Of all the cities in all the world, how much cooler is New York that Sofia Coppola’s chosen to call it home?
After a few years in Paris (an expat jaunt basically required of someone so chic), Coppola and her husband, Phoenix front man Thomas Mars, settled into a low-key life downtown back in 2010.
Curious where the aesthete heads for coffee, dumplings and books?
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Editor-in-Chief Samira Nasr for her newsletter, Samira’s Notebook, the filmmaker shed some light on her favorites spots about town, and obviously, you should take notes…
Favorite coffee spot?
For a coffee or a Negroni, Bar Pisellino. I love their little Italian sandwiches when you need a quick bite on the way to a movie or to go for a trip. And then McNulty’s on Christopher Street is such a great and historic place to buy teas and coffee.
Bite to eat?
I like RedFarm on the Upper West Side for dumplings and EN Japanese Brasserie for classic Japanese food and beautiful flowers. You can reserve a tatami room for a small group for special occasions.
Neighborhood go-tos?
Thompson Chemists is a family-run pharmacy in SoHo where you get real customer service and European pharmacy products. I go to The Color House New York on Lafayette for film processing and to buy Kodak Portra 35mm film. For books, Three Lives & Company in the West Village. I love to go there and discuss books with the staff.