Famed Parisian retailer Printemps has opened its first U.S. outpost in the landmark art deco building at One Wall Street. Culinary director Gregory Gourdet is overseeing its five food and beverage outlets, ranging from an all-day café to a champagne bar and a fine-dining restaurant. The principal restaurant is Maison Passerelle, an 85-seat restaurant highlighting the ways traditional French cuisine intertwines with the flavors of regions such as West Africa, the West Indies and Vietnam. Café Jalu is a 25-seat all-day restaurant on the first floor, while on the second floor are Salon Vert, a raw bar with 32 seats; the Champagne Bar; and Red Room Bar, a 25-seat cocktail lounge serving bites like shrimp cocktail with creole cocktail sauce. Printemps CEO Jean-Marc Bellaiche enlisted Laura Gonzalez, a Paris-based designer, to create the 55,000-square-foot space’s lavish interiors.
