SOHO, MANHATTAN

The Dutch

Andrew Carmellini's corner American — oysters, fried chicken, and now a nine-seat martini bar up front.

The Dutch has held its corner of Sullivan and Prince since 2011, when Andrew Carmellini opened it as an American restaurant with a bar culture — oysters, fried chicken, good pie, and a room that works as hard at lunch as it does at midnight. The white-brick corner with its stacked windows is one of SoHo's most recognizable restaurant frontages, and the crowd inside has stayed loyal through fifteen years of neighborhood turnover.

In 2026 the restaurant converted its original front oyster-bar nook into a nine-seat martini bar, which tells you how it keeps current: by refining the clubby, American things it already did. Weekend brunch is the classic way in; the cornbread and the fried chicken travel between menus.

Editor’s tip

Come at an off-hour and take the new martini counter up front — it is the best seat for watching the corner work.

Make an evening of it — beautiful stops nearby

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Greene Street cast-iron blocks

The world's best run of cast-iron facades, still impersonating marble after 150 years.

Architectural Gem · Free

~8 min on foot

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Crosby Street

SoHo's working back lane — cobbles, fire escapes, and no performance.

Beautiful Street · Free

~9 min on foot

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Dominique Ansel Bakery

Birthplace of the Cronut — and the rest of the pastry case is the real argument.

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Balthazar

McNally's grand SoHo brasserie — pure Parisian theater that has somehow stayed excellent since 1997.

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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 12, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.