As the Big Apple moniker suggests, New York is big and tasty. From cheesy hot dogs on the street to martinis in the sky and fusion food down town, the city is bursting with weird and wonderful flavours. Make it your mission to taste the city that never sleeps with our flights to New York from Melbourne.

When it comes to authentic New York pizza, 3am sessions at New York Slice don’t count. Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn does. Located under the Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic pizzeria serves New York style thin crust pizza and often boasts lines running out the door with locals eager for a piece of brick oven goodness. Grimaldi’s only sells full pizza pies so head here on an empty stomach and enjoy some of the best pizza in the city while overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge.

For a smaller meal on the go, nothing beats a NYC cream cheese bagel. The city has an undeniable love affair with bagels, selling them on every street corner and in every café. But for the best tasting cream cheese smushed bagel in the city, make your order at Russ & Daughters on the Lower East Side which sells hand-rolled and boiled bagels.

And for something sweet? Don’t miss a life changing cupcake moment at the famous Magnolia Bakery in the West Village. Choose your sugary poison from traditional vanilla to chocolate, red velvet and even decadent devil’s food.

For flights to New York from Melbourne, contact Student Flights on 1800 046 462.

New York, New York. A city so good they name it twice. Also known as the Big Apple, this is a huge city that never fails to impress. The wonder of New York is in the energy and the diversity that emanates from its densely packed, multi-cultural population. The city vibrates with many cultures, languages and nuances; here high-life and low-life rub shoulders, and whoever you are and whatever your taste, there will be something to amuse and stimulate you 24-hours a day.