So, we're finally taking the baby on an east coast tour to meet our friends and see some proper cities in what I like to call Madame Live! 2005. It should be a fun time, checking out our old stomping grounds now with a 9 month year old baby in tow, but I have a few city-related questions. And who better to ask than the brilliant MDD readers out there? (OK. Enough sucking up, but seriously thanks for reading.)
- Does anyone have any suggestions for good baby-friendly restaurants in Boston and NYC? I'm not particularly worried, we take her out with us all the time to all kinds of places, but it's always good to know about good restaurants people have had good experiences at with their baby.
- Any suggestions of places we should check out (particularly in Manhattan) while we're there is also appreciated. I wanted to check out the new MOMA, but I heard it's still a really long wait to get in. Is it worth it or should we wait until our next visit?
- What do people do about cabs in NYC? Do they just not take them with the baby? I'm assuming this is the case, as it's kind of hard to bring the Britax around with you everywhere you go. If this is the case, is there any stroller-on-the-subway advice anyone has?
regarding MOMA in NYC: when we visited, we got tickets in advance, which save a incredible amount of time. You pay a bit more, but NYC costs an arm and a leg anyways, so consider it worth it.
as for Boston, where I live, if it's a nice day, go check out the Decordova Museum in Lincoln -- you'll need a car, but there's a huge sculpture garden to walk around. as for restaurants, since my twins were just born, we haven't quite been adventurous, but i agree that the South End is good. We live in Jamaica Plain, and there are a bunch of restaurants that would work well -- "Bella Luna" for awesome pizza, james Gate for outdoor irish pubbing.
good luck, and have fun. I'm insterested on what people with carseats do in taxis -- hopefully we'll get a good summary!
Posted by: geoff | April 20, 2005 at 11:37 AM
Most cab rides are so short that we've just held the baby. Yeah, we suck, but as you say, how could we tote the Britax around the rest of the time??
Posted by: Chris | April 19, 2005 at 06:16 AM
In New York, the two neighborhoods that are most baby friendly are the Upper West Side and Tribeca- In Tribeca, Le Zinc, Odeon, Bubby's, and Landmarc in particular are very good with kids. For the subway, use the lightest stroller you have- some stations have elevators, many do not.
Posted by: Charles | April 18, 2005 at 08:22 AM
The South End in Boston has a couple good child welcome restaurants that wont disappoint adults. Try: The Dish on Shawmut St (you can also visit my favorite cheese store. South End Formaggio across the street -- another place that welcome kids, tho kinda tight with a stroller) and Picco Pizza. Much bigger than The Dish with the best thin crust gourment pizza in town and homemade ice cream. It's located on Tremont St about two blocks from me.
Have fun!
Posted by: More Diapers | April 14, 2005 at 11:38 AM