The back story
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The back story
SoHo and Tribeca: the back story
Cast-iron streets, loft hotels and some of the city’s best restaurants.

Neighbourhood guide · cast iron and lofts
SoHo and Tribeca in one page: Balthazar, Dominique Ansel, the Mercer, Crosby Street Hotel, the Greenwich Hotel, Jungsik and Atera.
The back story
Cast-iron streets, loft hotels and some of the city’s best restaurants.
Arthouse at Houston and Mercer
An arthouse cinema on West Houston Street, at the edge of SoHo.
Korean fine dining
Modern Korean tasting menus on Harrison Street in Tribeca.
2 Harrison St, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
Stephen Starr’s French dining room
An elegant French restaurant on Lafayette Street from restaurateur Stephen Starr and chef Daniel Rose.
138 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
A counter in Tribeca
A tasting-menu counter on Worth Street in Tribeca.
77 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
America’s first pizzeria
The Spring Street pizzeria that opened in 1905 and calls itself the first in America.
32 Spring St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
SoHo’s brasserie
Keith McNally’s Parisian-style brasserie on Spring Street, with a bakery next door.
80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Mulberry Street
The Italian-American restaurant from Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi on Mulberry Street.
275 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Home of the Cronut
The Spring Street pastry shop where the Cronut was born.
189 Spring St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Macarons and a garden
Ladurée’s SoHo boutique, tea salon and tree-shaded garden on West Broadway.
398 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Since 1892
A Little Italy pastry shop on Grand Street, open since 1892 and famous for cannoli.
195 Grand St, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
Morning, noon and night
A French grand café and bakery on Lafayette Street in NoHo.
380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Colombian coffee
A Colombian coffee roaster with a café on Grand Street.
148 Grand Street, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
SoHo espresso bar
Sant Ambroeus’s SoHo café on Lafayette Street.
265 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
On Broadway in SoHo
Bloomingdale’s downtown store on Broadway in SoHo.
504 Broadway, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
On Greene Street
Tiffany’s SoHo store on Greene Street.
97 Greene St, New York, NYExplore View on map
Tribeca’s hideaway
A Tribeca hotel on Greenwich Street close to the Hudson River and Tribeca’s restaurants.
377 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
A Paris name in Tribeca
The New York outpost of the Paris Barrière group’s Fouquet’s, on Greenwich Street in Tribeca.
456 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013Explore View on map
Firmdale on a cobbled SoHo street
Kit Kemp’s colourful Firmdale hotel on a quiet cobbled street in SoHo, with 86 rooms and the Crosby Bar.
79 Crosby St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Firmdale in Tribeca
Firmdale’s Tribeca hotel on Warren Street, designed by Kit Kemp.
86 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007Explore View on map
SoHo’s loft hotel
A loft-style hotel at Mercer and Prince Streets, in the heart of SoHo.
147 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Near Tribeca’s cobbled streets
A 171-room boutique hotel on Walker Street, near Tribeca’s cobbled streets and converted warehouses.
77 Walker St, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
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