Fouquet's New York

Character and identity

Set on a cobblestoned corner of Tribeca's North Historic District, Fouquet's New York wraps an industrial red brick shell around eight floors of Côte d'Azur Art Deco by Martin Brudnizki, all French lavender, mint green and cream with custom wallpapers depicting cartoon pigeons clutching croissants over Central Park. Groupe Barrière's first US property runs to 97 rooms and suites, three French dining rooms (the Pierre Gagnaire brasserie Fouquet's, the greenhouse-style vegetarian café Par Ici and the cocktail lounge Titsou), a Cannes-inspired screening room, a members-and-guests rooftop bar called Le Vaux, and an underground Spa Diane Barrière with hydrotherapy pool, hammam and sauna. Service has a warm, European register.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What you're paying for is a fully realised European fantasy in Tribeca: Gagnaire's kitchen, Brudnizki's interiors and a spa that locals book independently. From $1,100 a night it's a committed splurge, so come for a long weekend, book a suite for the two-tone marble bathrooms and apartment-feel layout, and lean into the on-site dining rather than treating it as a base.