A New Neighborhood Gets a Local

"These streets were once stand-ins for the worst New York had to offer. In Martin Scorsese's After Hours, the leather bar Griffin Dunne stumbles into on his long night's journey into day is the old Emerald Pub at 308 Spring Street, and a pretty bartender played by Teri Garr lives across the street at 307. I, too, stumbled into 307 Spring recently. The apartments have sailed out of barmaid territory, and the ground floor is home to a sprightly restaurant called Kiko,"

"The restaurant, which opened in November 2024, is an early arrival to what looks to be New York's newest fine-dining neighborhood. Flynn McGarry's Cove just opened on West Houston, and Daniel Humm has signed a lease a little ways north at 435 Hudson. César Ramirez, another early adopter, opened his $400-a-head tasting-menu den last year. Development bulldozes the best of us. As long as the area stalwarts - the blessed Ear Inn, chef Ned Baldwin's ever-reliable Houseman - remain,"

Far‑western Soho has shifted from a seedy past to a burgeoning fine‑dining quarter. Landmarks from Martin Scorsese's After Hours sit alongside new restaurants. Kiko opened in November 2024 on Spring Street, offering shiso‑litchi highballs, lobster crispy rice and flexible small‑plate options. Flynn McGarry's Cove debuted on West Houston and Daniel Humm signed a lease near 435 Hudson; César Ramirez opened an expensive tasting‑menu den last year. The arrival of Google's St. John's Terminal campus and Disney's Robert A. Iger Building in 2024 brings thousands of office workers. Longstanding spots like the Ear Inn and Houseman continue to anchor the changing neighborhood.

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