Inside Taylor Swift’s New York, From Via Carota to Cornelia Street
Welcome to (Taylor Swift’s) New York! Back in 2014, Miss Americana wasted no time making the Big Apple one of her home bases after living in Nashville for years. Since then, Taylor has been spotted at H๏τ spots from Manhattan to Brooklyn. For fans, it’s hard to keep track of all of Taylor’s favorite New York locales. Thankfully, she’s shown her love for the city through her songs. I mean, she even announced 1989 from the top of the freaking Empire State Building in August 2014. From recounting how she was “up on the roof with a school girl crush” to telling a love story about fictional teens in Folklore, Taylor makes sure her fans know which places in New York hold special meaning for her.
For the majority of 2014, Taylor basically treated the sidewalk in front of her Tribeca apartment as a runway, showing off her #OOTD on the regular. But Taylor has of course gone through plenty of New York ~eras~, which means some of the places she’s frequented might have bittersweet memories. After all, it’s where she fell in love with Joe Alwyn; with their rumored breakup in early April 2023, places like Cornelia Street or “a dive bar on the East Side” might hit a little different.
Taylor also had some New York moments before she officially put down roots in the city, so similar to an old song from the vault on a “Taylor’s Version” re-record, you can trek to throwback sites for the full Taylor experience. When you’re ready to put your broken hearts in a drawer and live out your best Taylor Swift New York fantasy, here are all the spots you’ll want to hit.
Taylor is no stranger to the West Village, and she went back to her old stomping grounds on April 10, 2023 when she dined at Via Carota with producer and bestie Jack Antonoff plus his fiancée, Margaret Qualley. Honestly, a low-key Italian dinner is likely exactly what she needed after performing 44 songs a night on her Eras tour.
You might not be in search of a world tour refuel, but who can turn down good Italian? Known for its “old-world” fare, according to the website, you can count on Via Carota for classics like lemon risotto and Sicilian meatballs. There’s also an ~extensive~ wine list and cocktails if you want to really make it a night out. Pro tip: This celeb H๏τ spot (also a favorite of Sarah Jessica Parker’s) is notoriously hard to get into, so either book far out in advance, or wear sneakers and prepare to literally wait in line for hours
If traveling to N.Y.C. isn’t happening soon, order one of Via Carota’s signature cocktails straight to your home, from the Espresso Martini to the Old Fashioned and White Negroni
Another location Taylor deemed album-worthy? “Cornelia Street,” a.k.a. the ninth song off her 2019 album Lover. The singer lived in the 4-bed, 7-bath townhouse for a brief time in 2016 and 2017, according to People, and it’s rumored to be where her long-term romance with Joe began. In the song, Taylor references spending time with her then-boyfriend sitting on the roof and “barefoot in the kitchen,” like scenes out of the cutest rom-com you’ve ever seen.
Renting her exact penthouse at 23 Cornelia Street in the West Village is probably not in the cards (unless you have a spare $50,000 per month), so you’ll have to settle for taking in the Swift-ness of it all from the outside. As soon as reports broke about Taylor and Joe’s split in early April 2023, fans flocked to her former residence, leaving cards and flowers at the doorstep. While the 12-time Grammy winner may “never walk Cornelia Street again,” this memorable abode is clearly still a must-see for Swifties.
