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Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? A new eaterie at Bergdorf Goodman, a West Village store that’s all about local goods and a beloved Kiwi brand debuts in Flatiron.

CIAO BELLA: Café Ginori opens at Bergdorf Goodman Bergdorf’s one-time lower level café has been transformed into a multi-layered homage to Ginori 1735, albeit one that also happens to serve food. Everything from the wallpaper to the fabric on the decorative pillows to the furniture and the tabletop was sourced from the age-old Italian heritage brand, who also has a dedicated shop on the 7th floor. The café is open for lunch and apertivo, with menus that, naturally, tend towards the Italian, whether the expected (focaccia, carpaccio, pastas) or not (an “Italian style taco”) and a plethora of refreshing cocktails to accompany all of the above.



Italian-o-philes please note: unlike in Italy, the apertivo snacks here have a price tag attached. BergdorfGoodman .com TEST THE WATERS: The Swimmer at FLAG Art Foundation Vija Celmins, Jack Pierson, Cindy Sherman, Ed Ruscha and Elmgreen & Dragset are just a handful of the artists with works on display in The Swimmer , an exhibition that opened earlier this month at FLAG Art Foundation in Chelsea.

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