NoLita is a short walk from Alphabet City, a once-notorious neighborhood that is now another center of all things hip and undiscovered. Celebrities like Uma Thurman and Donna Karan are reputed to be fans of the sexy slip dresses at MoMo Falana . Owner Pedro Antunes stocks Galleria J. Antonio with hand-crafted jewelry, glass work, and handbags. Beyond the entrance, at the end of a cobblestone path illuminated by a set of 10-foot torches, lies food heaven. Once the former headquarters of Nabisco and birthplace of the Oreo cookie, Chelsea Market is home today to the Manhattan Fruit Exchange, The Lobster Place, the bakery for Sarabeth's Bakery, Fat Witch Brownies and much more.
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