2 Spring + FOUR - Smiros and Smiros Architects

Street view of 2 Spring and FOUR in historic Oyster Bay, showing the brick restaurant building, restored shingle cottage, glass connector, courtyard dining, and evening lights.

2 Spring + FOUR

— Oyster Bay —

“For the past few decades, Oyster Bay, on Long Island’s North Shore, has been a drowsy little hamlet…That is, until the restaurant 2 Spring gave it a wake-up poke in January.”

–New York Times

Dining room and bar at 2 Spring with raw brick walls, black steel windows, pendant lights, wood tables, backlit bottle shelving, and a portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. — Inside 2 Spring, exposed brick, tall steel-framed windows, and a richly stocked bar wall preserve the building’s semi-industrial character. The portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt connects the restaurant to Oyster Bay, where Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill home helped define the village’s historic identity.

The bar at 2 Spring anchors Jesse Schenker’s original Oyster Bay restaurant with exposed brick, illuminated shelving, pendant fixtures, and a substantial counter for casual dining and drinks. The design balances rustic material character with the polish of a modern hospitality interior.

Bar interior at 2 Spring with raw brick walls, open bottle shelving, stone or zinc bar counter, pendant lighting, and upstairs mezzanine dining. — The bar at 2 Spring anchors Jesse Schenker’s original Oyster Bay restaurant with exposed brick, illuminated shelving, pendant fixtures, and a substantial counter for casual dining and drinks. The design balances rustic material character with the polish of a modern hospitality interior.

This dining alcove uses raw masonry, patterned glass, warm wood tables, and close seating to create one of 2 Spring’s more intimate rooms. The design draws on the building’s historic fabric while supporting a layered, chef-driven Oyster Bay restaurant experience.

Cozy brick dining alcove at 2 Spring with patterned glass panels, wood tables, banquette seating, and candlelit table settings. — This dining alcove uses raw masonry, patterned glass, warm wood tables, and close seating to create one of 2 Spring’s more intimate rooms. The design draws on the building’s historic fabric while supporting a layered, chef-driven Oyster Bay restaurant experience.

Glass-roofed winter garden linking 2 Spring and FOUR with café tables, patterned floor tile, steel framing, and potted trees. — The second phase introduced a greenhouse-like winter garden that connects the original 2 Spring building to FOUR, chef Jesse Schenker’s intimate chef’s-counter restaurant in the restored shingle cottage. Steel framing, patterned floor tile, plantings, and daylight create the project’s most visible architectural connector.

This FOUR dining area continues the Oyster Bay restaurant expansion with a quieter room defined by tailored trim, soft seating, and views back through the connected building sequence. The space complements the glass-roofed winter garden and the chef-driven experience created for Jesse Schenker’s second phase.

Dining area at FOUR with round tables, upholstered chairs, deep blue-green trim, exterior windows, and warm interior lighting. — This FOUR dining area continues the Oyster Bay restaurant expansion with a quieter room defined by tailored trim, soft seating, and views back through the connected building sequence. The space complements the glass-roofed winter garden and the chef-driven experience created for Jesse Schenker’s second phase.

The glass-roofed atrium glows as a central hospitality space linking 2 Spring and FOUR. Its steel frame, pendant lighting, brick backdrop, and formal table settings give the Oyster Bay restaurant expansion a distinctive architectural identity between the original building and Jesse Schenker’s chef’s counter.

Night view of the glass-roofed atrium dining room with steel framing, hanging lights, round tables, artwork, and brick walls. — The glass-roofed atrium glows as a central hospitality space linking 2 Spring and FOUR. Its steel frame, pendant lighting, brick backdrop, and formal table settings give the Oyster Bay restaurant expansion a distinctive architectural identity between the original building and Jesse Schenker’s chef’s counter.

Courtyard view between a restored shingle cottage and glass atrium connection, with bluestone paving, potted plants, and exterior dining. — This exterior view shows the project’s architectural stitching: a restored shingle cottage, glass winter garden, and paved courtyard working together as one hospitality composition. The addition gives 2 Spring and FOUR a more complete campus for Jesse Schenker’s Oyster Bay dining program.

Chef’s counter at FOUR with open kitchen, upholstered stools, wood ceiling, display shelving, and portrait art of chef Jesse Schenker behind the cooking line. — The FOUR chef’s counter brings guests directly into Iron Chef America champion Jesse Schenker’s working kitchen, with counter seating, open display shelving, warm wood ceiling planes, and portrait art of the chef behind the cooking line. The design combines restaurant architecture with the intimacy of a focused culinary performance.

Wide view of the FOUR chef’s counter with upholstered stools, open kitchen, wood ceiling, vertical stair screen, illuminated shelving, and portrait art of chef Jesse Schenker. — This wide view of FOUR captures the project’s second phase as a contemporary chef’s-counter restaurant, with an open kitchen, warm wood ceiling, tailored seating, carefully lit shelving, and portrait art of Iron Chef America champion Jesse Schenker. The space expands the 2 Spring campus through an intimate, chef-focused hospitality experience.

This view of FOUR shows how the chef’s counter, stair, and wood screen structure a compact but highly focused hospitality space. The renovation uses warm materials, skylight, and precise lighting to create an elevated counter experience for chef Jesse Schenker’s intimate Oyster Bay restaurant.

Long chef’s counter at FOUR with a staircase, vertical wood screen, skylight, upholstered stools, and an open service area. — This view of FOUR shows how the chef’s counter, stair, and wood screen structure a compact but highly focused hospitality space. The renovation uses warm materials, skylight, and precise lighting to create an elevated counter experience for chef Jesse Schenker’s intimate Oyster Bay restaurant.

FOUR’s service area turns glassware storage, counter seating, and backbar shelving into part of the dining room architecture. The restrained palette and warm wood detailing support the restaurant’s intimate chef’s-counter format and Jesse Schenker’s multi-course dining experience.

Bar and service wall at FOUR with glassware display, wood ceiling beams, counter seating, and tailored shelving. — FOUR’s service area turns glassware storage, counter seating, and backbar shelving into part of the dining room architecture. The restrained palette and warm wood detailing support the restaurant’s intimate chef’s-counter format and Jesse Schenker’s multi-course dining experience.

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Interiors by Sophie Thibon

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51 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542
516 676 9200

3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019
212 956 9326

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