Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.
What’s making our luxury list this week? A beloved UK wellness brand opens on Bleecker Street, Todd Snyder debuts yet another collab and a legendary UES French Bistro is back, baby!
Grace Kelly met Oleg Cassini here. James Beard, Jacqueline Onassis and Marlene Dietrich had house accounts. Since Le Veau d’Or opened its doors in 1937 the storied eatery has been owned by three families, earned many accolades, and became a staple of the neighborhood. Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr (of Frenchette, Le Rock and others) would routinely call one of the last owners to see if she’d consider selling. In 2019 she finally said yes. Pandemic related delays ensued; the restaurant (which is New York’s longest operating French bistro) opened last month. The menu, as before, remains a prix fixe with a choice of 10 appetizers, 10 entrées and 5 desserts. One major difference: previously diners could only choose from a red or a white wine. Now there’s a 100-bottle wine list, developed by James Beard-nominated wine director Jorge Riera. $125 prix fixe includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert. LVDNYC.com
Fans of Naturopathica, one of the OGs of clean beauty brands, will no doubt rejoice in the news of a third New York City spa location, in the Chatwal hotel in midtown. Signature treatments include botanical facials using the brand’s renowned skincare products (we’re fans), massage, detoxifying body treatments including wraps, scrubs and lymphatic drainage and wellness rituals including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The Spa & Healing Center also boasts an absolutely gorgeous indoor current pool, jacuzzi, steam showers and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Guests of the hotel can also book in-room massages. TheChatwalNY.com
Todd Snyder has created a seven-piece capsule collection for John Hardy inspired by a mutual appreciation of and for the sea. The John Hardy x Todd Snyder pieces – pendants, bracelets and signet rings — are an homage to the East Coast’s nautical heritage, and were crafted using a new “tumbled archive” finish. Snyder note that “the exclusive new finish almost feels like it’s been weathered by the sea air. You can’t ask for more of a summer vibe than that!” Ranging in price from $550 – $995, the collection available at Todd Snyder and John Hardy select retail locations and online.
“Something in the Water: Expanding the Walls 2024,” which debuted last month, showcases the work of sixteen artists in this year’s teen photography program at the Studio Museum in Harlem. This edition of the annual exhibit, explores themes of place, space, and personal change. “Each of these sixteen young photographers has beautifully captured what it means to navigate change, whether of the urban landscape and communities around them or the personal transformations they are living through. They do so while finding ways to focus their lens on the quotidian moments they share among their families, their peers, and their city,” noted Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the museum. Through July 30, 2025 at ExpandingTheWalls.StudioMuseum.org.
Neom is an organic beauty and home fragrance company founded in the U.K. almost two decades ago by former journalist Nicola Elliott. In the years since, it has developed a cult following and earned B Corp. certification. A couple weeks ago, they opened their first ever “Wellbeing Hub” on this side of the pond, on Bleecker Street in the West Village. The 481 square-foot storefront is divided into categories based on wellbeing goals — better sleep, less stress, more energy, and mood boost — and stocked with products including home fragrance, bath and body, and electric diffusers, dubbed “wellness pods.” Complimentary hand and arm massages are also on offer, as well as samples of their hero products. NeomWellbeing.com