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The Best Things To Do in NYC this Week (July 25, 2018)

Every week I try to visit some new venues and tell you about the best ones. So where has Josh been this week (especially after a whole week off, what the hell have I been doing!?)

Restaurant of the week

TWO TAPAS IN TWO WEEKS. I'M A MADMAN!

I wouldn't normally share two in two weeks but they've both been GREAT (and they're in very different areas of the city).

El Porrón is a lovely little tapas place in Midtown East/UES on 1st Avenue boasting delicious tasty treats to share between friends as well as a fantastic tapas.

Two tips for you if you're trying to impress your friends: A Porrón is the glass pouring device that you'll see placed all over the restaurant, and “socarrat” is the crust that builds around the edges of a good paella. There you go. Bonus tips from America Josh!

El Porron

Bar of the week

Sometimes you just want a good burger and to sit in a bar.

Boulton and Watt��just off Houston St is exactly that kind of place. Big, open, inviting, reasonably priced, great food. If you're looking for something modern American and great with a big group of friends! If you need a friend to join you, please do reach out!

I recommend heading in for happy hour!

Boulton and Watt

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Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh is the founder and CEO of America Josh, the largest community for Australians living in the United States — a network of more than 75,000 members across all 50 states, grown in part through the acquisition of the Australians in the USA and Aussies International communities. Originally from South Australia, Josh moved to New York in 2017 and became a US citizen in October 2025 — so the advice he publishes comes from having personally navigated the whole journey, from the E-3 visa to citizenship. Through America Josh he has written hundreds of practical, first-hand guides on moving to and living in the US: visas and immigration, taxes, healthcare, banking, housing and settling into life in New York City. Josh is also President of Variety – the Children's Charity of New York and Founder & CEO of Fortnight Digital. He lives in the New York area with his wife Stacey and their two sons, Danny and Liam.View Author posts

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