Photography courtesy of Seaworthy.
In warmer weather, the New York–based Remodelista editors are known frequenters of Grand Banks and Pilot, two schooners docked in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, that serve up freshly shucked oysters and much-needed river breezes in the summer months.
Housed in a three story Creole cottage dating back to 1832 next to the Ace and rehabbed by Brooklyn based Home Studios and Atelier Ace the hotel s in...
...house team the oyster bar and restaurant has plenty of old world charm with plaster walls ever so slightly crooked windows sloping ceilings and a mantel with Southern Gothic appeal
The small 1832 cottage, next to the Ace, with old-meets-new appeal: a neon green sign alongside slightly askew window fittings.
Alex Pincus is an architect as well as a restauranteur, and called on his sailing trips with his brother along the Gulf Coast to infuse the interiors with seafaring appeal.
Inside, a long bar stretches along one wall, and plaster walls add a sense of the time-worn.
Seaworthy is “a place where roughneck sailors and gentlefolk alike gather to shuck oysters and sip spirits from lightly-tarnished silver,” the design team says. A high/low mix adds to the old-time feel: Behind the marble bar, darkly painted beadboard paneling.
Along the opposite wall, marble-topped tables and a handsome long settee that serves as a banquette.
The second floor has high ceilings and stately windows trimmed in blue that step out onto the balcony. The chairs are a mix of Thonet and spindle back.
A favorite design detail: An original mantel is topped with candlesticks that are left to spill over with wax.
The Southern Gothic-esque vignette, complete with dusty flowers and an old bottle.
The private dining room on the third floor has a wall of darkly-painted cabinets that hold liquor (note the imperfectly sloped ceiling) and sumptuous club chairs, giving the impression of a captain’s cabin.
In another room, mahogany leather banquettes and vintage photographs and paintings with a seafaring theme. Note the mix-and-match found ceramics at every place.
Leather club chairs and plenty of candles.