FIRST LOOK
In May, the Ace Hotel will open Sister City in the former Bowery Salvation Army building with trellised gardens, a 180-seat restaurant, and a traveler-centric shop (225 Bowery).
Food: A restaurant called Floret, headed by chefs Joe Ogrodnek and Andrew Whitcomb, with cherry-cork tables, terrazzo floors, and offerings like a peekytoe-crab bowl with brown rice and cucumber kimchee. Shop: A retail area with items geared to travelers, like Mophie power stations (from $13), Baggu Dopp kits ($30), toiletries by Public Goods (from $2), and headphones and speakers by B&O (from $149).
Garden: Trellised, with outdoor seating and perennial plants like hanging vines, witch hazel, wisteria, and akebia quinata.
Coffee bar: A collaboration with Pulley Collective, where visitors can order lattes, cappuccinos, and cold brew on draft…