"The very first thing I bought in this East Village store was a taxidermied duckling. I was raised Catholic, so I'm a sucker for religious icons." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"Overcrowded shelves containing millions of jars, bottles and tiny containers filled with every remedy and snake oil dream-merchandise for every ailment—imagined or otherwise." -Gay Talese En savoir plus .
"Even though it gets a big fashion and art-world crowd, it always has a Zen vibe. It's my sanctuary, even on weekend nights. I get the black cod." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"Since 1914, the city's best and most character-rich smoked-fish experts." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune En savoir plus .
"Bring your own sandals and shorts, and a friend. Hit the sauna room and sweat, sweat, sweat. You'll never feel better." -Sean Avery, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"It's my home-cooking spot. I understand why Patti Smith said it would be where she'd have her last meal." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"With its furniture, plates, ceramic objects, cutlery and glassware, I wish I could just move my bed and stove in and call it home." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"I've bought drying racks, little vases. I collect Nelson McCoy ceramic flower pots, which I find there." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"Airy and light-filled with great music. Known for its indoor cycling workouts. You may even get to see Alec Baldwin in tights!" -Sean Avery, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"They make handcrafted shoes and boots that are very expensive but objects of beauty." -Gay Talese, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"It's an Irish place attended by neighborhood sports fans, firemen, cops, writers and old-timers who've been coming here for 50 years or so." -Gay Talese, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"I order a big creamy bowl of café au lait when the place is peppered with discreet, big-deal New Yorkers." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"Here an old-school barman will give you a nice gin pour and crack open your own bottle of cold tonic. Enjoy the Max Parrish mural, said to depict Old King Cole passing wind!" -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton En savoir plus .
"It serves martinis at the table in the shaker. You thus get full measure, and the waiter doesn't spill drops of valuable gin on the floor while walking it to you." -Gay Talese En savoir plus .
"My guilt-free shopping emporium. When I've outgrown something, it's where I trade it in. I just scored a gray wool Proenza Schouler sweater there." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"Knitting is my therapy, and this home goods boutique is where I buy hard-to-find yarns from all over the world." -Sean Avery, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
"For over 35 years, this tailoring salon has been a master at alterations, repairs and creative patching-up on cherished garments." -Gay Talese, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to New York City En savoir plus .
"Hitch a ride on the IKEA ferry to Red Hook to get the tastiest affordable lobster roll. For $9.99, it comes with chips and slaw. Go at dusk to see the Statue of Liberty." -Chef Gabrielle Hamilton En savoir plus .
"The tiny space is a visual-books shop and gallery with a book club down below street level. The interior design by Rafael de Cárdenas lives up to its name." -Sean Avery, in the Insider's Guide to NYC En savoir plus .
To taste the wide swathe of cuisines Lure's menu covers, start with a few oysters, move on to sushi and perhaps close with the Continent-inflected grilled whole daurade. En savoir plus .
