In late January, Mustafa had a work trip to New York City for 3 weeks and I decided to tag along to catch a little break and change of scenery. The last trip we took together was to Alberta in September (see Banff, Jasper and Canadian Badlands blog posts here), so this was such a welcome change. Although we mostly stayed indoors, it was absolutely lovely to be in a different city and environment after so many months.
![Soho New York City View](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/23-1.png?resize=651%2C817&ssl=1)
![view from hotel room in new york city](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11-1.png?resize=650%2C867&ssl=1)
Waking up in the new city after so many months felt so refreshing. Even though we weren’t going out for anything other than walks, it was so nice to be able to look out the window and see New York City in all it’s concrete jungle glory. We spent our time in SoHo since we were staying at the SoHo Grand which was fantastic because we had a million food options at all times.
![selfie in soho grand hotel](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/14-1.png?resize=649%2C870&ssl=1)
![walking through financial district in new york city](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/9-1.png?resize=650%2C868&ssl=1)
![matchaful oat milk matcha latte](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15.png?resize=318%2C398&ssl=1)
![matchaful oat milk matcha latte in new york city](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/6.png?resize=300%2C399&ssl=1)
![view of manhattan from brooklyn bridge and dumbo](https://i2.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0854-scaled.jpg?fit=1440%2C1920&ssl=1)
With outdoor dining closed, Door Dash and Uber Eats were our absolute best friends. The best thing about New York is the food. So much food all the time that you will never run out of options. My personal favourite discoveries were Matchaful lattes and oat milk iced coffees for breakfast.
![oat milk iced coffee in new york city](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4.png?resize=649%2C868&ssl=1)
![outdoor dining with gnocchi at sola pasta bar in soho new york city](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/17-1.png?resize=650%2C869&ssl=1)
![matcha mochi donut and coffee](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12-1.png?resize=649%2C872&ssl=1)
![brooklyn bridge view](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/19.png?resize=311%2C415&ssl=1)
![dumbo new york coffee time](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20.png?resize=311%2C415&ssl=1)
![girl walking on brooklyn bridge](https://i1.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0835-scaled.jpg?fit=1440%2C1920&ssl=1)
![bubble milk tea oat milk from the alley nyc](https://i0.wp.com/www.thehautefinish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5-1.png?resize=650%2C870&ssl=1)