"Located in a former carriage house right across from Locanda Verde, Smith & Mills is a cool little bar/restaurant that looks like the inspiration for a Restoration Hardware catalog. Come on a first date, have a cocktail or two, then order a burger or a dozen oysters if it doesn't seem like you're going to run out of things to talk about. There's some outdoor seating, so this is also a good spot for when you want to sit outside and drink a glass of wine." - molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang
"Owners Akiva Elstein and Matthew Abramcyk designed Smith & Mills with comfort in mind. At the 30 Rock location, settle into a cozy velvet and leather banquette, order a few plates to share — perhaps a dozen oysters, deviled eggs, a little gem salad, or the Ploughman’s Plate which comes with English cheddar, chicken liver mousse, fig chutney, and pickles. While you eat, sip on a Mayan Twilight made with Zacapa Rum, smoked pineapple Eau de Vie, and velvet falernum and served over a mountain of crushed ice." - Julia Gómez Kramer
"Once you start to get seasick and hungry for real food, come back to dry land and head to Smith & Mills. It’s a tiny bar and restaurant inside an old carriage house. Don’t know what a carriage house is? That makes two of us. All you need to know is it’s quaint as hell in here. And the food is pretty good, too." - katherine lewin
"If you feel bad about how small your apartment is, get a drink at Smith & Mills, which is definitely (probably) smaller than your apartment. This is a bar in an old carriage house in Tribeca, and if you take someone here, they will guaranteed think that you are cooler than you actually are. This place also opens at 11am every day, and serves a short lunch menu with things like burrata and a chicken club." - bryan kim, matt tervooren
"Smith & Mills opened in 2007. In New-York-restaurant years, that makes it forty-five. It’s still a cool place to hang, but it isn’t as crowded as it used to be. Grab a drink in the little space that used to be a carriage house, then walk your friend to the Hudson and point to the Statue of Liberty. Tell them the ferry is broken, and return to Smith & Mills." - bryan kim