Houseman

The Plan
Inspired by the word husmanskost, “everyday food" in Swedish, Houseman represents the generous, thoughtful experience offered by chefs Ned Baldwin (Prune) and Adam Baumgart (Marco’s) at their neighborhood restaurant.

The People
Chef/owner Baldwin came to cooking after a career as a builder and a visual artist, spent five years at Prune, completed short stints at Craft and Italian Wine Merchants and most recently operated a pop-up in the North Fork of Long Island called Houseman at Latham's.

The Place
Located in a quaint residential pocket of Hudson Square in lower Manhattan, Houseman is at 508 Greenwich Street just below Spring Street. Louis Yoh designed the interior which features a couple of very old walls, school house chairs, a zinc bar and tables made from reclaimed bowling alley maple.

The Food
We make the food that we want to eat. We like: delicious, cravable, pretty but unfussy. On any given night the menu features favorites such as a hamburger, roast chicken or seasonal vegetables alongside dishes like pickled bluefish or mutton sausage.

The Drink
We keep it simple at the bar. Our concise cocktail list has classics, and riffs on them. For the beer drinkers, we’ve got a seasonal selection of six bottles and cans as well as a kolsch from Cologne on tap. And for wine, Lauren Souther has curated a forty bottle list with easy-drinkers that are sympathetic to our food and selections to keep the oenophiles interested.