Eva & Leo's NYC 2026 Trip

April 4 – 11, 2026 · 8 days (incl. travel) · 64 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
    Leave home by car.
  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

Start with a late breakfast at Cloudy Donut, browse books at McNally Jackson, then head to your tattoo appointment. Explore the New Museum and the Lower East Side before your evening omakase.

  1. 1.Cloudy DonutFood
    Breakfast. Opens 11am Fri/Sat/Sun only. Map ↗
  2. 2.McNally Jackson (SoHo)Books
    Pre-tattoo browse. Cast-iron architecture & Gucci Art Wall steps away. Map ↗
  3. 3.Luna Moth TattooBooked⏰ 12:00 PM
    BOOKED. 4th floor, 161 Lafayette St. Map ↗
  4. 4.Spicy Moon BoweryFood
    Lunch. Vegan Sichuan. #1 community pick. Map ↗
  5. 5.New MuseumMuseum
    Contemporary art. Easy stop between tattoo and LES. Map ↗
  6. 6.Orchard Grocer + MooShoesFood
    78 Orchard St. Vegan deli + soft serve. MooShoes has a resident cat. Map ↗
  7. 7.Housing Works BookstoreBooks
    Used books + café. Beautiful spiral staircase. Map ↗
  8. 8.OmakaseedBooked⏰ 7:30 PM
    BOOKED. Vegan omakase 11–15 courses. Map ↗

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.Westsider Rare & Used BooksBooks
    Opens 10am. Café Grumpy nearby for coffee. Map ↗
  2. 2.Amer. Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum
    Opens 10am. Allow 2.5–3 hrs. Map ↗
  3. 3.Delice & SarrasinFood
    Lunch. NYC's only fully vegan French restaurant. Opens 11am. Map ↗
  4. 4.Chelsea MarketShopping
    En route to High Line. Map ↗
  5. 5.The High LinePark
    Enter at 30th St, walk south to Gansevoort. Map ↗
  6. 6.Three Lives & CompanyBooks
    Beloved West Village indie bookstore. Map ↗
  7. 7.AnixiFood
    Dinner. Vegan Mediterranean 4.8★. Opens 4:30pm weekdays. Book ahead. Map ↗

Day 3 — Tuesday Apr 7 · The Met & Flatiron

Brunch at UT47, then spend the morning at The Met. Walk through Central Park, return to the hotel for a 2pm call, then explore Flatiron bookstores and dinner at Coletta.

  1. 1.UT47 Kitchen & BarFood
    Brunch. Korean-inspired all-vegan. Opens 8am. Map ↗
  2. 2.Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum
    Opens 10am Tues. Allow 2+ hrs. Map ↗
  3. 3.Central Park—BelvederePark
    Walk: Belvedere → Bethesda Terrace → Bow Bridge → Strawberry Fields.
  4. 4.Courtyard by MarriottBooked⏰ 2:00 PM
    3 East 40th St. Back to hotel for the 2pm call.
  5. 5.Franchia Vegan CaféFood
    Lunch after call. Korean vegan. OR PLANTA (15 W 27th). Map ↗
  6. 6.PLANTA New YorkFood
    Alternative to Franchia. Vegan Asian fusion, Flatiron. Map ↗
  7. 7.Rizzoli BookstoreBooks
    One of the most beautiful bookstores in NYC. Map ↗
  8. 8.Anita La Mamma del GelatoFood
    Just south of Rizzoli near Madison Square Park. Map ↗
  9. 9.Strand Book StoreBooks
    18 miles of books. Map ↗
  10. 10.ColettaFood
    Dinner. Vegan Italian. Opens 4:30pm. 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 Hangawi.

  1. 1.Doughnut PlantFood
    Coffee & doughnut to start. Chelsea location. Map ↗
  2. 2.MoMAMuseum
    Opens 10:30am. Allow 2–3 hrs. Map ↗
  3. 3.Beyond SushiFood
    Lunch. Vegan sushi, steps from MoMA. Map ↗
  4. 4.Belasco TheatreBooked⏰ 2:00 PM
    BOOKED. Maybe Happy Ending. ~2.5 hrs. Map ↗
  5. 5.Rose Main Reading RoomMuseum
    Free. NYPL. Closes 5:45pm Wed. Map ↗
  6. 6.HangawiFood
    Dinner. Book 5:30–6pm. Shoes-off Korean vegan. Map ↗

Day 5 — Thursday Apr 9 · Brooklyn

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

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

Day 6 — Friday Apr 10 · East Village → Newark

Final exploring day — breakfast at abcV, last bookstore visits, lunch at Superiority Burger, and a leisurely afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. Dinner at Avant Garden, then head to the Newark airport hotel for tomorrow's early flight.

  1. 1.abcVFood
    Breakfast. Opens 8am. OR Candle (386 3rd Ave, opens 11am). Map ↗
  2. 2.CandleFood
    Alternative to abcV. 386 3rd Ave. Opens 11am — better as brunch. Map ↗
  3. 3.Strand Book StoreBooks
    If not done Day 3. Opens 10am. Map ↗
  4. 4.Té CompanyFood
    Taiwanese tea shop. 314 E 9th St. Map ↗
  5. 5.Superiority BurgerFood
    Lunch. 119 Ave A. Opens noon Fridays. Map ↗
  6. 6.Mast BooksBooks
    72 Ave A. Beautifully curated art & photography books. Map ↗
  7. 7.Tompkins Sq ParkPark
    Sit with your book. Site of annual Howl festival.
  8. 8.Avant GardenFood
    Dinner. 95 Ave A. Opens 5pm. Map ↗
  9. 9.The ImmigrantFood
    Cozy East Village bar. Great cocktails and vibe. Opens 5pm. Map ↗
  10. 10.LadybirdFood
    Cocktails after dinner. 111 E 7th, around the corner. Map ↗
  11. 11.Manhattan → Newarktransport
    NJ Transit or taxi to Newark. Penn Station → Newark Penn ~25 min.
  12. 12.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⏰ 6:30 AM
    Hotel shuttle to Newark Liberty airport. Check-out 12pm but leave early!
  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.