Since its opening in 1997, New York’s Chelsea Market has been a veritable hotspot for the best in bars, restaurants, and foodie culture—and it keeps reinventing itself. The converted industrial structure offers a whopping 1.2 million square feet of space for vendors from Anthropologie to Seed + Mill and Los Tacos No. 1.
Chelsea Market’s explosive popularity means you’re often battling crowds of tourists, noise, and the open-market-style stimulus of the bustling destination. What’s pleasantly refreshing is a new style of Chelsea Market vendor we’re watching, one that takes advantage of the building’s wings rather than its narrow central corridor.
When the clock strikes five, New Yorkers escape to N’Between, an izakaya-style listening bar tucked behind the Maki a Mano handroll shop. To enter, keep your eyes peeled for the glowing green neon sign and follow the narrow alley beneath it. This mysterious entry recalls the confined streets of Tokyo and the metropolis’s illustrious hole-in-the-wall bars.
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