NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

After dim sum and a photoshoot on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, we headed back underground to continue subway training. And get back to Manhattan. To West Village, specifically.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Yay! Subways are so fun!

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

My First NYC Pizza at Two Boots

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Since we ate dim sum so late, neither of us were hungry for a big dinner. So, Dana thought this would be a good time to introduce me to NYC pizza. Our first stop – Two Boots. Besides having delicious pizza in general, Two Boots also offers vegan and gluten-free pizza, which seems to excite many reviewers on Yelp. I thought some of you would be interested too.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

I loved the playful and colorful interior.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

And I loved the pizza too. Yum! Dinner was a steal at (I believe) only $2.75 for a slice of cheese.

Speakeasy Cocktails at Employees Only

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Next up, Dana took me to Employees Only, which is a “secret” speakeasy. There are several secret bars in town, and I hope to visit more of them. So far, I was off to a good start with Employees Only. This was a short walk away from Two Boots in West Village. We passed a fake psychic and made our way to a beautiful bar with bartenders in crisp white jackets shaking and pouring drinks with style.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

I went with the Thunder in Paradise: Caña Brava 7yr Rum & Gonzalez Oloroso Sherry with Fresh Lime Juice, house made Orgeat & Coconut. Served tall on crushed ice. $16

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Yas!

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

We opted for the bartender’s choice for round 2.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Dana and I were trying to take a photo at the bar when we got photobombed! I was using my new camera with a flip-up screen, so I noticed right before one of the snaps. So funny!

NYC Pizza Round 2 at Joe’s Pizza

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

We caught a second wind after Employees Only, so Dana took me to Joe’s Pizza.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Pizza is always a good idea! I really enjoyed this slice too.

Giant Cookies at Pasticceria Rocco

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

And since we passed an open bakery, we stopped at Pasticceria Rocco. We each got cookies as big as our heads.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

Photographic evidence of cookie size.

They were delicious, and I often go back to get them. And other delicious sweets, like their famous cannoli.

NYC Pizza, Speakeasy Cocktails, and Giant Cookies

And with that, subway training was over! I even rode the subway back solo that night. I was pretty nervous actually, but I made it safe and sound.

More NYC Fun

NYC Adventures #1: NYC Subway Training, Chinatown Dim Sum, and Brooklyn Promenade
Fun in Midtown Manhattan
NYC High Line in Winter 2016
Chelsea Market {January 2016}

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