About
About Yasmin's Blog
An independent journal about the places, people and plates that make New York feel like home.
Yasmin's Blog covers New York City through its food institutions, neighborhood shops, culture and street photography. We write about the places that have outlasted every trend, like a deli carving pastrami since 1888 or a coffee merchant on Bleecker Street since 1907. We also write about the communities and scenes that keep reinventing the city.
What we cover
- Food: Delis, noodle shops, coffee roasters, candy stores and the dollar slice: the places that make New York taste like New York.
- Culture: Spirituality, tattoos, movement, zines and the communities that make the city more than its skyline.
- Photography: Photo essays and notes on looking: subway portraits, storefronts and small details.
- Travel: Short trips out of the city, from a day in New Orleans to the Italian coast.
How we work
Our guides are written and fact-checked by the Yasmin's Blog editorial team. We do not accept payment for coverage. Restaurants and shops change hours, prices and even locations, so we note when a place has closed and recommend checking current details before you visit. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
A note on this site
Yasmin's Blog relaunched in 2026 as an independently operated publication. Older URLs from the site's archive have been kept and given new, updated articles on the same subjects. The current site is not affiliated with, and does not speak for, any previous owner or contributor of the domain.