The Ride-Along Report: First Takes From Last Night’s Dinner

"What It Is: An all-day cafe in a fancy furniture store in Soho Perfect For: Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee & A Bite For a few months now, La Mercerie has been open and selling $6 croissants. It’s a cafe in the front of a high-end furniture store in Soho, and they just started serving lunch and dinner. We stopped by recently, ate some steak tartare, smoked salmon blinis, and a “petite ribeye” - and, while it was wasn’t cheap, the food was excellent. The place looks like a spread from an interior design magazine, so expect to find a room full of people who appreciate velvet banquettes and probably know the dates of fashion week. You should also expect there to be a wait if you don’t have a reservation. The Verdict: Come here for breakfast, lunch, or a snack the next time you need to impress someone in Soho. It’s on the Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren