We love Naples and know that despite its not-so-flattering reputation as a chaotic city, you’ll love it too. So before you even think about moving on to the Amalfi Coast nearby, dedicate at least two days to this soulful and fascinating place. The best time to go: December, when it celebrates the Christmas season with [...]

Fans of the famous Magnolia Bakery‘s cupcakes often crossed the street to a biographies-only bookstore that existed on that spot for years (400 Bleeker Street). That’s now a space taken over by Marc Jacobs, but not as a fashion boutique — it’s a book store called “Bookmarc.” You’ve always been able to find some art [...]

BAR BOULUD You’ll notice the new restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel has a New York feel and that’s because it was first conceived for the Big Apple by French chef Daniel Boulud. But it ended up in London after Boulud’s almost three decades of living in the great American metropolis where he was awarded [...]

CARETTE 25 Place des Vosges Carette is a legendary patisserie and it recently opened a second home in the urban wonder that is the Place des Vosges. Fashion designer Givenchy’s newphew, Hubert de Givenchy, designed the new space, mixing Art Deco and Louis XIII details. It’s a classically elegant space, although most choose the tables [...]

Robert Restaurant, New York ROBERT RESTAURANT While MoMA and its The Modern receive most of the attention, don’t overlook the Museum of Arts and Design and its new restaurant. “Robert” overlooks Columbus Circle and Central Park and features a stylish dining area where contemporary American cuisine mixed with Mediterranean influences is served. From Wednesday to [...]

Circus Club, London Circus Designed by Tom Dixon, Circus is currently one of London’s hottest venues, mixing bar, restaurant, and cabaret entertainment. As expected, it’s a glamorous and sophisticated space, serving refined Pan-American cuisine and innovative cocktails. Cocomaya One of the city’s favorite chocolate shops recently opened at a new site in Marylebone. It’s also [...]

After the coolest new shopping addresses in Athens, Paris, and Prague, we now bring you a cool shop to check out in Vienna. It’s the Amicis store, the city’s best boutique for high-end fashions where you can find creations by Stella McCartney and the late Alexander McQueen, as well as shoes from names like Jimmy [...]

Designed by Berlin and Paris-based architects Gonzalez Haase, the new Antonios Markos Conceptual Boutique is Athens’ first concept store. Standing on natural beige stone floors is a variety of products from international labels, while the walls reveal shards of mirrors. Except for those mirrors, the entire space is painted white, with the fashions hanging from [...]

CAFÉ GERMAIN It’s already been a decade since we were first seduced into checking out Hôtel Costes in Paris thanks to its popular chill-out CDs. Over the years we’ve grown accustomed to a philosophy that “if it’s Costes brothers, it’s good,” and that’s still proven correct at the latest opening by the Costes empire, the [...]

Part gallery, part shoe store, Prague’s new 66 Gallery is a cool new addition to your shopping list in the Czech capital. Opened last December and designed by local architects, the shop presents redesigned sneakers of the Czech brand Botas which was born in the mid-60s. Graphic designers transformed the classically styled shoes and you [...]