Printemps New York
Department store · Financial District
1 Wall St, New York, NY 10005
Highlights
Parisian luxury department store with five French-influenced food concepts
Parisian luxury department store with five French-influenced food concepts
"The French department store landed in Manhattan with several Kent Hospitality outposts and curated retail; Gregory Gourdet — a James Beard winner for Kann — leads hospitality at the property, which includes a Champagne bar, a cafe, and the long-awaited fine-dining restaurant Maison Passerelle, whose menu lists dishes such as duck with pineapple, Creole cassoulet, trout with plantain purée, fried green plantains, and a Haitian chocolate dessert." - Emma Orlow
"A planned fine-dining spot slated to open in April as the high-end capstone to the department-store dining cluster; presented as a forthcoming, reservation-style experience distinct from the store's more casual concepts." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A two-story FiDi outpost described by the owner as the French “not a department store,” filled with fancy wares and over-the-top design and anchored by five food-and-drink destinations overseen by Top Chef’s Gregory Gourdet, with Kent Hospitality Group handling the restaurant operations. The vibe is theatrical — “It is a scene.” Visitors are essentially funneled through the store to reach the dining spots, and on a weekday visit the space felt lively enough that the writer met multiple dogs (including a Great Dane named Ralph Lauren). Design details are unapologetically maximal: an elaborate riff on a New York tin ceiling, shiny mosaic floors, a second-floor vault that opens into a dressing-room lounge inspired by Art Deco artist Erté, and fashion displays that range from stacked-heel red patent-leather shoes on a pedestal to a $1,000 pair of tabi ballerinas and a mannequin in an ochre dress wearing a “Hair Force” sweatshirt. Laura Gonzalez’s “Wonka-esque maximalism” threads through the interiors, interweaving circus-like elements such as daffodil-colored tent dressing rooms and a green-pleated ceiling that reads like a fancy big top." - Melissa McCart
"The first U.S. location for the French department store at 1 Wall Street moved up its debut to March earlier this month." - Melissa McCart
"A legendary French store is slated to open in FiDi early next year and will feature five restaurants from Kent Hospitality, to be run by James Beard–winner Gregory Gourdet. The New York Post called it "the most momentous debut ever in the retail-deprived" neighborhood." - Beth Landman
