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202 -- 75 Ninth Ave., at 15th St. (646-638-1173)--Occupying a commodious space on the ground floor of Chelsea Market, 202 suggests an epicure's version of the old parlor game Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?--Restaurant, Bar, Boutique? "Everything is on sale except the people," a shopgirl said recently. A rich woman's Ikea, with booze, it offers some sumptuous wares. There's a squash-colored kettle ($220) and a shadow box full of beetles ($850); would they work with a French-country cupboard ($25,000)? Eaters, drinkers, and shoppers don't always mingle, but occasionally someone kills three birds with one credit card. A very good customer, one evening, picked out a goatskin throw pillow ($280) before settling in the cafe part of the room. He pulled out an antique bentwood chair and used his purchase as a seat cushion.
Nicole Farhi, a clothing designer and the owner of similar spots in London and, more recently, the Upper East Side, opened 202 in June. The food, like the goods, is both elegant and homey. At brunch on ...