Eva & Leo's NYC 2026 Trip

April 4 – 11, 2026 · 8 days (incl. travel) · 67 stops

Day 0 — Saturday Apr 4 · Sacramento → New York

Travel day! Fly out of Sacramento with a layover in Phoenix, arriving at JFK late evening. Taxi or subway to the hotel in Midtown.

  1. 1.Drive to SMF Airporttransport⏰ 8:00 AM
    Noelle & Isaiah dropping us off.
  2. 2.AA 1625 → Phoenixflight⏰ 10:07 AM
    SMF → PHX. Depart 10:07am, arrive 11:58am. Duration 1h 51m.
  3. 3.PHX Phoenix Layovertransport
    3h 17m layover. Arrive 11:58am, depart 3:15pm.
  4. 4.AA 2315 → JFKflight⏰ 3:15 PM
    PHX → JFK. Depart 3:15pm, arrive 10:59pm. Duration 4h 44m.
  5. 5.Taxi: JFK → Hoteltransport
    Yellow cab flat rate $70 + tolls + tip to Manhattan. ~45–60 min depending on traffic.
  6. 6.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St, Manhattan. Check-in 3pm. Conf# 82465339. Phone: +1 212 447 1500.

Day 1 — Sunday Apr 5 · SoHo → LES → Midtown

Coffee at Blue Bottle, late breakfast at Cloudy Donut, then tattoo appointment at Luna Moth. Lunch at Spicy Moon, explore Orchard Grocer + MooShoes, browse Pickles and Muji.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day.
  2. 2.Blue Bottle CoffeeFood
    60 E 42nd St #140. Coffee to start the day.
  3. 3.Cloudy DonutFood
    Breakfast. Opens 11am Fri/Sat/Sun only. Map ↗
  4. 4.Luna Moth TattooBooked⏰ 12:00 PM
    BOOKED. 4th floor, 161 Lafayette St. Map ↗
  5. 5.Spicy Moon BoweryFood
    Lunch. Vegan Sichuan. #1 community pick. Map ↗
  6. 6.Orchard Grocer + MooShoesFood
    78 Orchard St. Vegan deli + soft serve. MooShoes has a resident cat. Map ↗
  7. 7.Pickles BookstoreBooks
    LES indie bookstore.
  8. 8.Muji Fifth AvenueShopping
    Japanese lifestyle store. 475 5th Ave.

Day 2 — Monday Apr 6 · UWS → High Line → West Village

Head uptown for the Natural History Museum, then wind down through Chelsea Market and the High Line. End the day exploring West Village bookshops and dinner at Anixi.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day.
  2. 2.Zucker's BagelsFood
    Breakfast near Bryant Park. 40 E 41st St.
  3. 3.Amer. Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum
    Opens 10am. Allow 2.5–3 hrs. Map ↗
  4. 4.Delice & SarrasinFood
    Lunch. NYC's only fully vegan French restaurant. Opens 11am. Map ↗
  5. 5.McNally Jackson (SoHo)Books
    Cast-iron architecture & Gucci Art Wall steps away. Map ↗
  6. 6.Chelsea MarketShopping
    En route to High Line. Map ↗
  7. 7.The High LinePark
    Enter at 30th St, walk south to Gansevoort. Map ↗
  8. 8.Three Lives & CompanyBooks
    Beloved West Village indie bookstore. Map ↗
  9. 9.AnixiFood
    Dinner. Vegan Mediterranean 4.8★. Opens 4:30pm weekdays. Book ahead. Map ↗

Day 3 — Tuesday Apr 7 · NYPL & Flatiron

Brunch at UT47, then visit the stunning NY Public Library. Back to hotel for the 2pm call, lunch at PLANTA, then explore Flatiron bookstores.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day.
  2. 2.UT47 Kitchen & BarFood
    Brunch. Korean-inspired all-vegan. Opens 8am. Map ↗
  3. 3.NY Public Library (Schwarzman)Museum
    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Free. Stunning Beaux-Arts architecture, Rose Main Reading Room. Map ↗
  4. 4.Courtyard by MarriottBooked⏰ 2:00 PM
    3 East 40th St. Back to hotel for the 2pm call.
  5. 5.PLANTA New YorkFood
    Lunch. Vegan Asian fusion, Flatiron. 15 W 27th St. Map ↗
  6. 6.Rizzoli BookstoreBooks
    One of the most beautiful bookstores in NYC. Map ↗
  7. 7.Anita La Mamma del GelatoFood
    Just south of Rizzoli near Madison Square Park. Map ↗
  8. 8.Strand Book StoreBooks
    18 miles of books. Map ↗

Day 4 — Wednesday Apr 8 · MoMA & Maybe Happy Ending

Grab a doughnut at Doughnut Plant, then spend the morning at MoMA. Catch the matinee of Maybe Happy Ending, visit the NYPL reading room, and wrap up with dinner at Coletta.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day.
  2. 2.Doughnut PlantFood
    Coffee & doughnut to start. Chelsea location. Map ↗
  3. 3.MoMAMuseum
    Opens 10:30am. Allow 2–3 hrs. Map ↗
  4. 4.Beyond SushiFood
    Lunch. Vegan sushi, steps from MoMA. Map ↗
  5. 5.Belasco TheatreBooked⏰ 2:00 PM
    BOOKED. Maybe Happy Ending. ~2.5 hrs. Map ↗
  6. 6.Rose Main Reading RoomMuseum
    Free. NYPL. Closes 5:45pm Wed. Map ↗
  7. 7.ColettaFood
    Dinner. Vegan Italian. Opens 4:30pm. Map ↗

Day 5 — Thursday Apr 9 · Brooklyn

A full day in Brooklyn — legendary vegan BEC at A.T.M., a feminist bookstore, and a marathon tour of indie bookshops from Prospect Heights to Williamsburg. End with dinner at Reverie.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day.
  2. 2.A.T.M. Vegan DeliFood
    Legendary vegan BEC. Opens 8am weekdays. Map ↗
  3. 3.Cafe con LibrosBooks
    Black feminist bookstore + café. Closes 2pm weekdays. Map ↗
  4. 4.Freebird BooksBooks
    123 Columbia St, Red Hook. Community bookstore & social justice focus.
  5. 5.Unnameable BooksBooks
    Prospect Heights. Great philosophy + literary fiction. Map ↗
  6. 6.Greenlight BookstoreBooks
    686 Fulton St, Fort Greene. Map ↗
  7. 7.Books Are MagicBooks
    225 Smith St, Cobble Hill. Author-owned indie. Map ↗
  8. 8.Community BookstoreBooks
    143 7th Ave, Park Slope. Has a bookstore cat. Map ↗
  9. 9.Jajaja Mexicana (Wburg)Food
    Lunch. All-vegan Mexican. Opens 11:30am. Map ↗
  10. 10.Catbird JewelryShopping
    108 N 7th St, Williamsburg. Map ↗
  11. 11.McNally Jackson (Wburg)Books
    76 N 4th St. Two floors, great film & art section. Map ↗
  12. 12.Spoonbill & SugartownBooks
    Art, architecture & design bookstore. 218 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg.
  13. 13.Reverie Vegan RestaurantFood
    Dinner. 4.9★. Opens 4:30pm. Happy hour until 6:30pm. Map ↗
  14. 14.DUMBO WalkPark
    Washington St for iconic Manhattan Bridge photo. Cobblestones at night.

Day 6 — Friday Apr 10 · East Village → Newark

Final exploring day — brunch at Candle, Cloudy Donut on Mott St, McNally Jackson, Washington Square Park, dinner at Beyond Sushi, then head to the Newark airport hotel.

  1. 1.Courtyard by Marriotthotel
    3 East 40th St. Start of day. Check out 11am today!
  2. 2.CandleFood⏰ 11:00 AM
    Brunch. 386 3rd Ave (3rd St). Opens 11am. Map ↗
  3. 3.Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum
    Opens 10am Fri. Allow 2+ hrs. Pay-what-you-wish for NY residents. Map ↗
  4. 4.Central ParkPark
    Walk through the park after the Met. Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Strawberry Fields.
  5. 5.Albertine BooksBooks
    French bookstore inside the French Embassy. 1004 Fifth Ave. Stunning ceiling murals. Map ↗
  6. 6.Cloudy DonutFood
    Vegan doughnuts. Mott St location.
  7. 7.McNally Jackson (SoHo)Books
    52 Prince St (at Spring). Independent bookstore. Map ↗
  8. 8.Washington Square ParkPark
    Iconic arch and fountain. Great people watching.
  9. 9.Beyond SushiFood
    Dinner. Vegan sushi. Map ↗
  10. 10.Manhattan → Newarktransport
    NJ Transit or taxi to Newark. Penn Station → Newark Penn ~25 min.
  11. 11.Fairfield Inn Newark Airporthotel
    618 US Hwy 1 & 9 S, Newark NJ. Check-in 3pm. Conf# 97560507. Phone: +1 973 242 2600.

Day 7 — Saturday Apr 11 · New York → Sacramento

Fly home! Shuttle to Newark airport for the morning flight via Dallas, arriving back in Sacramento early afternoon.

  1. 1.Fairfield Inn → EWRtransport⏰ 6:00 AM
    Hotel shuttle to Newark Liberty airport.
  2. 2.AA 1303 → Dallasflight⏰ 8:00 AM
    EWR → DFW. Depart 8:00am, arrive 11:03am. Duration 4h 3m.
  3. 3.DFW Dallas Layovertransport
    53m layover. Quick connection!
  4. 4.AA 2899 → Sacramentoflight⏰ 11:56 AM
    DFW → SMF. Depart 11:56am, arrive 1:37pm. Duration 3h 41m.