something.

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