The 25$ admission fee is a suggested donation. So pay whatever you feel appropriate.
Grab a museum map and a “Now on View” for special/temporary exhibitions.
They have public wifi and a mobile app.
Water fountains are available. Some drinks are not allowed through the security check.
If it’s your first visit, check the highlights like the Greek and the Egyptian wings. Do realize the museum is huge and can take days to explore. Have priorities.
Special exhibitions are often wonderful.
Audio guide is more useful if you are not in a hurry.
If you have more opportunities to visit and it’s not your first time, pick one or two exhibitions and read everything through. Leave if not absorbing.
There are plenty of places to go around MET: Central Park, restaurants, cafe and bakeries, shops, etc. Look them up.
Last but probably most important: ignore the crowds, or at least don’t get bothered by them. It’s a basic survival skill in NYC.
纽约最知名的食物貌似是牛排和cheesecake。纽约式的牛排我吃过一次很有名的Peter Luger感觉一般般,相比之下感觉还不如城里吃BLT Prime。吃过几次意式的牛排很好吃,但跟纽约的大份牛排不是一个路子了。Cheesecake最经常听说的是Junior’s的,但需要知道Junior’s只是个Diner性质的平价餐厅所以即使它的Cheesecake也不免有粗犷的感觉。有名的甜点店比如Lady M或者Two Little Red Hens的Cheesecake都不错。
So I finally got a taste of this recent fad – Ramen Burger. Is it recent? It has been around for months but I guess not many people out of NYC heard of it. Is it a fad? New Yorkers seem incredibly interested in any food fusion, even if it’s literally “fusion”, so first Cronut and now this. The hungry marketing method has been pretty successful so far and the passion of hundreds of foodies who can get up in Sat morning and join the line for a bite was contiguous.
How does it taste? This is the most asked question I got after posting this photo. It’s definitely not bad, which partially explains why it becomes popular. The ramen buns were pre-made and grilled a bit on the spot. The noodles in the buns are soft and hydrated, but somehow fixed in that shape so they don’t fall apart. It tastes a little bit like instant noodles, I guess some similar techniques in instant noodles are used here to keep the shape. The beef part is not very special but just normal beef burger, with some fresh green vegetables. The sauce used in ramen burger is pretty strong and savory. So the sauce brings most flavors, the ramen bun provides a quite special taste and the beef burger makes Americans happy.
How to Get a Ramen Burger?
The current information (which may outdate very fast) is you need to go to the Smorgasburg at Williamsburg on Saturday morning. It opens at 11AM and the Ramen Burger only sells about 300 per day. One person can only buy one burger. So your best bet is to arrive there before 11:15 to secure one and avoid long lines. Also check their official site for news and updates, sometimes it’s served out of Smorgasburg too.