And just like that, HBO Max’s Sex and the City sequel series returns for its third season. And Just Like That… brings back our long-time New Yorkers Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), as well as relative newcomers Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker), to our televisions and laptops. What is summer without our gals talking candidly about sex, making bad puns, and dining and drinking around the city?
Like previous seasons, Eater will be tracking where the gang is eating across New York City, from brunch sessions to romantic dinners to cocktail dates. This guide will be updated weekly when each episode airs on Thursdays at 9 p.m., leading up to the finale. And we’re saying it now: there will be spoilers ahead.
Episode 5, “Under the Table”
Thank god: Carrie is back in New York, but still in weird relationship limbo with Aidan (again). But now on her home turf, she’s experiencing that evergreen urban problem of cohabiting. First, she’s got a basement tenant, Duncan (played by Jonathan Cake), who is back from his travels and immediately gets annoyed with Carrie’s clacky heels (but really, no one should walk inside their homes with shoes on). She attempts to make nice by giving him a gift basket with goodies from the neighborhood, including tea from a local shop.
Miranda moves in with Carrie after dealing with an Airbnb neighbor blasting music, but it isn’t working out well. Miranda is not the best roommate, eating Carrie’s last yogurt and bananas and spilling sticky soda all over her fancy new table.
In the meantime, Charlotte is dealing with a heavier issue — it turns out Harry has prostate cancer. But instead of stewing in her worries, she, Lisa, and their respective families head out to glamp on Governors Island, where they make s’mores and croque-monsieurs.
23 Grand Street at Sixth Avenue, Soho
The ladies get brunch at the ModernHaus Soho restaurant. Someone orders a grain bowl (I think Charlotte), Seema the brassicas, and Carrie the goat cheese. They talk about Carrie’s neighbor dilemma, when Charlotte rightly says that taking off your shoes is more “sanitary.”
129 East 18th Street at Irving Place, Gramercy Park
Duncan almost accidentally burns down his apartment, but Carrie saves the day. To repay her, the two go out for dinner at one of New York’s oldest bars. She eats the perfect meal of steak, fries, and wine. He shares that this was “a rare meal out” for him; he usually makes stew at home and holes himself up while writing his next biography for six months. Could this be a blossoming friendship or even a relationship? We’ll see!!!