La Palapa - Dinner Date With the Monkey

/ East Village (77 St. Mark's Place)/
La Palapa - Dinner Date With the Monkey

(East Village)

La Palapa

77 St. Mark's Place, New York, NY 10003

Tel. 212-777-2537

High Chair

After a crazy Friday at work I forged home in the snow desperately wanting: 1. Spring to (finally f-ing) get here and 2. A massive margarita to take the edge off a long day. Husb was working late and I hadn't planned dinner so I grabbed the monkey and hopped over to La Palapa (77 St. Mark's Place).    

La Palaps (as I call her) was a favorite for happy hour in my mid-twenties...the margaritas are delicious and potent and the food (in my Arizona born and bred opinion) is one of the best upscale Mexican options in the city. When we moved back to NYC with the babe I was pleasantly surprised that my old haunt was very child friendly as well! 

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Edi and the Wolf – Playdate in the East Village

/ East Village (102 Avenue C)/
Edi and the Wolf – Playdate in the East Village

(East Village)

Edi and the Wolf

102 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009

Tel. 212-598-1040

For years, we’ve been going to the Edi and the Wolf (Austrian restaurant in the East Village, 102 Avenue C) for their fantastic schnitzel and apple strudel (okay they make some pretty delicious fare in general, but schnitzel is where it’s at!).  So why should it be any different with baby? You ask.

Well – the long and the short of it is – it shouldn’t. 

Edi and the Wolf is just as fantastic with baby.  Though word to the wise, you may want to come here either for a late brunch or early dinner, so as to avoid the maddening crowd (but I would argue that this fits within my general preference irrespective of babies).

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