Veja sua cidade: Guia de compra no Harlem
Publicado 10/31/2017
Sinônimo da cultura afro-americana, Harlem tem uma longa história quando se trata de movimentos culturais. Esse legado permanece forte em instituições de bairro (e NYC), como o Apollo Theater, os clubes de jazz da região e vários museus estimados. Não apenas um destino cultural, Harlem abriga lojas locais, estúdios de ioga e até mesmo um famoso cookie com gotas de chocolate. Nosso guia de compras ajudará você a aproveitar tudo o que o bairro tem a oferecer.
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Levain Bakery
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2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
This bakery is famous for their ooey-gooey, soft-in-the-center chocolate chip cookies. Lines snake around the door to get the six-ounce Chocolate Chip Walnut—hailed as one of the best in New York City—along with the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip hot out of the oven. Not to be outdone by their near-celebrity status cookies, Levain also offers crave-worthy pastries, bread and coffee to top off your morning snack.
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Museum of the City New York
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1220 Fifth Ave.
Located on Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile, the Museum of the City of New York was founded in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City and its people. Explore 400 years of New York City’s past through permanent exhibitions like New York at Its Core and Activist New York. The museum’s gift shop features a variety of books to deepen the experience of its galleries, including biographies of well-known historic figures. Chalsty’s Café, a sunlit coffee shop overlooking Central Park, is the perfect place to refuel on espresso beverages, pastries, salads and sandwiches.
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Apollo Theater
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253 W. 125th St.
Harlem is home to this world-famous music hall, which became a prominent venue for African-American performers back in the 1930s. It is also where artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill got their start. Today the Apollo presents live entertainment performances including break dancing, opera, concerts and its famous Amateur Night. Fans can bring home Apollo-branded swag (apparel, a tree ornament, temporary tattoos and more).
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Harlem Underground
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2219 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
A community-forward clothing store, Harlem Underground embodies the feeling and fashion of Harlem. Carrying graphic tees and zip-ups for men and women depicting famous African-American figures, superheroes and Harlem-centric designs, this shop proudly showcases fashion through the lens of its neighborhood. The offerings are seasonal, so it’s a great excuse to revisit.
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Harlem Yoga Studio
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44 W. 125th St.
This studio aims to make yoga accessible to all. Along with pay-what-you-can classes, prenatal, beginner and family and kids’ yoga, Harlem Yoga Studio offers free meditation, belly dancing, Pilates, candlelit yoga and even on-site yoga for the workplace. The calming and open studio is the perfect place to wind down.
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Serengeti Tea & Spices
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2292 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
Celebrating “African tea gastronomy,” this specialty tea shop is chock-full of small-batch blended teas, coffee and cocoa, plus raw honey, tea ware and salts. In addition to more familiar varieties like green and oolong, Serengeti also offers rare African teas, moringa, rooibos and signature blends. Pop in for a tea tasting and sample the many high-quality teas available or enjoy one right in the beautiful café.
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