The Lo Down: 7/9/26
Someone please wear these immediately...
Shopping
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about wedding guest dresses. Wedding season doesn’t really seem to have a ‘season’ anymore - I know people with invites spanning everything from beach weddings next month to black-tie city affairs this fall. So I put together a few edits to make the search a little easier. And, as always, I’m constantly updating my ShopMy with new finds, so if you’re still hunting, there’s plenty more over there (the full under $500 edit here, and everything else in this edit here.
For the pregnant guest: Australian brand L’IDÉE has some beautiful options that are relatively affordable (and that you can ideally get some wear out of post-pregnancy, too). My top picks: polka dot (available here in additional sizes), and this perfect fall-forward shade. I’m also loving this bold cobalt blue number
And finally, a few dresses I’m simply obsessed with right now that somebody, somewhere, should be wearing to an event immediately:
Food & Drink
Piccolo Morini, a revival of Osteria Morini, is a perfectly pleasant spot for a casual Italian dinner in Soho, though not one I see myself going out of my way for. Some of the pastas felt a little underseasoned, while others really shined (particularly the linguine alle vongole & the paccheri).
They’re serving $9 martinis all night in the bar/lounge, though, which is reason enough to stop by if you’re in the area. Grab a couple of martinis, order a couple of pastas, and call it a night.
Bar Snack is a very unassuming East Village bar, especially for one that was recently named the #3 best bar in North America. It feels like a lived-in retro 70s-inspired neighborhood spot rather than a nationally acclaimed cocktail destination. That being said - the drinks were some of the most memorable I’ve had lately.
I did not in fact have any snacks there (despite the menu featuring amazing sounding bar snacks, including spicy peanut butter noodles, fried cheese curds, coconut shrimp…) but on our way out, they handed us little cups of their Guinness frozen custard to-go. A true cherry on top.
When there are endless options for where to eat and drink in the city, it’s little touches like that that make me want to return to a spot.
Current Obsession
I am notoriously obsessed with black sesame, so when Hei Butter came across my FYP on TikTok, I knew I had to try it. Their black sesame peanut butter is seriously addicting.
On My Radar
Le Sixth, a new French bistro in the West Village
Massara has reopened at their original location on Broadway (their candele pasta lives rent-free in my head)
Graciela, a new Argentine tavern and offshoot of what has been named the best steakhouse in the world (Don Julio in Buenos Aires), is opening next week (7/14) in the West Village
Oberon, the restaurant at the New Museum
Prosciutto, a tiny Italian spot in the East Village
Eldridge Street Store, a new spot for late night bites in Chinatown
Until next week -
xo
Lo
The beginning of this being wedding guest dresses and pregnancy options really threw me for a loop