New York, consider this your warning: temperatures are dipping into the 40s, and our summer delusions are officially over. But before you retreat under the nearest blanket, remember that chilly weather comes with some serious perks. Think steaming bowls of ramen, piping-hot tea, infrared saunas and every possible excuse to book a massage. From literally turning up the heat to a cabaret that’ll raise temperatures in an entirely different way, here are five pulsd picks guaranteed to warm up your week.
1. Kamisama Ramen: Start With A Steaming Bowl Of Comfort
Few things hit quite like ramen when the temperature drops, and Kamisama Ramen is ready with the ultimate cold-weather cure. Duck into this East Village gem and warm up over steaming bowls loaded with rich broth, springy noodles and all the savory goodness required to make you temporarily forget it’s freezing outside. Grab a friend, settle in and let dinner do the defrosting. Suddenly, that 40-something-degree forecast doesn’t seem so bad.
2. Perspire Sauna Studio: Turn The Temperature Way, Way Up
Why complain about the cold when you could voluntarily spend your afternoon somewhere seriously hot? Perspire Sauna Studio takes warming up to another level with private infrared sauna sessions paired with red light therapy, creating a blissfully toasty escape from whatever is happening outside. Settle in, sweat it out and emerge feeling refreshed, relaxed and approximately 1,000 miles away from a chilly New York sidewalk. Coat weather? Never heard of her.
3. Kings’ Carriage House: Tea, Scones & Peak Cozy Energy
There are regular cups of tea, and then there’s disappearing inside an 1870s Upper East Side carriage house for an entire afternoon of it. Kings’ Carriage House delivers peak cozy-season energy with crystal chandeliers, antiques and an old-world setting made for lingering over piping-hot pots of tea. Add tier upon tier of finger sandwiches, warm scones and delicate sweets, and you’ve got a particularly elegant way to escape the chill. Pinkies up, temperatures down.
4. Théâtre XIV: A Cabaret Guaranteed To Raise The Temperature
For a slightly less literal interpretation of “warming up,” allow Théâtre XIV to take over. The acclaimed Brooklyn troupe turns Petit Rouge into a decadent collision of burlesque, circus, dance and seriously seductive theatrics, all served with the company’s signature over-the-top glamour. It’s provocative, spectacular, unapologetically hot, and exactly the kind of night that makes you forget about the coat check waiting outside. Consider temperatures officially raised.
5. Couples Spa: Hot Stones > Cold Streets
When New York starts feeling like one giant wind tunnel, there’s really only one sensible response: hot stones and absolutely nowhere to be. Escape the chill with a couples massage that pairs soothing aromatherapy with heated stones designed to melt away tension while you lie somewhere warm, quiet and decidedly unlike the sidewalk outside. Bring your significant other, your best friend or your favorite fellow cold-weather complainer. The forecast can wait.
Go ahead, New York…turn up the heat!