Deep Cuts, Vol. 1

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DEEP CUTS

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a c e b i r T SOHO Flatiron

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d n o y e B & AN Interior’s insider guide to New York City’s design districts

DEEP CUTS

AN Interior’s insider guide to New York City’s design districts

Though May 14 to 20 are the “official” days of the citywide NYCxDESIGN festival, nearly all of May is a sprawl of exhibitions, fairs, pop-ups, and parties sure to please anyone who knows their Cesca from their Chesterfield.

But even the most seasoned design buff needs help separating the wheat from the chaff—which is why, for the first time, AN Interior is bringing you our edit of the best showrooms, installations, restaurants, and landmarks across the city’s designated design districts.

(We couldn’t resist throwing in a few extras, too—see page 52.) And because there’s nothing like a local to really tell you what’s what, we also turned to a few familiar faces for their tried-and-true picks across each neighborhood. Time to hit the streets!

— Lila Allen, guest editor

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The southwestern corner of Manhattan has emerged as one of the city’s most soughtafter design destinations.

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Showrooms Vitra 46 Bowery, 3rd Floor vitra.com

Quarters 383 Broadway, 2nd Floor shopquarters.com

Stellar Works 304 Canal Street stellarworks.com

Assembly Line Annex 66 West Broadway, Suite 402 assemblyline.co

Colony 196 West Broadway goodcolony.com

RBW 85 Franklin Street rbw.com

Egg Collective 151 Hudson Street eggcollective.com

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Audo’s quiet minimalism extends into a total environment at its newly reopened Tribeca showroom designed by Norm Architects and styled by Colin King.

Both a concept space and a creative hub, it casts the brand’s Scandi-adjacent POV into a composed and welcoming space—the perfect respite during a frenzied Design Week.

62 Laight Street us.audocph.com @audocph

Vipp By appointment only vipp.com

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Eat & Drink

The Odeon Power lunch, team dinner, nightcap… The answer is always The Odeon. Get an ice-cold martini or steak frites—and sneak a sideways glance or two at a celeb while you’re there.

145 West Broadway theodeonrestaurant.com

Frenchette Bakery When a BEC from the deli just won’t cut it, grab breakfast at Frenchette, designed by Workstead within a Neoclassical building

by Jardine, Hill & Murdock.

220 Church Street frenchettebakery.com

Primo’s Vibes are high at this art deco cocktail lounge inside the Frederick Hotel, where aperitivi, martinis, and other libations rule the menu. Not a Patagonia vest in sight!

129 Chambers Street primostribeca.com

All Blues This Japanese-style hi-fi bar is a sanctuary after a long day of hitting showrooms. Here, listening—not chitchat—is the main event.

87 Walker Street allbluesnyc.com

Holywater Laissez les bons temps rouler at this subterranean New Orleans–style oyster bar chockfull of antiques and ephemera.

112 Reade Street crew.fun/holywater

Freddy’s Run by the good folks behind Chambers Street Wines— Manhattan’s natural-wine OGs —Freddy’s is the spot for wetting one’s whistle with interesting by-the-glass options.

76 Chambers Street freddystribeca.com

Chambers The wine crowd is well served at Chambers, a locals’ bistro with a powerhouse somm (Pascaline Lepeltier of Rouge Tomate and Racines) behind the bar.

94 Chambers Street chambers.nyc

Sawada Coffee The bean game at Hiroshi Sawada’s caffeine den is strong, and the interior is warm and woody.

Laptop friendly.

33 Cortlandt Alley sawadacoffee.com

Nish Nush The preferred quick lunch spot for AN’s EIC. His order? A Classic Forever sandwich and the lemonade with fresh mint.

88 Reade St nishnushnyc.com

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Tribeca Synagogue William N. Breger’s gibbous-shaped house of worship lends itself to some serious acoustic power—a boon on the Sabbath, when electric amplification is off-limits.

280 Broadway Originally home to a penny press that shuttered in 1950, this Italianate structure was the city’s first department store. It now houses City agencies, including the Department of Buildings.

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AT&T Long Lines Building

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That tracks: This windowless 29-story skyscraper, built in 1974 by John Carl Warnecke, was designed to house communications infrastructure for longdistance phone calls. Today, it’s one of the NSA’s spy hubs.

33 Thomas Street

32 Avenue of the Americas With its well-preserved mosaics by Hildreth Meière, the lobby of this landmark art deco–style tower by Ralph Thomas Walker is one not to be missed. Sneak a peek if you can.

32 6th Avenue

Cass Gilbert’s Beaux Arts tower, completed in 1900, is one of the city’s finest examples of polychromatic tripartite construction, with a granite base, red-brick middle, and terracotta crown. A beaut!

277 Broadway

The Jenga Tower Herzog & de Meuron conceived what is now known colloquially as “Jenga Tower” from the inside out, with rooms mapping directly onto massing.

The squished “bean” at its base is by Anish Kapoor—the same artist behind Cloud Gate, its more famous sibling.

56 Leonard Street

Bogardus Plaza Opened in 2021 after a decade of development, this urban void is a welcome slice of public space—it’s the perfect spot to escape the office and watch the city go by.

5 Hudson Street

Ghostbusters Fire Station Yes, it’s a real firehouse. FDNY’s Ladder 8 has occupied its nowlandmarked building (by Alexander H. Stevens) since 1903 but is best known to most of us as a set piece in the 1984 edition of Ghostbusters.

14 North Moore Street

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Diana Darling CEO/Creative Director, The Architect’s Newspaper

I moved in with Bill Menking to the loft on Lispenard Street in 1990. Tribeca was quieter then, almost unrecognizable compared to what it has become.

I watched the neighborhood change over the years into something busier, louder, and flashier, but it is still my world. I’ve always stayed close to this pocket of the city. I’ve made some new discoveries, but other go-to spots have remained constants for decades. I rotate between Sawada Coffee, Happier Grocery, and Square Diner. I wander through the Asian food markets, stop into Muji, and pick up pizza from Grandaisy Bakery. I still rely on my parking guy at Broadway and Lispenard. And of course there are the old standbys that never disappoint: The Odeon, Takahachi on Duane Street, and Takahachi Bakery on Murray Street.

Alex Tieghi-Walker Founder, TIWA Select

Behind the gallery facades and coffee shops, an older version of New York exists in Tribeca—one that only locals get to experience once the tourists and collectors have trotted home. I love the almost Hausmannian architecture of the loft buildings and former factories. (The faded handpainted signage of the buildings reveals their mercantile and industrial past.) I’ll park myself for a Guinness at the bar at Nancy Whiskey Pub, a neighborhood staple since 1967; Walker’s on North Moore Street also serves a great Guinness, and I love the rowdy series of back rooms. After dark, Tribeca still has that little hint of Gotham that much of cleaned-up New York has lost lately.

Mauri Weneka Founder, SCHWET

If it’s morning, head over to La Cabra on Lafayette Street for one of the best coffees in town and get two pastries: the cardamom bun and pain Suisse. If it’s the afternoon—and you prefer to avoid lines that plague other hot spots—head to Manjul for coffee or matcha. South Soho Bar on Centre Street is a sleeper hit: It’s effectively an elevated dive bar. Their bartenders crush perfectly crafted cocktails, both classic and modern.

At SCHWET, we host special events that you can scout on Instagram—think wine tastings in a robe and backgammon in the sauna.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly CANADA Still lifes big and small by Katherine Bernhardt take up residence at the Tribeca artist space CANADA. All are of the artist’s own Memphis Milano– styled abode. Opens May 14.

60 Lispenard Street canadanewyork.com

MELA Dream House Sound and Light Environment This immersive environment by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi is recharging, disorienting, and unlike anything else you’ve ever visited. Open year-round.

275 Church Street, 3rd Floor melafoundation.org

Fancy and Collected Unravellings Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery The next-gen design dealer features a double-header, with an exploration of furniture inspired by (or from) the era of American “Fancy” style—which dates as far back as the late 1700s— plus a solo show of metal, glass, and paper lighting by Grace Prince. Opens April 30.

52 Walker Street, 4th Floor jacquelinesullivangallery.com

Materials of Joy: FUMI Galerie56 London’s Gallery FUMI pops up at Galerie56 to showcase furniture and vessels that go heavy on experimental craft. Among them are wood works by Jesse Schlesinger, marquetry-laced furniture by Francesco Perini, ceramics by Johannes Nagel, and more.

Until May 23.

240 Church Street galerie56.com

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Conversa II & Lines of Modernity: Eisler & Arnoult Espasso Brazilian gallery Espasso and design platform Verso partner up for a joint double-header. Conversa II exhibits a filial collaboration between Pali Xisto Cornelsen and his father, Jejo, while Lines of Modernity highlights the modernist furniture of Martin Eisler and Michel Arnoult. Opens May 14.

38 North Moore Street espasso.com

The Haas Brothers: Tree House R & Company Nature plays muse and cocreator in this show of bronze works from Nikolai and Simon Haas, with glass elements

by Ethan and Amanda Stern. (And if you’re still hungry for more, the Haases are concurrently exhibiting at MAD with Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley.)

82 Franklin Street r-and-company.com

Souvenir TIWA Select Co-curators Alex Tieghi-Walker (of TIWA Select) and Felix Burrichter (of PIN–UP) dip into the annals of memory through evocative works

by Minjae Kim, Kiki Goti, Rich Aybar, and more.

86 Walker Street, 5th Floor tiwa-select.com

Since You Left Cristina Grajales Gallery Sam Baron sets a ghostly table in this solo exhibition comprising vessels, decanters, and domes in silver and glass (the latter made in collaboration with Massimo Lunardon).

50 Vestry Street cristinagrajales.com

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SOHO

Artists, architects, and the fashion set all find their spark in Soho—home to buzzy boutiques and big-brand flagships alike.

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Showrooms Orior 32 Mercer Street, Ground Floor oriorfurniture.com

Roll & Hill 3 Mercer Street rollandhill.com

LuisaViaRoma 1 Bond Street luisaviaroma.com

Scavolini 429 West Broadway scavolini.com

Original BTC 56 Greene Street originalbtc.com

Foscarini 20 Greene Street foscarini.us

Artemide 46 Greene Street artemide.net

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Cult-favorite brand USM widens its lineup of products for the American market with its debut of Soft Panel, on view at its Soho showroom and at Afternoon Light. An extension of its famous Haller line, it boasts fabric and recycled plastic components that integrate with existing hardware.

28–30 Greene Street us.usm.com @usmmodularfurniture

Bulthaup 158 Wooster Street bulthaup.com

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Salvatori 104 Wooster Street salvatoriofficial.com

Lawson-Fenning 417 Lafayette Street, Floor 5 lawsonfenning.com

Amura 60 Grand Street amuralab.com

Kasthall 29 Howard Street kasthall.com/en-global

Calligaris Store Soho 55 Thompson calligaris.com

Zafferano America 121 Varick Street, Ground Floor zafferanoamerica.com

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DOM Interiors

DOM Interiors has always been ahead of the curve—its foresight brought Rimadesio to New York years ahead of its own showroom opening. DOM’s outpost continues to carry the brand, along with Jetsons-like kitchens from Valcucine and slick bath fittings from Agape, with a host of customizable elements.

66 Crosby Street dominteriors.com @dom.interiors

Ochre 96 Grand Street ochre.net

Property 401 Broadway propertyfurniture.com Soho

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Showrooms & Stores Flou 42 Greene Street flou.com

Poggenpohl Kitchen Studio 138 Greene Street poggenpohl.com

Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship Store 150 Wooster Street carlhansen.com

Raisonné 16 Crosby Street raisonnenewyork.com

MoMA Design Store 81 Spring Street store.moma.org

MYKITA 458 Broome Street mykita.com

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Juniper

To understand how lighting will truly feel in a space, a standard showroom simply will not do. So goes the thinking at Juniper’s experiential showroom in the heart of Soho, where the made-in-Connecticut brand displays linear suspension lights, track systems, and even good-looking power outlets in a welcoming environment.

1 Crosby Street, 2nd Floor juniperdesign.com @juniperdesigngroup

Muji 455 Broadway muji.us

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Where to

Eat & Drink Bistrot Ha The newest outpost from the crew behind Ha’s Đặc Biệt and Ha’s Snack Bar, Bistrot Ha is worthy of all its buzz. Order the braised leeks and the vol-au-vent.

Toad Hall The eccentric, all-arewelcome dive Toad Hall is one of those unfussy joints ideal for an after-work pint or end-of-the-night shot—meaning pool, of course!

137 Eldridge Street instagram.com/has_dac_biet

57 Grand Street toadhallnyc.com

Derby Cup Coffee

Roscioli

Yasmin Kaytmaz—co-owner of The River, the downtown art set’s favorite watering hole—brings her talents to the morning grind with this tack-room–inspired bakery and coffee shop, designed by Jack McCready.

This Roman import arrived on the New York scene in 2023 and remains a hot reservation about town. For a crowd-pleasing pick, order the “Roscioli Feast” —a family-style spread of offmenu dishes.

37 Elizabeth Street derby-cup-coffee.square.site

43 MacDougal Street rosciolinyc.com

Fanelli Cafe

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Everything in New York changes—except Fanelli’s, by now a Soho mainstay. Tourists and locals alike love this nearly two-century-old barroom, which was revived by architect Hans Noë in the ’80s.

94 Prince Street fanellicafe.nyc

Omen Azen A fixture of Soho since 1981, serving Kyoto country-style cuisine. If it’s good enough for Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, and Laurie Anderson, it’s good enough for us.

Make a reservation. Cash or AmEx.

AN Interior has it on good authority that this Soho outpost of the Sheepshead Bay pizza shop is the best slice in the neighborhood.

375 Canal Street lucia.pizza

Happier Grocery Nearby, Happier Grocery is New York’s (slightly cheaper!) answer to Erewhon. The fashiony, WSA-linked spot opened in 2023 and offers prepared foods in addition to staples. Also: magazines.

365 Canal Street happiergrocery.com

113 Thompson Street omen-azen.com

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DOM INTERIORS re s o u rc e fo r l i v i n g DOM (from the Latin Domus, meaning “home”) was founded in 1999, originally focused on kitchens and appliances. Today, it has grown into a leading North American network of showrooms, offering thoughtfully curated kitchens, architectural soultions, funriture and more.

Committed to sustainability without compromising design, DOM represents top Italian brands including Valcucine, Rimadesio, Alpes, Agape, Mdf Italia, etc.

DOM New York, our flagship SoHo showroom, showcases our full collection. We collaborate with architects and designers worldwide on residential, commercial, and multi-unit projects— delivering quality, efficiency, and refined design at every scale.

DOM INTERIORS N e w Yo r k F l a g s h i p S h o w r o o m +1 (2 12)-253 5969 | dominteriors .com

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Scholastic Building Aldo Rossi and Morris Adjmi’s infill project—completed in 2001, four years after Rossi’s death—was the first contemporary building introduced to the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District.

550 Broadway

Richard Haas Mural This building-size, trompe l’oeil painting by Richard Haas— whom critic Paul Goldberger once called “the greatest architectural muralist of our time”—is looking especially fine after its tune-up in 2023.

112 Prince Street

Judd Foundation Donald Judd occupied this cast-iron building for nearly three decades, using its vast, open interiors to create and live with art.

That work lives on, thanks to a deft restoration by ARO in 2013.

101 Spring Street

Longchamp Thomas Heatherwick recently revealed a new look for this flagship, which he first designed in 2006. This time, he cast the interior’s signature feature—a sculptural steel stair— in a Super Mario green.

132 Spring Street

Bayard–Condict Building This white terra-cotta marvel is Louis Sullivan’s only work in Manhattan, which is reason enough to seek it out.

65 Bleeker Street

XOCO 325 DDG transformed an erstwhile chocolate factory into this residential complex back in the 2010s, imbuing its facade with a Gaudí-esque, aluminum spin on the neighborhood’s cast-iron vernacular.

325 West Broadway

Little Singer Building The younger sister of the now-demolished Singer Building— once the tallest building in the world—561 Broadway is an ornate, generously glazed Beaux Arts beaut decked out in wroughtiron balconies and terra-cotta ornament.

561 Broadway

Acne Studios The Spanish geniuses at Arquitectura-G deliver a flagship for this Swedish luxury brand.

The interior thwarts its column grid using angles and translucency, and its gray-green glassy coloration sets a minimalist mood.

33 Greene Street

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Owen Nichols & Clara Syme Codirectors, A83

For exhibition installation supplies, our favorite shops are OK Hardware and Canal Rubber.

SoHo Art Materials is essential as one of the few remaining independent art supply stores. Our favorite buildings and interiors include The Judd Foundation on Spring Street, Aldo Rossi’s Scholastic Building, Acne Studios by Arquitectura-G, the Prada store by OMA, and Paloma Wool by Max Milà Serra. For food and drink, we like Sunrise Mart and Fanelli Cafe. Our dog Bizzy is obsessed with Lucia Pizza.

Kenn’s Broome Street Bar and Balthazar are good too, but if Lucky Strike still existed, it would be our #1 spot (R.I.P.).

Matthew Bremer Founder and Principal, Architecture in Formation

We moved our design studio AiF to the heart of Little Italy, which is Soho-adjacent. My favorite coffee can be found at Who Is William White, the brainchild of Will Cooper. If my dogs, Noah and Moses, need a quick romp in the park at Grand and Lafayette, then I’m likely to stop in at Butler Bakeshop for one of the best breakfast sandwiches in the city. We might wander east toward Elizabeth Street Garden too. Of course, I must pay homage to the shuttered emporium, BDDW (Bury Your Dead Downwind). If you don’t know them, join their online bi-weekly auction, and if you know them, you’re already addicted.

Jon Thorson USM Modular Furniture Brand Experience Director and CEO of USM, North America

Soho is a quintessential New York neighborhood where history and modernity meet. Everything is in constant motion. For clothes, I usually stop by IF, Blue In Green, 45R, A.P.C., and Prada (to browse beautiful clothes and architecture). And I may be biased, but the OJAS Listening Room we’ve installed at the USM flagship is a remarkable experience. I also like checking in on OK Hardware— their recent front window “art exhibitions” feel very true to the city’s spirit. For design, the collections at E.R. Butler and Raisonné are standouts. Food-wise, staples are Sant Ambroeus for coffee and Balthazar for weekend donuts with the kids. And I love taking friends to Raoul’s.

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to See Lebbeus Woods: The Storm A83

Photon Amélie du Chalard

This gallery and printmaking studio will exhibit the work of the pioneering, primarily paper architect Lebbeus Woods. Opens May 8.

Parisian glass artist Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert unveils his largest exhibition to date, with 15 large-scale, spunmolten-glass works on view. Opens May 7.

83 Grand Street a83.site

The New York Earth Room If seeing 280,000 pounds of dirt in a Soho apartment sounds like fun—and trust us on this, it is—don’t miss this installation by earth artist Walter De Maria, in situ since 1977.

141 Wooster Street diaart.org

Fancy and Collected Unravellings Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery The next-gen design dealer features a double-header, with an exploration of furniture inspired by (or from) the era of American “Fancy” style—which dates as far back as the late 1700s— plus a solo show of metal, glass, and paper lighting by Grace Prince. Opens April 30.

52 Walker Street, 4th Floor jacquelinesullivangallery.com

Casey Zablocki Guild Gallery Montana-based artist Casey Zablocki presents rugged, monumental ceramics, which he fires in an anagama kiln. This latest batch incorporates surprising mineral hues—celadon and robin’s-egg blue, for instance—and local porcelain slip. Open through May. 321 Canal Street rwguildgalleryny.com

85 Mercer Street amelieduchalard.com/en

SB-T Tableware Pop-Up Each item in this 12-piece tableware line by Simone Bodmer Turner’s new collective, SB-T Studio, started as a hand-sculpted prototype. They retain those traces, and through a partnership with a lacquer artist, may receive a kintsugi repair if damaged. Opens May 15.

109 Thompson Street simonebodmerturner.com

Form and Feeling HOST on Howard This immersive environment by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi is recharging, disorienting, and unlike anything else you’ve ever visited. Open year-round.

21 Howard Street hostonhoward.com

“Luminous” Pop-Up With Suchi Reddy Calico Wallpaper Neuroaesthete Suchi Reddy debuts a painterly new collection of Calico wallcoverings in an immersive, groundfloor storefront takeover.

53 Crosby Street calicowallpaper.com

Still Human 15orient American-born, Oslo-based multidisciplinary artist Doris Guo gets the spotlight in this solo show.

72 Walker Street, 3rd Floor 15orient.com

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The Flatiron District embodies a New York of years past—while playing host to some of the most vibrant debuts on the city’s dining scene.

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Showrooms PID Floors 37 West 20th Street pidfloors.com

LIXIL Water Experience Center 155 5th Avenue lixil.com

HBF 155 5th Avenue, 6th Floor hbf.com

MillerKnoll 251 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor millerknoll.com

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26 West 20th Street fireclaytile.com

A wood wonderland. Madera’s signature seamless wood surfaces— which encompass flooring, wall paneling, millwork, and nearly any other architectural feature you can dream up—are best seen up-close and personal in their streetfront showroom, just behind the Flatiron Building.

Temple Studio 125 5th Avenue, 5th Floor templestudiony.com

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909 Broadway maderasurfaces.com @maderasurfaces

24 West 20th Street lvwood.com

West Out East 133 5th Avenue, 2nd & 3rd Floor westouteast.com AN Interior

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Zak + Fox 235 Park Ave South, 12th Floor zakandfox.com

ALT for Living 12 East 20th Street, 5th Floor altforliving.com

Nemo Tile 48 East 21st Street nemotile.com

Jewett Farms 5 West 20th Street jewettfarms.com

AKDO 22 West 21st Street akdo.com

Artistic Tile 38 West 21st Street artistictile.com

Maharam 251 Park Avenue South, #15 maharam.com

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Robin Reigi

Since the late ’90s, Robin Reigi has been a go-to for inventive, problem-solving architectural products. Decospan wood veneer, Slalom acoustic systems, and Plyboo dimensional bamboo panels are among them—it’s well worth making an appointment to see them at the Flatiron showroom.

48 West 21st Street, #1002 robinreigi.com @robinreigimaterials

TOTO 20 West 22nd Street totousa.com

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Havwoods 151 West 18th Street havwoods.com

Italkraft 15 West 20th Street italkraft.com

Ligne Roset 250 Park Avenue South ligne-roset.com

Kohler Experience Center 6 West 22nd Street kohler.com

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18 West 21st Street rocatileusa.com

Browsing the wares at Tilebar, a comprehensive resource for tile and bath vanities, is a bit like being at a library.

The “librarians”—i.e., specialists who will guide you through specification—only add to the image. You can even borrow samples from their lending library.

Nanimarquina 907 Broadway, 2nd Floor us.nanimarquina.com

Santa & Cole

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45 West 21st Street tilebar.com @tilebar

907 Broadway, 4th Floor usa.santacole.com

Farrow & Ball 32 East 32nd Street farrow-ball.com

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Where to

Eat & Drink S&P Lunch

’Ino

Court Street Grocers earned folk-hero status when it reopened the shuttered Eisenberg’s lunch counter, which had served New Yorkers for more than a century, as S&P. Indulge in knishes, tuna melts, and egg creams.

174 5th Avenue sandwich.place

Clemente Bar Above Eleven Madison Park, megastar chef Daniel Humm and Allied Works have cooked up Clemente Bar, a sexy cocktail lounge with à la carte options too.

Murals by the bar’s namesake, artist Francesco Clemente, enliven the interior.

11 Madison Avenue clementebar.com

31 East 20th Street inonyc.com

Old Town Bar Antique tin ceilings, pennytile floor, and a mile-long wood bar define this old-school watering hole, which attracts a motley crew.

Nothing fancy, but the perfect middle-of-the-road bar for an easygoing night.

45 East 18th Street oldtownbarnyc.com

COQODAQ Worship at the altar of the chicken nugget. Simon Kim (of Michelin-starred COTE fame) returns to NoMad with this glam “fried chicken cathedral” (his words) designed by Rockwell Group.

12 East 22nd Street coqodaq.com

Gramercy Tavern New York has changed tremendously over the last 30 years.

But Gramercy Tavern, which has been there that whole time?

Not so much. Even as its menu rotates to accommodate seasonal fare, its Danny Meyer brand of warm hospitality is a constant.

42 East 20th Street gramercytavern.com

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New kid on the block ’Ino is the latest introduction from restaurateur Danny Emerman and chef Jamie Kenyon (of Bottino, the Chelsea mainstay). Here, Kenyon puts a British spin on modern Italian cuisine—so you can have your pub burger and your cacio e pepe.

ABC Kitchen Though its raison d’être is its long-running homeware store (also worth a stop), Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s ABC Kitchen has earned its keep as a mainstay of the Flatiron dining scene. There’s also a fully vegan menu right around the corner at abcV. 35 East 18th Street abckitchen.nyc

Cosme Sure, its husk meringue may have been Instagram’s favorite viral dessert ten years ago, but Enrique Olvera’s neo-Mexican restaurant Cosme remains in steady rotation in these parts.

35 East 21st Street cosmenyc.com

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Flatiron Building Possibly the city’s most famous commercial-to-residential conversion, the Flatiron is nearly ready for move-in. For one of its Studio Sofield–designed units, you’ll need at least $10.95 million, though.

Bathhouse Flatiron For those in need of R&R during Design Week, the three-level, sci-fi bathing temple Bathhouse—by Rockwell Group and Colberg Architecture—will help shake the day off. Go early.

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One Madison Avenue KPF’s conversion of a midcentury limestone podium into a contemporary office tower—which managed to retain two-thirds of the original structure—involved trimming 6 floors and raising a 14-story tower on its shoulders.

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Warren Building Chockablock with terracotta and marble embellishments, the neo-Renaissance-style Warren Building reads as the foil of its Ladies’ Mile neighbor, the more spare Goelet Building (900 Broadway)—though both are by McKim, Mead & White.

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Goelet Building An early work by McKim, Mead & White, this mercantile structure from the late 1880s is one of the city’s earliest examples of skyscraper design, though Maynicke and Franke significantly altered its original form in 1905.

Sohmer Piano Building Host to one of one of the city’s very few cupolas, the goldtopped Sohmer Piano Building— designed by Robert Maynicke in 1897 in the Neoclassical style— stands out among the buildings in the area.

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Othership Flatiron Bathhouse isn’t the only sauna game in town. Othership offers guided sessions in icy-cold plunges and heated rooms, as well as an atmospheric space for sipping tea, all designed by Futurestudio.

23 West 20th Street

Gramercy Park Though its access remains private, as it has been since the 1840s, Gramercy Park is worth a peek inside, if only to see how the other half lives.

East 21st Street, between Third Avenue and Park Avenue South

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The Flatiron reveals itself in layers. Poster House, just beyond the district, is a gem devoted to design that merges art and commerce, while Furnish Green stands out for both its beautifully curated vintage furniture and founder Nathan Hescock’s improbable beginnings selling pieces to students out of his ballroom dance studio. For dining, El Quijote remains a New York institution, lovingly revived with fresh energy. COQODAQ and Union Square Cafe, both designed by our studio, are also neighborhood favorites. As you explore, you’ll start to notice how the area’s historical past is omnipresent—in the castiron buildings that housed the first department stores, the illuminated Met Life Tower, and, of course, the iconic Flatiron Building that elegantly anchors the neighborhood.

Julian Legeard

Founder and Principal, Legeard Studio

Flatiron has this quiet tension between heritage and reinvention that I find very inspiring.

I’m drawn to places like Remedy Place, which reframes wellness as a social ritual, and COTE Korean Steakhouse, where precision and atmosphere coexist seamlessly. Cosme brings a refined, contemporary energy to dining, while ABC Carpet & Home remains a timeless reference for materiality and craft. Even simply walking past the Flatiron Building reminds you how powerful form and identity can be when architecture is distilled to its essence.

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Oliver Link Partner, Selldorf Architects

We love having our studio in Flatiron—the neighborhood has so much to offer. I love the delicious Lebanese food at Café Zaffri at The Twenty Two New York or an old-fashioned counter lunch at S&P. ’Ino, from the owners of Bottino, is quiet and a great place to meet for an after-work drink. ABC Carpet & Home is always fun to browse for gifts or tableware.

For other sources, I love the wood flooring selection at The Hudson Company, and I often find great furniture inspiration at Haute Living and West Out East.

Casey Baxter Vice President and General Manager, HBF + HBF Textiles

Working in Flatiron means plenty of food options—and outdoor seating. Tenichi offers great prepared Japanese selections, and you can dine al fresco along Broadway or in Madison Square Park. Sugarfish delivers when you need a lunch that impresses without seeming like you tried too hard. If you’re feeling fancy, the Ritz Carlton Nomad is full of gems for drinks or dinner—reservations strongly encouraged. Carlotto is the best hidden gem for an intimate dinner. If you have a sweet tooth, Salwese shines and is very Instagramworthy. And of course, drop by HBF for a coffee, a bathroom break, a terrace respite, or to shop.

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Arclinea 135 Madison Avenue arclinea-ny.com

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The Italian furniture and architectural systems maker is looking good at 70. On May 15, it presents Becoming, an immersive environment recounting its seven-decade history, for the first time in the U.S. 102 Madison Avenue rimadesio.it @rimadesio_official

181 Madison Avenue poltronafrau.com

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Porro 31 East 31st Street porro.com/en

Bisazza Mosaic Tile 130 Madison Avenue bisazza.com

Roche Bobois 200 Madison Avenue roche-bobois.com

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Kartell 152 Madison Avenue kartell.com

Lualdi 180 Madison Avenue lualdiporte.com/en

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Covering more than 100 showrooms across 33,000 square feet, the New York Design Center—better known as 200 Lex—is an interior-design mothership. Within its walls, you can fill a project from soup to nuts, through vendors like Amuneal, The Hudson Company, Schumacher, Baker, Arteriors, and more.

200 Lexington Avenue 200lex.com @nydc

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Boffi 99 Madison Avenue boffi.com

BoConcept Davide Groppi 192 Lexington Avenue davidegroppi.com

Natuzzi 105 Madison Avenue natuzzi.com

Promemoria 152 Madison Avenue promemoria.com

Liaigre 102 Madison Avenue studioliaigre.com

Giorgetti 349 5th Avenue (entrance on West 34th Street) giorgettimeda.com

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Bernhardt 136 Madison Avenue bernhardtdesign.com

Moroso 105 Madison Avenue moroso.it

Articolo Studios 1123 Broadway, Suite #201 articolostudios.com

Florim 277 5th Avenue usa.florim.com

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Andrew Tarlow—of beloved, now bygone Brooklyn institutions like Marlow & Sons and Diner, as well as the still-kicking (and excellent) Roman’s—finally crossed the East River to open this unfussy trattoria.

Tucked away in the Evelyn Hotel is the moody grand dining room of BRASS, a contemporary French brasserie for those searching for a little bit of old-school glamour. For after-dinner cocktails, head to the adjacent Tusk Bar.

124 East 27th Street borgonyc.com

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The burger empire all started here as a humble hotdog cart. In 2005, James Wines helped owner Danny Meyer realize its first permanent home—though Wines lambasted the company’s later renovation of the space.

When in Nomad, you can’t miss its Koreatown offerings.

At the very top of the list is Cho Dang Gol, a traditional tofu house serving up bibimbap and galbi jjim. Banchan and a sample of fresh tofu made in-house are free.

Inside Madison Square Park, near 23rd Street shakeshack.com

Seed Library This outpost of the London bar of the same name offers experimental cocktails for the fermentation nerds among us. Try the Koji Hardshake, a marshmallow-topped concoction featuring whiskey, miso, and koji.

51 East 30th Street seedlibrarynyc.com

55 West 35th Street chodanggolnyc.com

ThisBowl With multiple locations, ThisBowl is the Australians’ contender for the best slop bowl in the city. For those who want to hit their macros on the go, here’s a chicer alternative to Sweetgreen.

230 5th Avenue thisbowl.com

Stone and Soil

Obvio This supper club–inspired cocktail bar offers a new spin on dinner and a show. Come share a meal in its glamorous, giraffepatterned interiors (courtesy of designer and restaurateur Juan Santa Cruz) before hitting the dance floor.

Step past the rock garden out front and into Stone and Soil, which offers delicious Japanese-inspired cocktails in a serene environment.

122 East 28th Street stoneandsoil.nyc

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Tin Pan Alley

Meganom’s 56-story tower is one of the city’s newest and pencil-iest, at 860 feet tall and with a floor plate of just 2,200 square feet.

A concrete exoskeleton, covered by shimmering anodized aluminum scales, enables column-free, flexible interiors.

This row of now-landmarked 19th-century brownstones was the birthplace of the Great American Songbook—and gained its nickname from the rattle of pianos that reverberated down the street.

262 Fifth Avenue

The St. James Building A longtime auspicious address for design, the St. James Building was once the HQ for Daniel Burnham. True to form, its current tenants include Rizzoli Bookstore, Art Culinaire, and Armadillo.

1133 Broadway

Church of the Transfiguration Even back in the late 1960s, when New York City formally recognized this 19th-century English Gothic Revival chapel, it noted that the church looked “like a stage set standing in the heart of Manhattan.” Not much has changed.

1 East 29th Street

Hotel AKA NoMad Guests are welcomed in this hotel with a stylish floating blue reception counter and a sweeping bronze spiral staircase. Piero Lissoni’s elegant interiors pare away the chaos of New York City for peaceful refinement.

47, 49, 51, 53, & 55 West 28th Street

Baudouine Building Constructed in the mid-1890s and one of the neighborhood’s earliest high-rise commercial buildings, Alfred Zucker’s Classical Revival Baudouine Building is topped by what looks like a Greco-Roman temple (now the studio of designer Alfredo Paredes).

1181 Broadway

Metropolitan Life Clock Tower Looming high above Madison Square Park is this campanile-inspired skyscraper, which occupies a full block. Be sure to look up to catch a glimpse of the lantern at the tip top of the 700-foot-tall building.

1 Madison Avenue

Andy Warhol’s Factory The king of pop art’s notorious work/party lair actually had four different addresses. This was its last. In 1981, Warhol transformed this former substation into the Interview production house and studio space.

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Michael K. Chen Principal, Michael K. Chen Architecture

Nomad is really several neighborhoods intermixed and in close proximity to one another— and its unruly cosmopolitanism is what attracted us in the first place. The Rizzoli Bookstore is both beautiful and well-programmed with regular book talks and lectures. Upstairs, you’ll find Robert Stilin Shop, a gallery full of vintage treasures, contemporary art and design, and textiles arranged in a manner that is at once seductive and unbelievably casual.

H. Theophile is an excellent source for custom hardware. Manhattan’s Flower District is still going strong; we’re there often. My own floral aesthetic might be best described as “Northern California yard trimmings,” and there is no better place to scratch that itch than 28th Street Wholesale.

Corey Damen Jenkins Principal and CEO, Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates

Great showrooms in this area are not difficult to find! Of course, there’s the New York Design Center—make sure to get to The Gallery at 200 Lex for all of the antique vendors. B&B Italia is also a must-stop for some fabulous European inspiration. For restaurants, Clemente Bar above Eleven Madison Park is mandatory, but make your reservations ahead of time. Tusk Bar, Apotheke, and Upland are all favorites for our team. For some very fashion-forward finds, go shopping at Dover Street Market—a real if-you-know-you-know kind of place. And of course, a stroll through Madison Square Park is a great way to wind down from a busy day.

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Worth the trip across the bridge, this former industrial enclave is a nucleus for design, tech, and transformational urban projects.

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Space Theory 16 Main Street, Brooklyn spacetheory.com

Hudson Wilder 142 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn hudsonwilder.com

DOM Interiors Brooklyn 72 Front Street, Brooklyn dominteriors.com

Reform 39 Main Street, Brooklyn reformcph.com

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Visual Comfort & Co. 40 Washington Street, Brooklyn visualcomfort.com

Usagi 163 Plymouth Street usaginy.com

Front General Store 143 Front Street frontgeneralstore.com

Atata 241 Water Street, Brooklyn atata.nyc

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Jules New World meets Old World in the light, crispy-crusted pizzas at Jules. Don’t sleep on the cocktails, either—including the pepperoncini-spiced margarita.

50 Henry Street, Brooklyn borgonyc.com

Gair The concrete shell of a 19th-century warehouse by Henry Turner comes back into view at this cocktail bar designed by Jeshua Paone and Kevin Cimini.

41 Washington Street, Brooklyn gair-dumbo.com

Noodle Pudding It may be your favorite foodie’s favorite Italian spot, but the vibes are the main appeal at this red-checkered-tablecloth joint.

Cash only.

38 Henry Street, Brooklyn instagram.com/poodlenudding

Vinegar Hill House One of the original “New Brooklyn” restaurants that put the borough back on the map in the aughts, Vinegar Hill House is still a go-to. Charm out the wazoo on the patio!

72 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn vinegarhillhouse.com

Dawn’s til Dusk You can have it all at this all-day cafe. Duck in for a black-and-white cookie with your coffee or for a glass of wine for aperitivi. Laptop-friendly, so it’s a good place to catch up on emails.

33 Main Street, Brooklyn dawnstildusk.com

68 Jay Street A local’s hideaway tucked around the corner from the hustle and bustle of Dumbo’s more touristic areas, the unassumingly named 68 Jay Street features transporting terra-cotta arches and a good happy hour.

68 Jay Street, Brooklyn 68jaystreet.bar

Juliana’s Take a bite out of Dumbo’s famed pizza war history in this outpost from Patsy Grimaldi, the original founder of Grimaldi’s, who opened Juliana’s after selling his old shop. With its red-sauced thincrust and family-run vibes, it’s clear who has come out on top.

19 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn julianaspizza.com

Burrow A cult favorite, this small Japanese patisserie has counted the likes of Virgil Abloh and Anna Wintour among devoted fans of its Japanese cream cakes and delightful cookies. It’s open for limited hours, so schedule accordingly.

68 Jay Street, Brooklyn burrow.nyc

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Brooklyn Bridge Park

St. Ann’s Warehouse

More than two decades in the making, the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park was worth the wait— with a landscape by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, an entry pavilion by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, and a boathouse by ARO.

Urban ruins form the skeleton of this 700-seat theater designed by MARVEL, which was formerly a burned-out tobacco warehouse. Bring a picnic lunch to its lush interior courtyard by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.

360 Furman Street, Brooklyn

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Adams Street Library

The Joseph and Mary Merz House

You’ll know you’ve reached this WORKac special when you encounter the LIBRARY supergraphic on the street. Its interior is filled with X-acto-knifed interior cutouts, which afford views onto other programmatic zones, the park, and the building’s industrial remnants.

Technically up the hill in Brooklyn Heights, but this Louis Kahn–like modernist townhouse is a treat. It was recently renovated

by Starling Architecture (and covered in AN), and a new owner is now seeking to add a rooftop addition.

9 Adams Street, Brooklyn

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The Eagle Warehouse

Most condo owners are pleased as punch to just face a green space. But residents at this project from Alloy and Monadnock can actually say they live inside one, as the building sits entirely within Brooklyn Bridge Park.

1 John Street, Brooklyn

Former Watchtower Building Complex Once a pharmaceutical compound, then the longtime mothership to Jehovah’s Witnesses, these two buildings are now getting a residential makeover by Morris Adjmi. Construction is planned to start next year.

This handsome Romanesque Revival-style fortress of a warehouse was designed by architect Frank Freeman in 1893 on the former site of The Brooklyn Eagle, where Walt Whitman once served as editor. Today, it’s been transformed into apartments.

28 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn

1 Front Street Inspired by Venetian palazzi, this white cast-iron building used to be a bank. Today, it’s home to another essential part of Dumbo history: Grimaldi’s pizzeria.

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Our standout favorite spot has to be Burrow. It’s the best pastry shop in the city, and it happens to be in the lobby of our building. Pastry chef Ayako Kurokawa and husband Wataru Iwata deliver perfect French-Japanese fusion pastries almost every day. Continuing on a Japanese theme, Usagi has an inviting gallery space for grabbing an onigiri or traditional matcha; they also have an architecture bookstore. Just about everything— from the menu to the atmosphere—is great at Almondine. And finally, Gair is the coolest and most beautiful bar in Dumbo. Interesting drinks and delicious small bites are served in a stylish interior, masterminded by architect Kevin Cimini.

David Galullo CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Rapt Studio

From our studio on Water Street in Dumbo, there is hardly a lack of opportunity to eat, drink, and shop well. The forever-in-progress upgrade to the cobblestone streets notwithstanding, it is a wonderfully walkable neighborhood, with plenty to keep one nourished. My favorite lunch comes from a somewhat hidden gem just steps from our studio: Cafe Gitane in Vinegar Hill. The cafe vibe seems to be from another time, and the food is always as uncomplicated as it is delicious. Order my favorite—the smoked trout salad with black lentils and arugula.

Zeynep Arolat Founder, ZAROLAT

First things first: a cortado from Arabica. Pain au chocolat or a slice of quiche from Almondine Bakery is always a treat. Then stop by our design corner with Hudson Wilder, Natural Selection, and Canton Projects for curated art and design.

(There’s even more at AIR and Smack Mellon.)

Order a Japanese tea at Usagi. Past the Washington Street photo spot, Jane’s Carousel is our little gem—really, the whole park along the water! We’re so lucky to have Kinjo for an amazing and affordable omakase. And you cannot end the day without Thea Grant for vintage shopping and Superfine for the finest fries and a dirty martini.

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Through Light and Matter Radnor

Pit Room ZAROLAT

Susan Clark’s residential-style gallery, which turns 10 this year, christens its new home in the Brooklyn Tower with a solo show by textile artist Rachel DuVall.

Curator Zeynep Arolat puts forth a characteristically intelligent lineup of art and design from global, processforward talents, including lighting by Dace Sūna and witty furnishings by Jisu Han Jung. Opens May 14.

85 Fleet Street, Penthouse 92 By appointment only (sales@radnor.co) radnor.co

DUMBOxDESIGN Day If you can only come to Dumbo one day, make it May 20, when dozens of local shops, galleries, and studios come together for a mega lineup of programming—including Snøhetta’s unveiling of the neighborhood’s new logo.

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2026 Spring Benefit A.I.R. Gallery A.I.R.’s status as the first nonprofit, artist-directed and run gallery for women artists alone makes it worth a stop. From May 13 to 27, the gallery will offer works by 20 female and nonbinary artists as part of its spring benefit.

155 Plymouth Street airgallery.org

Radical Living: Italian Design from Gufram to Memphis and Panton 100: A Living Landscape 9Chapel Collectible design platform VERSO returns to SO – IL and Tankhouse’s crimped condo tower with a doubleheader showcase of Italian radical design and an ode to Verner Panton in the maestro’s 100th year. Opens May 9.

140 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn zarolat.com

Absence Fantasia Stump Gallery Head to this artist-run space for the latest from emerging artists. Up next is a solo show from Brooklyn-based artist Mariel Montes, which features a selection of paintings and beeswax sculptures. Opens May 8.

70 John Street, Brooklyn stumpgallery.com

Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co. Brooklyn Museum Though beyond Dumbo’s borders, this exhibition is worth the trek. Originally conceptualized as a “sculptural comic book,” this satirical homage to New York City features paintings, puppets, and performance as well.

Also, while at the museum, don’t miss the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, which is on long-term loan and is installed in the museum’s second-floor Arts of Asia Galleries.

200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn brooklynmuseum.org

9 Chapel Street, Brooklyn ninechapel.com

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Showrooms & Stores Manhattan Center for Kitchen and Bath 41 West 25th Street mckb.com

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sohoConcept 229 East 58th Street sohoconcept.com

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Across a dozen floors in Midtown, designers can feast their eyes on—and go hands-on with—offerings across surfaces (Artistic Tile, Cosentino), appliances (Thermador, Miele, Gaggenau), fixtures (Fantini USA, Drummonds), closet and kitchen systems (Ornare, Poliform, Scavolini), furnishings (B&B Italia, Holly Hunt), and more.

kalei nyc 159 Bowery kalei.nyc

Lawson-Fenning 417 Lafayette Street, Floor 5 lawsonfenning.com

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Bungee Space 13 Stanton Street 3ssstudios.com

MoMA Design Store 44 West 53rd Street store.moma.org

Colbo 51 Orchard Street colbo.nyc

Symbol Loft 262 Bowery, #3 Appointment required.

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Eggersmann

Customization is the crux of Eggersmann, which has been producing cabinetry in Germany for more than a century. From its 3,000-square-foot showroom inside the A&D Building, designers will get to experience for themselves the brand’s vast possibilities for kitchens, closet systems, and media areas.

Teak New York 34 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn teaknewyork.com

Lichen 5–64 Woodward Avenue, Ridgewood lichennyc.com

150 East 58th Street, 10th Floor eggersmannusa.com @eggersmann_usa

Parmatile 29 –10 14th Street, Astoria parmatile.com

SampleHouse Queens Appointment required.

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The New Zealand–born appliance brand proves its range in its Experience Center at the A&D Building. In a showroom designed by Schiller Projects, Fisher & Paykel refrigerators, beverage coolers, dishwashers, and more take on different aesthetics through partnerships with Arclinea and Henrybuilt—and get time to shine in demos, too.

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Luxury kitchens, furnishings, and storage systems are the calling card of Poliform. Its finely tuned wares— designed by feted talents like Jean-Marie Massaud, studioutte, and Soo Chan—are made in Italy, as they have been since the company’s founding in 1970. Visit its cute A&D Building studio while the Madison Avenue store is under renovation.

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Situated within the D&D Building in Midtown, Gloster’s New York outpost allows designers to put the brand’s outdoor furnishings to the test. Weather-resistant teak is the company’s bread and butter—a material it applies across its seating, tables, and lighting collections.

979 3rd Avenue, #1601 gloster.com @glosterfurniture

Jamieri 392 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn jamieri.com

With billowing textiles suspended from the ceiling and a wraparound catwalk, Kvadrat’s Jonathan Olivares–designed showroom allows pros the opportunity to see the Danish textile brand’s contract offerings at scale. And if that weren’t enough, a library-like area by Vincent Van Duysen shows off its residential collections, too.

475 Park Avenue kvadrat.dk @kvadrattextiles

DIA Art Foundation Shop 537 West 22nd Street shop.diaart.org

Piscina

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392A Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn piscinapiscina.com

365 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn outlinebrooklyn.com

Stickblub

Surrender Dorothy

10–40 46th Ave, Second Floor, Long Island City Appointment required.

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o t s g n i d l i Bu Visit New Museum Following years of construction, the New Museum addition by OMA with Cooper Robertson opened in March. It doubles the institution’s floor area and cuts a sharp figure next to SANAA’s tidy stack. New York’s latest art-world it couple.

231 Bowery

Studio Museum Opened last fall, the Studio Museum’s new home was designed for director Thelma Golden by Adjaye Associates and Cooper Robertson as a place to celebrate artists of African descent.

41 Cooper Square A double-membraned skin encases Morphosis’s lurching, almost animate Cooper Union building, defined by its “vertical piazza” and latticed central atrium.

41 Cooper Square

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church While Santiago Calatrava’s Oculus is dinged-up and dirty, his more recent bauble opened in 2022.

Its translucent marble facade astounds, and inside, the stone gives way to bright frescoes.

130 Liberty Street

144 West 125th Street

The Eliza The Eliza is a handsome affordable-housing tower in Inwood by Fogarty Finger with an NYPL branch library by Andrew Berman Architect in its base. The latter is like “an Apple Store mixed with a Roman basilica,” per AN EIC Jack Murphy.

4790 Broadway

Amant AN’s Project of the Year in 2021, Amant is a contemporary arts center with a concrete-forward, multibuilding complex by SO – IL. Its just-opened restaurant, Zoli, was designed by GRT Architects. Don’t miss the tripartite aquarium.

315 Maujer Street, Broolyn

Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) The final piece of the World Trade Center masterplan, the PAC— designed by REX with executive architect Davis Brody Bond—is sheathed in bookmatched marble megapanels.

Visit at night, and see them glow from within.

251 Fulton Street

Far Rockaway Queens Public Library Commissioned after Hurricane Sandy, Snøhetta’s branch library includes a prismatic glass facade with gestural scrawls by José Parla. Next, walk through Rockaway Village, a 1,700-unit affordablehousing complex by MARVEL. 16–37 Central Avenue Far Rockaway

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Where to Eat & Drink Stars

Waverly Inn

Tomi Jazz

Though the pours at this 12-seat wine bar are nothing to sniff at, Stars merits a visit just for its cozy interior designed by Studio Valle de Valle, one of AN Interior’s Top 50 Architects and Designers last year.

A gravitational center for New York’s celebrities and media personalities since it reopened in 2006.

Take in the Edward Sorel mural while you dine on chicken potpie.

There’s no better place to get your music fix than at this cozy jazz bar serving up Japanese bites, open late into the night. One of the few jazz bars in the city with no cover. Because of its intimate quarters, we recommend you get there 30 minutes before its 5 p.m. opening to ensure a first-round seating.

139 East 12th Street stars-ny.com

16 Bank Street waverlynyc.com

Commerce Inn

Rarebit, roast chicken, and other simple, heritage 239 East 53rd Street dishes make up the menu tomijazz.com at this Shaker-themed The CBGB of the sake West Village restaurant world, Decibel was The Grill from chefs Jody Williams one of the first spots in and Rita Sodi.

Extravagance awaits New York where boozers 50 Commerce Street at The Grill, Major Food could learn a thing or two thecommerceinn.com Group’s outpost in the about sake. Thirty-plus iconic Seagram Building. years on, it’s still holding Burp Castle The epitome of New its own.

York elegance, order the 240 East 9th Street No loudmouths allowed sakebardecibel.com signature prime rib, at this quirky East Village carved up table-side, or watering hole, where only Minetta Tavern the elaborate crudité. whispering is permitted.

99 East 52nd Street Break the rules, and you’ll thegrillnewyork.com Arguably the best burger in the city, but the people- get a proper shushing from the bartender. watching is even better.

41 East 7th Street For a play-by-play of instagram.com/burpcastle who’s showing up (and getting comped), keep an eye on restaurateur Keith McNally’s Instagram feed, where he occasionally posts the venue’s “dinner reports.”

Sake Bar Decibel

113 MacDougal Street minettatavernny.com

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Bad Roman

Morgensterns

GRT Architects’ riotous This beloved ice cream interiors—think clamshell spot has properly rebanquettes, mirror and opened after closing in marble, and a neon-wear- 2025. Check its zany ing wild boar centerpiece— flavors, like pineapple are only the beginning salted egg yolk bitter at this cheeky altblack chocolate ash, Italian restaurant above olive oil chocolate sorbet, Columbus Circle. and raspberry kefir.

10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor badromanrestaurants.com

2 Rivington Street morgensternsnyc.com

Superiority Burger

Swan Room

The former bank is now a popular wine and spirits Nü-comfort food for the hipster vegetarian crowd, bar—and part of the very chichi Nine Orchard hotel. set inside an old-school East Village diner. Paper The high-ceilinged room is one of those “see and menus, red diner booths, and a pinch of punk rock— be seen” spots, so dress the part. which tracks, given chef 54 Canal Street Brooks Headley’s past as swanroomnyc.com a hardcore drummer.

Sunny’s The biggest little honkytonk in New York City, Sunny’s hosts live bluegrass music and slings tiki drinks, natural wine, and draft beer on the Red Hook waterfront.

Cash only.

253 Conover Street, Brooklyn sunnysredhook.com

Long Island Bar This popular Brooklyn Heights favorite was updated by new owners in 2013. A quintessential neighborhood bar, it might be a good spot to hydrate and check your step count after combing through Atlantic Avenue’s hub of design stores.

110 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

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Yellow Rose

F&F Pizzeria

Raf’s

Open since 2020, this Lower East Side joint is a rallying point for homesick Texans and Tex Mex aficionados.

The queso is legit, the Shiner Bocks are ice-cold, and the cosmic cowboy decor is on point.

F&F is a relative newcomer in the New York pizza scene but slings some tasty product, with a nearly perfect crust. Though it now has a sit-down restaurant, the slice shop still reigns supreme.

Order the Partanna.

Since opening in 2023, Raf’s quickly became a scene-y hotspot for fashionistas and their entourages. (No flash photography, please.)

If this fills up, try its younger sibling, Café Zaffri, also designed

by Post Company, in Union Square.

102 3rd Avenue yellowrosenyc.com

459 Court Street, Brooklyn fnfpizzeria.com

290 Elizabeth Street rafsnewyork.com & Beyond

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Alexandra Hodkowski & Alvaro Alcocer Founders, Head Hi

Clinton Hill & Brooklyn Navy Yard The canary yellow Steele House, built in 1845, is the largest remaining example of a wooden suburban mansion in the transitional Greek Revival/ Italianate style in any of the city’s five boroughs.

It retains all of its original architectural features— in exceptionally fine condition, which attests to the care it’s received over the years. At the Naval Cemetery Landscape, you’ll find a small native-plant meadow designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz that doubles as a human retreat and pollinator habitat. And stop by Steiner Studios at the intersection of Flushing and Washington, which is from the 1940s and features double Eiffel-esque radio towers, once used by the Navy but now a milestone between Brooklyn neighborhoods. All of these are a short distance from Head Hi!

Natalie Shook Founder, Piscina

Red Hook A mid-May visit to Red Hook should start at the corner of Van Brunt and Dikeman. Grab a coffee at Jamieri, the Georgian design–focused showroom, then stop next door at my gallery, Piscina. Turn the corner to San Tokki’s Cactus Club, tucked into a garden at 125 Dikeman, and pass Piscina’s cooperative studio along the way, where you’ll see designers at work. For another coffee, Abbotsford Road offers unmatched harbor views. Pizza at Hoek by Valentino Pier is a neighborhood favorite, followed by a drink at the most quintessential Red Hook bar, Sunny’s. For a truly beautiful meal, head to Cafe Kestrel, and for something truly unique: Pearl Street Caviar.

Laura Young Managing Director, The Future Perfect

West Village First things first: Before you start your day, make a stop at Arcane Estate Coffee on Cornelia Street.

It’s the best coffee—I’ve actually heard it’s the best coffee in the world—and is so chic. I always like to catch a session at Village Gyrotonic. It’s changed my life, and I always feel taller when I leave. For lunch, Julius’ is a West Village staple that slaps and has definitely earned its place in the West Village canon. If you have a furry friend, stop in and grab them a little gift from Zoomies on Hudson Street—my dog Rigatoni loves to pick out his own toys there, and I love to indulge him.

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Dudd Lite Future Perfect

Staccato Collection Devin Wilde and Astraeus Clarke

Renegade gallerists Jonald Dudd return to NYCxDESIGN with The Future Perfect for an exhibition of artist-designed nightlights. Runs May 14–19.

Two rising stars of New York’s collectible design scene—metalworkers Astraeus Clarke and ceramicist Devin Wilde— launch their pas-de-deux lighting collection at the former’s showroom.

8 St. Luke’s Place jonalddudd.com

Appointment required; email info@astraeusclarke.com to visit.

Afternoon Light In its second year (and under a new moniker), the design fair Afternoon Light returns to NYCxDESIGN. After you’re done perusing goods from Willett, Muhly, USM, and 70+ others, pick up an issue of AN Interior and shop for new books at our pop-up bookstore with do you read me?! Open May 17–19.

161 Water Street afternoonlight.com

Carol Bove Guggenheim New Yorker Carol Bove’s retrospective is a riot of crumpled metal sculptures along with quieter, more ephemeral pieces.

Not to be missed. As a backdrop, FLW’s difficult rotunda has been painted in shades of Farrow & Ball grays that lighten as one ascends.

1071 5th Avenue guggenheim.org

Library180 Break free from the algorithm in this print-archive cave of wonders, which holds thousands of rare and hard-to-find magazines within WSA. Appointments required: librarian@ library180.com 180 Maiden Lane, Floor 26 library180.com

The Architecture of Herman Jessor & The Limited Equity Cooperative Movement in New York (1925–1974) Citygroup Curators Zara Pfeifer, AN news editor Daniel Jonas Roche, and Brad Isnard present works by cooperative-housing mastermind Herman Jessor—New York’s most prolific architect you’ve never heard of. Through May 23.

104b Forsyth Street citygroup.nyc

Head Hi Lamp Show 2026 Head Hi’s now-biannual lighting exhibition this year features curatorial collaborator Stephen Markos, founder of Superhouse. While its main exhibition at The Standard High Light has passed, a rotation of lamps is on view at the Head Hi shop.

146 Flushing Avenue headhi.net/2026-lamp-show

Noguchi’s New York The Noguchi Museum What if Central Park was turned into a mountain dedicated to play? In Noguchi’s New York, we take a journey through artist Isamu Noguchi’s reimagination of public space in his adopted home of New York City. Over the summer, the single-gallery archival presentation Light and Stone will mark 40 years since Noguchi’s installation at the U.S. Pavilion during the 1986 Venice Biennale. Visiting this institution in Long Island City is worth the trek.

9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City noguchi.org

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Deep Cuts is AN Interior’s insider guide to New York City’s design districts.

AN Interior is a design magazine made by The Architect’s Newspaper for its professional audience of architects and designers. Available in two print issues annually, the publication also informs readers through its website and social media, and brings people together through showroom crawls, live events, and webinars. AN Interior is a platform to support and inspire our North American design community.

In addition to AN’s CEO/creative director, Diana Darling; editor in chief, Jack Murphy; and managing editor, Isabel Ling, the following people contributed to this guide: Guest Editor Lila Allen Art Direction Studio Loutsis Copy Editor Don Armstrong Proofreader Joanne Camas Printing Cummings Printing Photo credit for facing page: Matthew Gordon Entire contents copyright 2026 by The Architect’s Newspaper, LLC. All rights reserved.

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