12 of Catherine Cheng Stahl's favorite places in New York City (organized by neighborhood in Manhattan, beginning with the Upper East Side) to daydream, read, write, doodle, and get work done in NYC. Most are coffee shops, where I have written some 80% of my graduate school papers.

Ralph lauren, upper east side, new york city, coffee, aesthetic coffee shop, ralphs nyc, ralphs chicago, ralph lauren aesthetic, ralphs coffee

View from CityKitchen ~44th and 8th Ave