Boutique lifestyle
Bar Ferdinando, Clemente Bar, exceptional cookie drops, favorite Orchard St boutiques, MORE
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GOODS & SERVICES • The Nines
Boutiques, Orchard St.
The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best in NY and surrounds. Paid subscribers access the complete Nines archive.
Le PÈRE (90 Orchard St), elevated menswear essentials with sporty edge, small-run collections produced across France, Italy, Portugal, Japan
Kallmeyer (83 Orchard St, above), NYC womenswear label balancing sharp tailoring with ease, wardrobe staples that don’t feel boring
The Great Frog (72 Orchard St), family-run London jeweler dating back to ‘70s, heavy silver rings, skulls, rock-and-roll energy
Lara Koleji (70 Orchard St), thoughtfully curated designer vintage spanning menswear, womenswear, accessories
Kartik Research (61 Orchard St), handmade menswear and womenswear rooted in Indian textile traditions and craft
Colbo (51 Orchard St), part boutique, part cafe, part neighborhood hangout, original garments, vintage, vinyl, home goods, wine next door
Nonfiction (38 Orchard St), first North American outpost for cult-favorite Korean fragrance brand
A Shop of Things (30 Orchard St), reliable for playful objects, odd accessories, and last-minute gifts that don’t feel phoned in
Sandy Liang (28 Orchard St), LES institution, feminine, nostalgic womenswear and accessories that still feel cool
You’ve been thinking of that Bulova dive watch over the weekend, right? Us, too.
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RESTAURANTS • First Person
Afternoon delight
Carroll Gardens’ ballyhooed Bar Ferdinando revival has a lot going for it. The tasteful interior refresh of what was once (for over a century) Ferdinando’s Focacceria — before area hospitality whiz Sal Lamboglia added it to his highly local empire — will appease even the complaining class of nostalgia fetishists. Spritzy drinks like the Light Limoncello ($16 per) befit Ferdinando’s springtime reawakening, and cocktails like the more substantial rye-based Il Padrino seem just as suitable for the seasons to come. But here’s Bar Ferdinando’s biggest boon:
NYC RESTAURANT LINKS: In Tribeca, Eulalie owners in legal spat with new landlord • Former floating restaurant boat Pilot sinks in Red Hook during America 250 festivities • Bark Barbecue’s massive new Bushwick flagship opens, but no wine or beer yet • The story behind Ninth Ward’s 10-year comeback in the East Village • Inside Oberon, the New Museum’s new restaurant • Mother Wolf group signs lease at 125 W. 57th St. • In Crown Heights, FOUND favorite Agi’s Counter has shuttered • The karaoke bars finally taking cocktails seriously.
RESTAURANTS • Intel
CLASSIC REMIX: Here’s the first official menu item at Clemente that isn’t plant-based at chef Daniel Humm’s Clemente Bar:
WORK LINKS: Manhattan office market enjoys red hot first half • Saks’ parent exits bankruptcy with focus on high-end shoppers • Founder of asset management company fired for ignoring his own RTO mandate • Can ‘Train Daddy’ fix Penn Station?
GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Service
Cookie drop
Chocolate chip cookies are a dime a dozen, and let’s be honest, many aren’t special.