Smith & Mills, TriBeCa | New York on Tap

Overview

There's little indication from the outside of the hidden treat that lies within. This cozy restaurant and bar has soft lighting, dirty silver mirrors, pressed tin tables, and a bathroom built from an old elevator that is practically a work of art.

This tiny restaurant and bar nestled in a former carriage house is the kind of place someone falls in love with. It's small, idiosynchratic and flush with personality -- Soft lighting, dirty silver mirrors, pressed tin tables, and a bathroom built from an old elevator that practically a work of art. And it seems almost magic to watch the remarkably good food prepared on just a small burner in the corner behind the bar.

History

The hidden treat is still on North Moore

Our old listing called the bathroom, built from an old elevator, practically a work of art. Smith & Mills is still on the ground floor at 71 North Moore Street^{1, 2}. The buildings have plans of their own: in August 2026 Tribeca Citizen reported that Landmarks had approved an addition that spring, and that the two 19th-century buildings will be gutted to create two residences¹. Construction, it said, will likely start the following spring¹.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

Tribeca Grill under 0.1 mi Closed

Greenwich St. Tavern under 0.1 mi Licensed here under the same name

Pig 'n' Whistle (Tribeca) 0.1 mi Closed; now American Cut

Puffy's Tavern 0.1 mi Still pouring

Brandy Library 0.1 mi Still pouring

Walker's 0.2 mi Still pouring

Dylan Prime Lounge 0.2 mi Closed; now Audo Copenhagen

The Hideaway 0.2 mi Still pouring

Bubble Lounge 0.2 mi Closed; now Rag & Bone

Vino Vino 0.2 mi A different business is licensed at this address: Maman

Smith & Mills

In 2026

Overview

History

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What's nearby