The Definitive Guide to Soho

Escape there to: Rub shoulders with the current crop of reality TV stars, supermodels, Real Housewives, incognito celebrities and European fashionistas while masquerading as a hipster stylist on the hunt for next season’s wardrobe.

Stay: The Mercer, The Crosby Hotel, Soho Grand, SIXTY Soho, The Broome Hotel, The James New York, NOMO Soho, The Greenwich Hotel, The Assemblage John Street, 11 Howard.

Drink: Mother’s Ruin, The Garret Nolita, Peppi’s Cellar, Pegu Club, The Blond, The Crosby Bar.

Schmooze: Cipriani Downtown, Dos Caminos, Balthazar, Le Coucou, Raoul’s, Omen Azen, Osteria Morini, Lucky Strike, Antique Garage, Jack’s Wife Freda.

Shop: Prada, Aritzia, Kate Spade, Dinosaur Designs, MoMa Design Store, Club Monaco, Paintbox.

Explore: McNally Jackson.

Safari Stop: Keep your eyes peeled for a jilted Bachelorette runner-up trying to make a discrete walk of shame from any pop star’s two-bedroom loft apartment. Keep your oversized black shades on at all times in the event you’re mistaken for a local celebrity just trying to go about their Monday afternoon high-end shopping spree.