![]() Attend the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden. ![]() Lunar New Year in Chinatown is also an experience. Restaurant Week falls at the end of the month, but be prepared to make reservations well ahead of time. Get to a Knicks basketball game or try a New York Rangers hockey game. Shop all the post-holiday clearance sales. Feast on comfort foods (brunch!) in the West Village. Seasonal things to do:: Ice skate in Bryant Park (free) or Central Park. And of course the first week or two of January usually means post-holiday sales. Here's a hint - try the TKTS booth at the South Street Seaport or in Brooklyn instead of the Times Square booth for shorter lines. Flights cost less and hotel prices drop on Jan 2. Watch out for big puddles in subway station entrances.Ĭost: The cheapest time of year to go because of the weather. Bring an umbrella, warm coat, scarf, hat, gloves, and some good weather resistant shoes. What to Wear: Dress in layers because stores and restaurants will likely keep things warm. When the white stuff hits, wait until it ends and break out a good set of boots. With a wind chill, it can get below zero. Temps can range from 10-40 degrees Fahrenheit, but it's usually between 25-35. Weather: Cold, wet, damp, probable snow or mixed frozen precipitation. To find out when dusk and sunset occurs throughout the year, check out this website:įorecast: To find specific weather forecasts for your upcoming trip, try this website: Sunset times: see The Big Apple from above, especially from the top of NYC's two main observatories, the Empire State Building and Top of the Rock, or a bar or restaurant such as The Rainbow Room or Hotel Gansevoort. New York City - Best Time To Go & When to Go.Hotels near American Museum of Natural History.Hotels near The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hotels near The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum.Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotels in New York City. ![]() She said Rosa Mexicano, 51 Isham Rd., is the “eye candy” on the corner near the garage. Nosal said Blue Back Square is a happening place with lots of new restaurants moving in this year. “We have 30 somethings and 50 somethings who have created a great vibe at the bar.” “We have a great crowd in West Hartford,” Nosal said. weeknights and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Many have gatherings and official functions in the bar area, he said. Rosa is Spanish for pink.ĭunn said the restaurant has developed a “cool late night scene,” too, when “the lights go down, the music level comes up.” The “Rosa” in the name is not for a woman, but because Howard visited various towns when lived in Mexico and loved the sunsets, which had a “pinkish hue,” Dunn said. “People like to sit inside in front of it because you’re not outside, but you feel like you’re outside.” “It’s so unique, so inviting,” Nosal said. There is also a patio that seats just under 50 people.Ī unique feature is a glass “garage door” that opens in nice weather to connect the dining room and patio. The dining room seats 200 is airy and decorated in bright colors. “It’s even more wonderful to hear when guests come in and say, ‘It’s absolutely stunning.” “It’s a great, gorgeous bar that stops you in your tracks,” Julie said. Rosa Mexicano, formerly Bar Louie has a huge bar with four sides. It’s the biggest bar in the Rosa Mexicano group. The approximately 5,000-square foot space was the perfect size and as a former Bar Louie, has a large, four-side, 32-seat bar where the restaurant’s signature frozen pomegranate margaritas are made. The guacamole, made tableside is Howard’s no lime juice recipe and “seriously, unapologetically the best,” Dunn said.Īside from the usual Mexican favorites with a Rosa Mexicano flair, the dinner menu includes ribeye steak, grilled cambray onions, chile roasted potatoes, tortillas, cilantro chimichurri pork with Habanero-pickled red onions, shaved cabbage, avocado, tomatillo salsa flight, corn tortillas jumbo shrimp, chorizo, fideo noodles, avocado, chile guajillo-lobster butter sauce.ĭunn said they were invited to check out the space in Blue Back Square and “fell in love with the West Hartford site.” The house-made mole is crafted over three days using 26 ingredients. The food is “authentic” Mexican, as opposed to Tex Mex, Dunn said, and it’s a “scratch” kitchen, meaning all the sauces and salsa are made on site.Īll the chilis are roasted before being put in the salsa. Rosa Mexicano has an ample patio for outdoor dining. “They always say, ‘We’ve had your food and we had to come back,’ ” she said. She said they were surprised to learn one in 10 of their customers here had already dined at another location. “We’re so happy to be doing so well,” said Julie Nosal, West Hartford’s general manager.
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