Second coming of legendary Chelsea pachyderm. Shake-up of original crew leaves Robert Montwaid and David Sarner with the PE name, game plan. Brand now extends to Mexico, Brazil, and beyond. NYC ite... read more
Moroccan/Mediterranean fare is spruced-up version of Bistro Truck’s offerings. Locally sourced produce and beer. Petite dining room plus a backyard, reclaimed wood furnishings in keeping with... read more
NYC location number quatre for très chic French luxury brand. Spawned by Lacoste offspring (founder Thierry Gillier is Andre Gillier’s grandson), aims to be simultaneously posh and a... read more
What is the American jet-set doing these days? If you ask Michael Kors, they're watching Project Runway between jaunts to Capri and St. Tropez. Largest Kors Lifestyle store in the world s... read more
San Francisco’s famed hole-in-the-wall expans to the LES. Swankier than the original, but still cozy like a dive. Funky orange chintz, wooden chairs hang from the ceiling; kitschy bathrooms h... read more
Named for the leviathan, not the Times. Cool gray interior, white and mahogany bar, blue chairs. Mirrors and tchotchkes add funk; more hip than chintzy. Three fellows from Nantucket do an assortmen... read more
Craft beers and neat cocktails in quiet Murray Hill space. Shmancy drinks not just for downtowners anymore. Interior is classy but no frills: brick walls, stainless steel bar downstairs, wooden tab... read more
Started with messenger bags made from billboard vinyl, now a full-fledged New York institution. Artist-owned and -managed retailer keeps to a Live, Work, Create philosophy. The creative energy seep... read more
By daylight, unassuming café with L.A.’s Handsome Coffee Roasters working the caffeination. Come night, wind down the staircase for posh underground scene. Versatile space with room fo... read more
Maslow 6 Wine Shop saves Tribecans the trouble of operating a corkscrew. Long glass wall offsets wine bar spin-off stocked with small producers. Freaky Fridays for sampling rare vintages from Brazi... read more
Located in a rather epic, neoclassical-looking building on Greene Street, this shop stocks the full Dior arsenal, from accessories to fragrance to footwear to ready-to-wear. Unsurprisingly for the ... read more
Named after chef/owner Raffaele Ronca (Palma, Bellavitae), only spelled with more efficiency. Neapolitan fare with emphasis on local ingredients. Two-floor spread designed by Studio Morsa features ... read more
Sol LeWitt’s “Loopy Doopy” lends both aesthetic and name to the Conrad’s bar. Sixteenth-floor aerie atop Battery Park’s Restaurant Alley offers views of Lady Liberty a... read more
Former White Slab backroom party gets its own three-story edifice on Chrystie and Delancey. Travis Bass, nightlife showrunner since 1998, keeps Madame Wong/Red Egg scene going strong. Smoke and dis... read more
Party like a Teutonic aristo and a prince of the holy mother church among glittering chandeliers and plush velvet banquettes, in air of old glamour and decadence indeed fit for the titled classes. ... read more
The hotel bar at Williamsburg’s Wythe, atop a six-story roof. Run by the same folks at Reynards, the farm-to-table spot downstairs. Intimate space, mosaic tile floor, but minimal furnishings ... read more
Something new in Nolita. Eighties neon and white walls provide backdrop for variety of dress boots and “suitjamas”—suits made from pajamas. Clover collars, back buckles, vintage h... read more
Affordable, fashion-forward boutique, whose décor, the owners say, is a little "boudoir meets mysterious interior garden." In addition to in-house designs, carries well-curated selection of ... read more
Second coming of legendary Chelsea pachyderm. Shake-up of original ...
Moroccan/Mediterranean fare is spruced-up version of Bistro Truck&r...
NYC location number quatre for très chic French luxury brand...
What is the American jet-set doing these days? If you ask Michael K...
San Francisco’s famed hole-in-the-wall expans to the LES. Swa...