Little Neck Aikido and Kickboxing, Then Midtown Soba

5.0 (35)

Tue – Wed, Fri, 18:00 – 20:00; Thu, 18:00 – 21:00; Sat, 10:00 – 13:00; Sun, 08:50 – 13:00

252-26 Northern Blvd, Little Neck, NY 11362

Aikido Self-Defense and Kickboxing is a Queens gym on Northern Boulevard in Little Neck that combines Aikido with kickboxing. Aikido focuses on leverage-based self-defense, and sessions include strength and conditioning exercises. For a daytime start before the Manhattan stops, Saturday hours run from 10 AM to 1 PM.

4.5 (756)

Mon – Fri, 07:00 – 18:00; Sat – Sun, 08:00 – 18:00

41 West 58th Street

Sip + Co is a cafe at 41 West 58th Street near Central Park South, where a fast-moving queue gives way to a relaxed, neat interior. The egg and cheese brioche melts the cheese onto the bread to keep the egg in focus, and the spicy turkey sandwich comes on crisp toasted bread. Take a bar stool or a seat in the outdoor front area.

4.4 (937)

Mon – Sun, 12:00 – 21:00

251 West 55th Street

Soba Noodle Azuma is a no-frills soba restaurant on West 55th Street near Columbus Circle in Midtown West, with laminated menus showing decades-old photos. Buckwheat soba is made fresh daily, cold zaru noodles have a firm chew, and portion sizes cost the same. It opens daily from noon to 9 PM. Note that the soba is not gluten-free.

Mon, 17:00 – 23:00; Tue – Thu, 11:30 – 16:00, 17:00 – 23:00; Fri, 11:30 – 16:00, 17:00 – 00:00 (+1); Sat, 10:30 – 16:00, 17:30 – 00:00 (+1); Sun, 10:30 – 16:00, 17:00 – 22:00

371 Broome St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Shoo Shoo Nolita is a Tel Aviv-inspired Mediterranean restaurant on Broome Street in Nolita, where a modest entrance opens into a spacious, leafy, intimate room. Plates run from warm hummus and schnitzel to fish kofta and lamb ragu over mashed potatoes with warm pita. Reviews often praise friendly, efficient service, though one reports pushy hospitality and an underwhelming meal.