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What Makes a Picnic Basket Perfect?
A picnic in NYC’s Central Park is a must-do when you visit and the weather cooperates. Escape the crowds clamoring for outdoor seating at the city’s favorite restaurant and curate your own perfect picnic basket for your purely NYC experience.
The beautiful thing about planning a NYC picnic is the sheer abundance of places to find ready-to-eat items that are perfect picnic fare. From specialty and gourmet shops to ethnic foods and the city’s favorite bodegas you’ll find all kinds of treats and noshes suitable for the outdoors.
You’ll also find New Yorkers can make any spot picnic perfect but some spots in NYC’s Central Park and Riverside Park lend themselves to a romantic repast. Let’s take a look at how you can curate the perfect picnic basket for NYC’s Central Park and some of our favorite romantic spots to enjoy it.
Continue the Romance
The Great Lawn: Here you’ll find 55 acres of wide-open space smack dab in the geographical center of NYC’s Central Park. This space was originally a reservoir but was ultimately filled in with construction scraps from Rockefeller Center. Over the decades, this site has played host to many concerts and cultural events. It is the ideal spot to relax, people watch, and take in the city.
Sheep Meadow: The Sheep Meadow is one of Central Park’s eight “quiet zones” so it's lovely for intimate conversation. Dogs aren’t allowed in Sheep Meadow so you can picnic in the Central Park ambience without fear of losing your sandwich to a brazen pup.
Belvedere Castle: Located mid-park at 79th Street, Belvedere Castle is the perfect picnic spot for romance and views. Gaze at your beloved or the NYC skyline. It’s a great place for photos too.
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Riverside Park is a long, narrow green space set along the Hudson River. Almost any place in the park where you can spread out a blanket is romantic and memorable. Many experienced picnic NYC fans recommend the space between 116th and 124th Streets, close to the bird sanctuary. True romantics may suggest the 91st Street Garden which is the site of the spot where Tom Hanks’ and Meg Ryan’s characters finally meet in the romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail. The romance of NYC’s Upper West Side is all around you when you book your stay at The Wallace. Come relax, unwind, and renew your romance at NYC’s favorite luxury hotel on the Upper West Side, The Wallace. Plus, we've got you covered with picnic blankets available to borrow at The Wallace front desk!