What to Do in New York This Weekend

Everything Fun Yous Can Do in NYC This Weekend

Final Iv parties, cherry blossom cocktails, and the reopening of NYC's nearly famous amusement park.

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If you're into games (i.eastward., carnivals, basketball game, and bingo, non the emotional kind), then this upcoming weekend will be a fun 1. Not only is the NCAA Final Four championship happening (run across beneath for some of our favorites places to take hold of the action), but the famed Luna Park in Coney Island is reopening for the season, and and then there's also bingo with a side of drag queen to check out as well.

But if none of those strike your fancy, yous're notwithstanding in luck considering we live in the greatest city in the earth—and on peak of 50 essential Brooklyn restaurants to eat through, new restaurant openings to discover, and surreptitious bars to sip at, there's nevertheless plenty to do this weekend. Read on for everything fun you can consume, drink, and exercise the adjacent few days in NYC, and for more things to do, check out our spring listing of Actually Cool events and podcast streaming below.

Grab a belatedly-night meal at this establishment

Weekend-long
SoHo
If you've ever worked in the eating house industry, or are just a fan of NYC eatery history, so you're certainly familiar with Blue Ribbon Brasserie. The SoHo spot has long been known every bit a favorite late-dark hangout for chefs off the clock, likewise every bit serving an inimitable, French-inspired menu. This weekend, the eating house once again returns to its famed belatedly night hours; you lot'll be able to order dishes like Beef Marrow and Oxtail Marmalade, and Steak Tartare until 2 am, 7 nights a week. Don't forget to order the Assistant Divide sundae for dessert; it's one of NYC'south best iterations.
Cost: Entrees from $27

Sense of taste a collaboration between two of NYC'southward buzziest restaurants

Fri, April 1
Williamsburg
Japanese and Peruvian fare are not infrequent bedfellows: Nikkei cuisine, after all, is basically a fusion of the two culinary traditions. And this Fri, you can experience a version of it at ii of Williamsburg'southward hottest restaurants: Nami Nori and Llama Inn. Each will exist serving a special dish from the other's menu: Nami Nori, which specializes in open-style temaki, volition feature Llama Inn's Tiradito, made with local fluke, leche de tigre, Japanese sweet irish potato, and garlic chips. And Llama Inn, a spot known for its modern Peruvian food, will accept a special Temaki fabricated with fluke, umeboshi, cucumber, crispy quinoa, and plum sesame seeds.
Cost: Dishes from $8

Bring together NYC's premier bingo elevate queen for a game (or two)

Friday, 5 PM to 7:30 PM
Midtown East
At that place are drag queens and then there are bingo drag queens. And in NYC, Linda Simpson reigns supreme. If you've never had the pleasure of attending a game called by Linda, this Friday is an excellent fourth dimension to join: it volition be the kickoff session of Linda Loves Bingo! at Midtown's new food hall, The Hugh (which is one of many neat food halls in boondocks). Grab a bite from vendors like Alidoro or Kazunori before settling in for a game (or a few) with special prizes, and get those vocal cords ready to shout bingo!
Cost: Free

Spend a mean solar day at the most famous amusement park around

Saturday, Apr 2, and Sunday, April iii
Coney Island
A sure sign of leap is the annual reopening of the old-school amusements of Coney Island. And this Sat, one of the area's most famed attractions, Luna Park, reopens with the traditional "egg cream christening" of the Coney Island Whirlwind. The eye-pumping ride is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year: if you lot're ane of the start 95 in line for this archetype rollercoaster, you can fifty-fifty ride information technology for gratis. And some other reason to cheque out the park on opening day? Wristbands will be marked downward to $20.
Toll: Extraordinary Wristbands (good for four hours) from $62

Cheer on your favorite March Madness teams

Weekend-long
Various locations
Whether your bracket is in shambles or not, nosotros're guessing you're still looking for the all-time spot to catch the Last 4 matchups. Some of our favorite places to lookout the activeness this weekend include Joseph Brothers at The Hugh, who will be serving a 48-oz pitcher of beer with twenty pieces of boneless wings for $fifty; Mustang Harry's, whose surround sound even extends to the bathroom and so y'all never miss a play; or, of course, any of the best sports confined in NYC. And if you'd rather social club in, we have you covered: Emmy Squared is offering a March Madness pack with garlic bread, crispy craven wings, and iii pizzas; and Sweetbriar has a delivery package with everything from Smoked, Black Pepper-Maple Duroc Ribs to Cornbread with honey butter.
Toll: Toll varies

Reserve this chic bar for two outside one of NYC's best steakhouses

Weekend-long
Midtown W
If you're looking to print a appointment with a hard-to-become reservation, we plant an ultimate way to impress. Cabin Bar is the new watering pigsty at Quality Meats, located outside the eatery in its ain precious stone box of a structure. There is room for a maximum of two people, which makes it perfect for an intimate night of steaks and classic cocktails. In addition to the regular card, guests of the bar besides take access to an exclusive collection of "Winter Warmers" cocktails as well as the restaurant'southward selection of "Dusties" which are sometime-school bottles like Johnnie Walker Oldest and Beam'south Special Reserve "Brown Wax" 101.
Cost: Free to reserve, email cabinbar@qualitymeatsnyc.com for info

Grab cherry blossoms without the crowds on this island

Weekend-long
Roosevelt Island
While we're spoiled hither in NYC for places to run across the quick-blooming cherry blossoms, floral fanatics know which locations remain blissfully mob free. One of our favorites (don't tell the tourists) is Roosevelt Island, a narrow spit of land that is covered in fragrant cherry trees during the season. Once you take your fun in the flowers, caput over to Graduate Roosevelt Isle, whose rooftop bar Panorama Room, isn't just one of the best new bars in boondocks, but is also serving three different cocktails and mocktails in honor of the lovely blooms. We particularly honey the Spring Fever, made with Marasca carmine, rum, pinkish grapefruit, and apricot brandy.
Cost: Free to visit; cocktails from $15

Attempt some of the city's best pasta and wine on the cheap

Weekend-long
Flatiron
Reality Goggle box fans may exist familiar with chef Tom Colicchio from his stint on Top Chef, but food lovers likewise know him every bit the brains backside NYC institutions like Craft. His latest eatery, Vallata, began as a popular-up last twelvemonth, only is now a proper, sleek, brick-and-mortar spot just north of Union Foursquare. We dear it not but for its steaming bowls of pasta like the Ricotta Cavatelli served with braised oxtail, but for its awesome food and drink bargain. Order whatever pasta dish and you can tack on a glass of regional Italian vino for a total of merely $29.
Toll: $29 for pasta and a glass of wine

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