From Coffee to Dumplings, Sofia Coppola Shares Her Favorite New York Haunts

Of all the cities in all the world, how much cooler is New York that Sofia Coppola's chosen to call it home?

After a few years in Paris (an expat jaunt basically required of someone so chic), Coppola and her husband, Phoenix front man Thomas Mars, settled into a low-key life downtown back in 2010.

Curious where the aesthete heads for coffee, dumplings and books?

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Editor-in-Chief Samira Nasr for her newsletter, Samira’s Notebook, the filmmaker shed some light on her favorites spots about town, and obviously, you should take notes...

Favorite coffee spot?
For a coffee or a Negroni, Bar Pisellino. I love their little Italian sandwiches when you need a quick bite on the way to a movie or to go for a trip. And then McNulty’s on Christopher Street is such a great and historic place to buy teas and coffee.

Bite to eat?
I like RedFarm on the Upper West Side for dumplings and EN Japanese Brasserie for classic Japanese food and beautiful flowers. You can reserve a tatami room for a small group for special occasions.

Neighborhood go-tos?
Thompson Chemists is a family-run pharmacy in SoHo where you get real customer service and European pharmacy products. I go to The Color House New York on Lafayette for film processing and to buy Kodak Portra 35mm film. For books, Three Lives & Company in the West Village. I love to go there and discuss books with the staff.

[Photo via @barpisellino]