Photo: Patrick McMullan/PatrickMcMullan.com
If there was ever a personality who defined the term “man-about-town” it is legendary photographer, Patrick McMullan. As Andy Warhol famously said. “If you don’t know Patrick McMullan, you ought to get out more!”
An A-lister himself, McMullan has photographed just about every celebrity, supermodel, political honcho and social figure, not lonely in New York, but also on the planet—he and his team of intrepid photographers follow the world’s movers and shakers wherever they happen to be.
Below are Patrick’s favorite city spots and his take on the city and the people he has chronicled so extensively over the decades.
Where were you born? Brooklyn
How long in New York? 100 years
Current neighborhood: Lower Fifth Avenue
Occupation: Photographer/scenester
Best Restaurant: Le Bernardin
Best Steakhouse: The Old Homestead Steakhouse
Best Lunch: Michael’s
Best Sunday brunch: Sleep
Best place for a “power” business meeting: Four Seasons
Best Italian: Sophia Loren
Best dessert: Chocolate Mousse
Best bar: Boom Boom Room at the Top of the Standard
Hotel you recommend for out-of-town guests: The Marlton
Favorite shopping haunt: Barneys
Best Gym: Equinox
Favorite charity: Coalition for the Homeless
Night-on-the-town favorites: Wherever I’m working that night
Best Museum: MoMa
Favorite historic/legendary place to see or explore: Central Park
Describe New York in three words: Busy, exciting, and versatile
Best aspect of New York: Eclectic
Secret to your success? Perseverance
