Exploring and Eating in Greenwich, Connecticut. A Wealthy and Beautiful NYC Suburb

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Күн бұрын

I take a Metro-North train from Grand Central Terminal in NYC to Greenwich, CT for a pleasant day trip in one of the wealthiest towns in the country. Besides the rich residents and large homes, many hedge funds are located in Greenwich. After arriving, I walk up Greenwich Ave. to go to CFCF Coffee for breakfast. Then I check out the Bruce Museum, which is an institution that features exhibits dedicated to art and science. After that, I enjoy a great lunch at one of the best restaurants in the city, L'escale at the Delamar Hotel. Then I have an espresso from another location of CFCF Coffee and explore Greenwich Ave., which is lined with a number of fancy stores. Finally, I conclude my trip with a walk around the shore of Greenwich. I check out the harbor, some of the beautiful homes, and Bruce Park before I return to New York.
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@ReeseJamPiece. Жыл бұрын

This is the America I envisioned as a kid, with prosperity and affluence. Truly a beautiful place.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. Greenwich is a clean, beautiful and friendly place!

@JonySmith-bb4gx 5 ай бұрын

U are joking

@rhiannonrhiannon6285 8 ай бұрын

I grew up in Greenwich. Graduated from Greenwich High School. I haven't been for 15 years. I miss it. I used to take the train from NYC to Greenwich and back. We used to camp on the island you mentioned that you need to take a ferry. These were my childhood memories. Thank you for bringing them back!

@Jamesnu 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I really enjoyed my time in Greenwich!

@auspicious93 8 ай бұрын

GHS grad here. I loved growing up there.

@gytan2221 10 ай бұрын

I’m offended when you call it a “NYC suburb”, sorry we don’t associate with anything New York. We are Connecticut

@Jamesnu 10 ай бұрын

Sure, but Greenwich is still in the NYC area.

@gytan2221 9 ай бұрын

@@Jamesnu Alright fair enough

@FatemaAhmad-dm3li Ай бұрын

Is connecticut safe?

@LuisDiaz-il3ms Ай бұрын

@@gytan2221now apologize

@NewHandle_ 27 күн бұрын

@@Jamesnu but it's NOT IN NEW YORK so... It's in Connecticut, that's a different place altogether

@juangarcia-gv2jy Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you went to Greenwich because you can really find a lot of luxurious places to eat for little money. Plus it's a stunning city that will treat the visitor good!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

I'm really glad I went. It was a place that I've wanted to visit for awhile. There's still a lot to Greenwich that I didn't get to see or eat. I hope to return!

@tellemmikesentyou Жыл бұрын

Hey Juan, any recommendations? I host a Greenwich Food show and am always looking for good spots!

@juangarcia-gv2jy Жыл бұрын

@@tellemmikesentyou Try Glory Days Diner at 69 East Putnam Avenue!

@tellemmikesentyou Жыл бұрын

@@juangarcia-gv2jy grew up there. I always go Bacon, Egg, Cheese side of home fries and honey mustard

@cocacolagrl100 Жыл бұрын

I really liked your video. I’m going in a Couple weeks for the day. Can’t wait

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it! I hope you enjoy your visit!

@willcookmakeup Жыл бұрын

Awwww this brought back so many memories. I loved growing up here. I had my first volunteer job at the Bruce Museum. I love l'escale but you missed Garden Catering. Its a local multi generational favorite with the best fried food you'll ever eat. Also you didnt get to go toTodds Point. Although you need to be a resident to go to Todds. Next time you visit us you need to go to both if you can get a guest pass or go with someone :))

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

There's only so much I could do in a day, and it was a day well spent. You grew up in a nice place! I really enjoyed Greenwich! Thanks for the suggestions! Hopefully, I'll get to some of those on my next visit.

@czoubek 4 ай бұрын

I was blessed to grow up in the Bruce Park area. I miss it every day!❤

@Jamesnu 4 ай бұрын

Nice! It's a beautiful city!

@Sawyer_Officiall 2 ай бұрын

CT FOR LIFE

@Jamesnu 2 ай бұрын

It's a great state!

@anatoliagolden-hall4553 8 ай бұрын

That meal looked so refreshing and delicious. Especially the watermelon feta salad.

@Jamesnu 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! The food was great and I really enjoyed being outside.

@vibebrockdorff2384 Жыл бұрын

Ok, james Nice lille trip . The baroness of denmark, bless

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a fun day!

@MrLulzim47 Жыл бұрын

I love greenwhich. Its a beautiful place.. The only thing is in the summer, the beaches are expensive for non residents. I'm from Connecticut and still would have to pay a lot to go the beach there...but theres a lot to see. Nice video. All the best..

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it! Yeah, the whole beach pass thing was a bit confusing and did seem expensive, but nonetheless, I really had a great day in Greenwich!

@MrLulzim47 Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu your welcome)

@SusannahPerri Жыл бұрын

“No laptop zone,” I love that!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the place has a good vibe because of it.

@Sawyer_Officiall 2 ай бұрын

Where he is it’s such a good spot, go there all the time😂

@Jamesnu 2 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful place!

@tellemmikesentyou Жыл бұрын

James, next time you come let me know. We have a food show all about the best food in Greenwich. You could of made a guest appearance! Enjoyed your video. I look forward to following. - Mike

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it! Yeah, definitely! I really enjoyed Greenwich and hope to return.

@tellemmikesentyou Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu not sure if i can share phone numbers here but you should be able to track it down on instagram. Talk later and keep it up!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@tellemmikesentyou Indeed! Thank you!

@lb1983ify Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your visit to Greenwitch. Interesting, you can get there via Grand Central Terminal? I thought that you had to Amtrak that, via Penn Station. But I guess due to it's close proximaty to NYC, you could just take a local train from Grand Central to Greenwitch. Thanks again for sharing your visit

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah, the trains that go through Greenwich are frequent, making it really easy to get there.

@lb1983ify Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu Thank you!!! Is it usually an hour or so? And what is the round trip cost during off peak periods. I hope to make it out soon. Thanks again James. Love your content.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@lb1983ify Thank you! I think my train took about 45 minutes to get there and I believe I paid about $20 round trip during off peak hours. I hope you enjoy the city!

@lb1983ify Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu Thank you so much for the great information. This is extremly helpful. You are a real Pro and I really do appreciate all of the helpful advice and insight. Really enjoy the content here. Please keep them coming!!!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@lb1983ify Thank you! I really appreciate that! I definitely will keep making these videos!

@choochalah Жыл бұрын

nice day trip. perhaps the island part was purposefully confusing...who knows. looks like a tranquil upscale spot to visit.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that could be, but at least I really enjoyed what I got to do. Greenwich was a very pleasant place!

@Bubblegumpuppy123 9 ай бұрын

I love it there best place to grow up

@Mark-ec3lp 3 ай бұрын

Great idea, laptop free zone, so many places have people sat the entire day using up seats for one coffee but all the while glued to their screen.

@Jamesnu 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of those people holding all the seats.

@BradleyFish-ln4vl Жыл бұрын

Greenwich is great lots of things to do

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It's a wonderful city!

@steve19811 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure living in Greenwich is one of my goals.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

I can see that. It's a great place!

@Bubblegumpuppy123 9 ай бұрын

I lived there it is such a wonderful place, I would highly recommend tods point and cups and cones, my favorite soft serve shop there.

@Sawyer_Officiall 2 ай бұрын

My god Greenwich is so wealthy you need to check out the houses

@Jamesnu 2 ай бұрын

Definitely!

@Bob-di8cz Жыл бұрын

Like your Brooks shirt. ❤

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it! It's one of my favorite shirts!

@brodypilcher3643 Жыл бұрын

If I ever come up ur way I’m buyin and I’m gonna be needing u to take me and the wife on a full day of eating lol…keep it up my man

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you!

@opsops8169 9 ай бұрын

I like your seiko watch.

@Jamesnu 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm a big fan of Seiko!

@mister_oj_zen7345 Жыл бұрын

Tell Pete Gas of the mean Street Posse I said keep it groovy, Cheerio. I am loving the views, looks like a real righteous place.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, it really is a nice looking city!

@mister_oj_zen7345 Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu we have a nice section called Santana Row San Jose Ca, I encourage you to look it up. When you get a bit of time, you are more than welcome.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@mister_oj_zen7345 Thank you! I appreciate it!

@mister_oj_zen7345 Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu no problem, you are more then welcome.

@tamertalan9816 5 ай бұрын

Yeah , that's right plus don't forget about joey abs and rodney😄

@tomahern8967 Жыл бұрын

Great video James! You’re not thinking of moving to Greenwich CT?

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Haha! Greenwich is very nice, but NYC is the place for me!

@MP-of9hg Жыл бұрын

James Do you have a camera person or do you do these yourself? Excellent videos

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Nope, I do nearly everything solo and have a bendable tripod, which really helps with the filming.

@MissTopDJ007 4 ай бұрын

Is everything in walking distance once you get off the train station? Also is there plenty of parking at the train station? Reason I'm asking is because I have a friend coming up from NJ and never been to Greenwich. Thanks!

@Jamesnu 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, everything in this video was very walkable, but Greenwich is pretty big. There are parts of it that I didn't get to see. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the parking situation is at the train station. It wasn't something that I paid attention to.

@MissTopDJ007 4 ай бұрын

@@Jamesnu Thank you so much for the quick response! I definitely will tell my friend to take the Old Greenwich Railroad Station. As long we can walk from the station to the restaurants, it's perfect. :) I'll figure out the parking situation. Thank you again!

@etudetableau Жыл бұрын

You're wearing Persol 649 right? What size is it, 54 or 52? Great sunglasses!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

You're right! They're a 52. It's my favorite pair of sunglasses!

@NoahEats Жыл бұрын

A polo shirt to fit in!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Haha! I tried!

@user-vn1ey3hl4f 2 ай бұрын

i was trying to find my town on youtube

@Jamesnu 2 ай бұрын

Nice!

@TitanWar93 5 ай бұрын

Somewhere on the mean streets of Greenwich there's this posse of rich dudes.

@Jamesnu 5 ай бұрын

Haha! Yeah, it's a pretty ritzy place.

@s_przybylowicz Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness you didn't have a laptop with you during your trip to the coffee place. It would have been bold to take a stand against their No Laptop Vibes!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I did see some rebels inside the coffee shop with laptops! They were very bold indeed!

@Reastein2024 Жыл бұрын

I can understand their no laptop rule.. it's not a working environment but a place to enjoy nice leisure time eating..we all need a break from electronic devices sometimes.

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@Reastein2024 Exactly! It really makes a difference to the overall vibe and feel of the coffee shop.

@johwa9680 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know there is a train going to CT from NYC!

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the trains to CT are very frequent and it's a great way to visit the state!

@auspicious93 8 ай бұрын

Most towns in the CT Gold Coast have tons of daily commuters.

6 ай бұрын

When Greenwich was founded, it was part of New Haven Colony, not Connecticut. New Haven Colony was headquartered in New Haven and established by hardline Puritans who found Massachusetts too soft and democratic. New Haven Colony, of course, disappeared long ago and was absorbed by Connecticut and has been part of Connecticut ever since. When New Haven Colony was absorbed by Connecticut right after the Restoration, many of its residents moved to New Ark in New Jersey.

@Jamesnu 6 ай бұрын

That's interesting!! Thank you for sharing!

@Brian00007 Жыл бұрын

Vince McMahons hood

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that.

@kidzone328 Жыл бұрын

I live here

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Nice! I really enjoyed my time in Greenwich. You live in a great place!

@kidzone328 Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesnu Thankyou if you go back make sure to check out cups and cones

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

@@kidzone328 Thanks for the recommendation! I hope I can get there soon!

@amirfxscher Жыл бұрын

Lol I live here

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I really enjoyed Greenwich!

@HardCold-Alquan Жыл бұрын

Cashapp me a few hundred thousand then.

@primeexample8 3 ай бұрын

This is NOT an "NYC Suburb" This is Connecticut a totally different state.

@Jamesnu 3 ай бұрын

It doesn't matter that it's in a different state, it's all about the distance it's from NYC.

@micheleedwards2493 11 ай бұрын

We put the other hand on the table in a French restaurant. And we use a knife even for a salad. We never eat with one hand. This is how Americans got spotted in France and killed by the gestapo. By eating that way.

@CordeliaWagner1999 Ай бұрын

Next time comb your hair. And dress a little more adequate.

@thinline8504 Жыл бұрын

I personally don't like greenwich. I'm from westport and work in New Canaan. obviously very similar to greenwich. I don't live that far from greenwich I just dont like it.. personally..

@Jamesnu Жыл бұрын

Fair enough. New Canaan and Westport are places I definitely want to check out in the future.