Read about Primo’s in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus a shoutout to newcomer restaurants with design cred; Spirals and the woman who cuts them; an analysis of 421-a tax abatement building sales. / 3 comments
From a partner in Mr. Fong's and Oliver Coffee from the hip side of the district is Primo's, a throwback (to the '20s) bar and lounge with a secret party room. / 1 comment
Plus: Review of Primo's bar; actor bought $19 million Tribeca apartment; Il Mattone to open a third outpost; Nike leases office space at Pier 17; more on Duane Street topper.
Plus: Trader Joe's confirmed that its Soho store won't sell wine; 100 Franklin's unneighborly design; Primo's accepts reservations; lighting store opens next week. / 5 comments
Plus: Trinity Church to start big renovation project; the entrance to Primo's cocktail lounge; 30 Warren topped out; art show. / 3 comments
Plus: More on Primo's bar inside the Frederick; location of Van Leeuwen's Soho shop; how to get a preview of Danny Meyer's Manhatta restaurant; history of a Church Street building; students helping refugees.
Proprietor Aisa Shelley, who owns Mr. Fong's and Oliver Coffee over in Two Bridges, envisions Primo's as "a deluge of terrazzo tile and glazed brick walls with plush velvet seating and a grand marble fireplace."
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