Jeremy O. Harris’s Guide to New York

Jeremy O. Harris knows his way around New York. The Tony-nominated playwright, writer, producer, and performer once dined at Carbone with Kanye West and Julia Fox, sipped on cocktails with Madonna, and has regularly popped up at a bevy of New York fashion events (including tonight’s very own Vogue World). Therefore, who better to ask what’s cool to do in New York right now than the grand monsieur of New York cool? From hitting up a QTPOC-centric Papi Juice party in Bushwick to grabbing coffee at SoHo’s Little Canal to hunting for a good read at LES’s Aeon Books, Harris has you covered. 

Below, check out Jeremy O. Harris’ guide to New York. 

Best date night spot: New York Theater Workshop for a new play, then Il Buco for a snack and discussion 

Best coffee: Little Canal

Have a casual drink with friends at: Mezcali 

Best vintage store: James Veloria

You can always have a wild night out at: Socialista 

Best park: Central Park (obviously)

Best place to unwind: Shibui Spa in the Greenwich Hotel 

My favorite place to write (outside of home): New York Public Library

My favorite cinema in New York: Metrograph 

The best bar in New York right now: The River

Best gay —or queer-adajacent— bar: Anywhere Papi Juice is

You can grab a good (expensive) meal at: Gem

And you can grab a good (cheap) meal: Wu’s Wonton King 

The exhibition to check out right now: Martine Guitierrez: Supremacy at the Whitney Museum

And the play to check out right after: HOUND DOG, directed by Machel Ross

You can always find style inspiration: Sitting outside the 125th stop in Harlem

The best indie bookshop: Aeon Books—my lifeblood 

You can feel bougie at: Carbone’s 

The best “old New York spot”: Lamb’s Club 

The prettiest building in New York: the building Frank Ocean lives in 

The best neighborhood to people watch in: Washington Square Park

The music is always great at: Terminal Five

The best view in New York: my rooftop

The next it-spot is bound to be: Four Horseman and also… A special shout-out to the Movement Theatre Company, National Black Theatre, Bushwick Starr and Performance Space New York. Who I love.