Frieze New York is next week, and the spring 2017 edition of Whitewaller New York will debut. We’ll be there to guide you through the must-see and be-seen-at spots around town. Until then, this week and next, we’re sharing the “Insider Tips” from those in-the-know on what to see, do, and consume in New York during the fair. Below, we hear from real estate developer Gabriel Chipperfield.
WHERE TO EAT AND SIP
Sasabune is a stark, no-nonsense, no booking, no menu sushi restaurant up on East 73rd where the only question the waitress has to ask you is “Have you been here before?” Drinks upstairs in the back room at Ralph’s for when you’re stuck in Midtown and best because they don’t actually accept drinks reservations.
WHERE TO SEE ART
The Swiss Institute is always worth dropping into; you never really know what to expect. Neue Galerie always has an unexpected mix of German and Austrian art and sculpture (and cafeteria!) within the spaces of one of the most decadent buildings of old New York.
WHERE TO HAVE FUN AND RELAX
A walk around SoHo to take in The Broken Kilometer, by Walter De Maria, in place since its 1979 inception at Dia, is really mesmerizing, as is the tour of Donald Judd’s iconic apartment on Spring Street. The spa at The Greenwich Hotel is a sanctuary when trying to find some solace from all those traffic lights and hot dog vendors.
Check out Whitewaller New York in print, available during Frieze Art Fair.
