Chelsea has pretty much cracked the code on the perfect New York Saturday: killer food, cool hotels, art around every corner and enough things to do that “just one drink” can very easily turn into midnight. Better yet, you can spend the entire day bouncing between some of the neighborhood’s best spots without trekking halfway across Manhattan. Clear your calendar, lace up something walkable and follow us, because we’ve planned your next Saturday in Chelsea from morning sweat to late-night singalong.
9:00am: Sweat First, Brunch Later, $49 For 3 FIT HIT Classes
Start Saturday feeling wildly virtuous at FIT HIT, Chelsea’s high-energy workout-meets-self-defense studio that has caught the attention of The New York Times, Shape, CBS and BBC. The $49 pulse scores you three 60-minute classes, combining elements of Krav Maga, kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu into one seriously sweat-inducing session. You’ll punch, kick, sculpt and potentially torch upwards of 900 calories, which, conveniently, gives you an excellent excuse to spend the rest of Saturday eating your way through Chelsea.
12:00pm: Slurp Your Way To Japan With This $39 3 Course Feast For Two
Workout conquered, carbs earned. Make your way to Yasubee Authentic Ramen, a Japanese favorite dating back to 1951 that has brought almost 80 years of noodle know-how and its cult-favorite Tsukemen to Chelsea. Your $39 pulse gets two people a three-course lunch with an appetizer, two entrées, dessert and two beers, mocktails or Kung Fu Teas, so settle in for steaming bowls of ramen, handmade noodles and serious Tokyo comfort-food energy. Even better? Forbes and The Infatuation have already given Yasubee their stamp of approval.
2:30pm: Main Character Movie Break Via This $149 Private Cinema For Up To 4
Why sit shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers when you could have the whole theater to yourself? Vogue, Forbes and Time Out-praised Metro Private Cinema turns movie day into a seriously VIP affair, with a $149 pulse getting 2–4 people a four-hour reservation inside your own private cinema suite. Pick your movie from a library spanning brand-new releases, award-winning indies, classics and fan favorites, then sink in and enjoy the kind of movie marathon that makes your living room suddenly seem deeply inadequate. It’s giving celebrity screening room, minus the celebrity-sized price tag.
7:00pm: Dinner, But Make It A Boutique Hotel With This $59 Dinner For Two
When the credits roll, trade movie magic for boutique-hotel glamour at Hotel Alameda, tucked just steps from the High Line. Your $59 pulse gets two people two entrées, dessert and two cocktails, glasses of wine, beers, seltzers or non-alcoholic drinks at the hotel’s gorgeous Lobby Restaurant, where Mediterranean spirit meets downtown Manhattan cool. And don’t rush off once dessert disappears: head upstairs to Creatures Rooftop for skyline views or descend into the hotel’s Music For A While lounge to keep your Saturday night rolling.
9:00pm: End On A High Note, $25 Dueling Pianos Tickets
You could call it a night after dinner. You could also make the objectively more fun decision and head to Chelsea Table & Stage for three hours of dueling pianos, singing, dancing and beautifully unhinged Saturday-night energy. Your $25 ticket gets you guaranteed table seating from 9:00pm–1:00am, with Shake Rattle & Roll’s dueling pianists taking over from 10:00pm and turning requests into an all-out, crowd-powered singalong. Drinks are available for purchase, inhibitions become increasingly optional, and yes, you absolutely know all the words to that song.
Five stops, one neighborhood, zero boring Saturday plans. Chelsea, consider our calendar cleared!