A thousand moons
Noho listings, Rude Mouth, Close Company, Sofie Pavitt Studio, The Joyce Miami Beach, best Hudson Valley bakeries, MORE
REAL ESTATE • First Mover
Three for-sale properties in Noho that came to market in the last 30 days.
→ 445 Lafayette St #7B (Noho) • 2BR/2.1BA, 1681 SF condop • Ask: $3M • wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows at Astor Place • Days on market: 8 • Monthly maintenance: $6264 • Agent: Sabrina Kleier Morgenstern, Kleier Residential.
→ 710 Broadway PH (Noho) • 4BR/2BA, 3650 SF co-op • Ask: $3.5M • “There are homes that exist in the world as mere places to dwell, and then there are those that tell stories — homes that have stood beneath a thousand moons, collecting the whispers of the city and the footprints of those who have loved them.” • Days on market: 22 • Monthly maintenance: $5646 • Agent: Josh Rubin, Elliman.
→ 35 Bond St 5th Fl (Noho, above) • 2BR/1BA, 3200 SF co-op • Ask: $5.995M • full-floor with arched windows overlooking Bond St • Days on market: 24 • Monthly maintenance: $2000 • Agents: Maria Manuche, Compass; Kimberly Robilotti, Elliman.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: Brooklyn Heights townhouse looks to set borough sales record with $26M asking • Former Frank Lloyd Wright home in The Plaza lists for $18.9M • A first-of-its-kind ‘mini-forest’ for Williamsburg • Does Columbia own 116th Street? • Has East Hampton finally cracked the code on house size? • Do you have a big window?
BARS • First Round
Mouthing off
The Skinny: The last thing Williamsburg needed was another natural wine bar, but Rude Mouth owners Ava and Sophie Trilling saw an opportunity to build something different.
The Vibe: The sisters began hosting informational pop-ups a few years ago, talking about and pouring low-intervention wines in an approachable, casual way. That relaxed energy transferred to the pared-back space on Metropolitan Ave., where stalwart Williamsburg beer bar Spuyten Duyvil once lived. (It also means, for better or worse, a walk-ins only policy.) Renovated with chrome fixtures and warm wood, minimalist, framed photography anchors the room while an impressive floral arrangement punctuates the bar with color.
The Drink: Ava previously served as wine director at Nightmoves and wine manager at The Four Horsemen — for anyone who’s been to either, it’s no surprise the wine list here is excellent. A hearty pour of sparkling Domaine du Facteur Chenin Blanc is a good place to start. There’s also a lengthy list of spirits, a beer of the week, and a handful of NA options.
The Food: The food menu is tight, with gussied-up bar snacks like olives tossed in fennel pollen and 17-month aged jamón Serrano, served with a hefty stack of briny Matiz peppers and creamy salva cremasco cheese. Specialty cakes from Bodega Cakes are available to stay or to-go, as part of its “Queer Party” series. If you’re still hungry, walk the few blocks to grab a slice at L’Industrie’s newly renovated, bigger space.
The Verdict: A Brooklyn wine bar in a great location without pretense but with plenty of pedigree (and a great pour every time). –Caitlin Pangares
→ Rude Mouth (Williamsburg) • 359 Metropolitan Ave • Daily 5p-12a • Walk-ins only.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Friday Routine
Raising the bar(s)
NORA VARCHO • marketing director • Gin & Luck
Neighborhood you work in: Soho
Neighborhood you live in: Greenwich Village
It’s Friday afternoon, how are you rolling into the weekend?
I’m the marketing director at Gin & Luck, a cocktail-anchored hospitality group. Right now, we’re preparing for a huge 2025 — a new bar concept called Close Company opening in three cities, a new boutique hotel debuting in Savannah, Municipal Grand, and a fifth Death & Co location, this one in Seattle — so the weekend is a chance to get away from my desk and refuel.
My laptop is ideally shut by 530p and I’m heading out for an early dinner. Lately, you’ll find me beelining for Bar Bete in Cobble Hill for wine and comforting small plates or Raku for a beer and the city’s best udon. My home-away-from-home and the perfect Friday night date is Rosella. (A martini at Death & Co beforehand is always a good idea.)
Where are you drinking or dining this weekend?
Saturday mornings are for spending in your neighborhood — convince me otherwise! My favorite breakfast sandwich is at Daily Provisions, so after the gym I’ll swing by and pick up a sausage, egg, and cheese and a cappuccino, and maybe a seasonal cruller. I also love stopping into Hudson and Charles for meat and produce — maybe short ribs for a Sunday braise.
I live above two of the most popular bagel spots in the city right now, so I’ll hide out in my apartment, clean, read (a book picked up at McNally Jackson), listen to a podcast (I loved Ezra Koenig on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton) until the crazy lines die down. Then a long walk along the West Side Highway with a snack slice at Lucia on the way home.
How about a little leisure or culture?
My boyfriend is a chef from Long Island, so we’ll sneak out to the North Fork for fresh air and farm stands whenever we can. I love 8 Hands — the soft serve is life-changing — and Sang Lee. Cityside, I’m hoping for a rainy weekend so I can head to the Regal Essex Crossing for a matinee and dinner at Deluxe Green Bo or Cervo’s.
Any weekend getaways?
A friend of mine lives in Wassaic in the Hudson Valley, and visiting her is such a treat, because she has all the boons of upstate without the packed city crowds flocking to Hudson and Kingston. We love getting drinks at Tenmile or Troutbeck and dinner at Canoe Hill or Swyft, and breakfast the following morning at Vitsky Bakery (see Nines below).
What was your last great vacation?
Portland (OR). My favorite meals were at Eem and Oma’s Hideaway. We also squirreled away a few bottles of wine from Ardor and my breath was taken away by the stunning drive to the Oregon coast. Can’t wait to return.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
Near-perfect condition Prada patent Oxfords from Seven Wonders Collective on the Lower East Side. An incredible collection in-store from a handful of impeccable vintage collectors. I also got a burger tattoo in Seattle from Lollipop Tattoos. Highly recommend.
What store or service do you always recommend?
Can I cheat and list three? A haircut with Zorka at her brand-new salon, The Cutting Studio, a facial with Ashley at Sofie Pavitt Studio, and a bottle of wine from Jones Street Wine.
CULTURE & LEISURE LINKS: Expansion of New Museum set for fall opening • Elizabeth Street Garden saga continues, lawyers say it’s protected artwork • On the perils of using masterworks as collateral • There are 28 master beer ‘sommeliers’ and they get no respect.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Original Six
Maple Leafs v Rangers • Madison Square Garden (Midtown South) • Fri @ 7p • section 107, $453 per
The Disco Biscuits • The Paramount (Huntington, LI) • Sat @ 8p • loge, $94 per
Amit Tandon • Town Hall (Theater District) • Sun @ 530p • balcony, $84 per
GETAWAYS • Miami Beach
Art of living
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The Skinny: No strip of South Beach is more exciting right now than Española Way, where a spate of buzzy new restaurants is transforming what was once a sleepy pedestrian corridor into an unlikely epicenter of cool. Leading the pack: The Joyce, a 45-seat chophouse that opened last month (with a separate ventanita, The Window, for ordering one of the best burgers in town to go).
The Vibe: Modern, moody, with dim lighting that mainly serves to illuminate walls covered in art from co-owner Andre Sakhai’s enviable collection (Picasso, Basquiat, et al.). Passing through the curtained entry feels like stepping into an exclusive Greenwich Village nook traversed by well-heeled locals and in-the-know visitors. Reservations are currently available through the membership-only app Dorsia, and the crowd looks the part. At the table next to mine, a boisterous party reminisced about their startup’s pre-IPO days. My second trip to the restroom, akin to a mini gallery, was as much an excuse to admire the funky art as it was to pamper with the Aesop products lined up on the vanity.
The Food: Chef James Taylor’s brief menu of creative American classics brings together his experience at some of Chicago’s top restaurants (Alinea, Roister, Bavette's Bar & Boeuf). Thick slices of Hamachi crudo in hatch chile and lime were unbelievably tender; crispy latkes topped with Ossetra caviar melted into crunchy, silky mouthfuls. The creamed kale with rich Saint-André cheese was an ideal accompaniment to a medium-rare Australian filet mignon, as were the tangy, al dente sauteed Brussels sprouts in horseradish and honey mustard. But if a sitdown dinner isn’t in the cards, that Joyce burger, made with a double patty and sharp American cheese, is well worth a visit to the walk-up window.
The Drink: Gregarious beverage director Andrew Herron maneuvers throughout the room wielding hefty sculptural glass vessels in which he delivers selections from a 100-bottle wine collection. Cocktails by Japanese mixologist Takuya Mizuguchi are simple, smooth, and rooted in technique, as was the case with a clarified lassi (a take on the refreshing Indian yogurt beverage) made with gin, absinthe, and lychee.
The Verdict: With edgy contemporary art and a darkened backroom vibe, this spot works just as easily for cocktails and fries before a night out as it does a sexy date or a unique work dinner. The Joyce is trying to be cool, and succeeding. –Falyn Wood
→ The Joyce (Miami Beach) • 448 Española Wy • Wed-Sun 6-11p.
GETAWAYS LINKS: Inside the new Duryea’s Sunset Cottages, coming this summer to Montauk • Pura Vida: Nekajui, first Ritz Carlton Reserve in Costa Rica, now open… while forthcoming Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica also taking reservations • New Aman in Bangkok opening 4/2 • Trendwatch: Resorts embracing the natural beach.
GETAWAYS • The Nines
Bakeries, Hudson Valley
Mel (Hudson, above), LES transplant baking innovative loaves like sunflower w/ olives, playful pastries like pretzel croissants + excellent snickerdoodle