So if you're looking for something unique to do in NYC let me provide you with some details for a perfect day. My roommate Jami introduced me to the Turkish and Russian Bathhouse a few years back and last weekend I went for my 8th time. There are other bathhouses in the city, but the Lower East Side location (an original bath house from the tenement days) has the best "community." You'll find plenty of people to talk to and you move from room to room and it is worth every penny. Now, I am a clean freak, but I just have to let go of that when I go to the bathhouse. They try to keep it clean, but with the amount of people that go, the water, sweating, etc...I wouldn't consider it the cleanest place. This is not a serene spa experience. Think rugged, raw, "Old Testament," and just let go of all your inhibitions. Plan to stay 4 hours and you'll leave feeling relaxes, detoxed, clean, and your skin will feel as soft as a baby for days.
You'll work up an appetite at the bathhouse but I've found the best thing I've even ate at a nearby restaurant, Luzzo's. Mala and I found it after a previous bathhouse outing and the reviews said the pizza was better than Grimaldi's and I'd have to agree. The pasta, pizza, and everything about this place is YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY. I crave this restaurant, specifically the Pappardelle Speck E Porcini homemade pasta with speck, porcini mushroom and truffle oil. OMG - this is the most amazing dish I've ever had. I even raved about it so much to the owner that he took me back into the kitchen, showed me how to make it and then packed up a 2nd dish to send home with me. AMAZING! Only problem, the homemade pasta and perfect cooking of it is what truly makes the dish and I don't have a pasta maker yet, so it will have to way until I can recreate this on my own and figure out the perfect measurements.
So try it out and tell me what you think of my idea of a perfect day in NYC. I promise you that you'll have a blast.
If you'd like to try some of the other bathhouses check out this link as a reference. You should also try out the Korean Spa Castle (plan for 8 hours there).
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5 comments:
Co-ed? What kind of shady place is this????
Kinda shady crazy awesome place, that's what.
Was a good day, Amber. And Luzzo's really topped it off.
Next time, though, I will probably dip into the cold bath fewer times. I really think it made me feverish.
Um Amber...there is no way I would go to Spa 88 off Fulton Street and Gold. Do you know how shady that place was? The only people who went there were Jewish businessmen and gangsters. They used to have shady naked parties down there on weekends and they were always getting broken up by cops. You should read some of tue things that happen there online!
sounds great....just need to plan another trip:)
Co-ed, Turkish, Russian, water, heat, small spaces, steam, 80% men, 20% women, foreigners, New York City = the best new NYC carnal & sensual discovery of 2010. Thank you Amber!
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