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Downtown hotspot Jean’s gives Canal Street luxury bootleggers the VIP treatment

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Breslin, K. (2026, September 21). Downtown hotspot Jean’s gives Canal Street luxury bootleggers the VIP treatment. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/lifestyle/nyc-hotspot-jeans-brings-canal-street-bootleggers-to-dojo-pomodoro-party/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-21 · by Kyra Breslin

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Jean’s, a trendy restaurant and nightclub in NoHo, recently invited Canal Street designer bootleggers to sell knockoff luxury items at its Dojo Pomodoro event. Videos from the October 7th party show vendors outside selling counterfeit bags that later appeared on the crowded dance floor inside. The event, known for blending dinner with late-night parties, aligns with Jean’s mission of celebrating New York City’s eclectic mix by integrating street vendors into its exclusive atmosphere.
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Jean's, an upscale restaurant and nightclub in NoHo, New York, hosted a unique event this weekend where street vendors who typically sell knockoff designer goods along Canal Street were invited inside for its Dojo Pomodoro party. Videos from Saturday night showed these vendors selling their wares outside the venue as guests entered, with some of them eventually bringing their fake designer bags into the packed dance floor inside. The restaurant, which opened in 2023 at 415 Lafayette Street, is known for its over-the-top antics and exclusive atmosphere. One partner, Max Chodorow, previously described the concept as a "never-ending wedding" where guests enjoy food, drinks, and dancing. Jean's combines a farm-to-table bistro on the upper floor with an underground nightclub that has become notorious for its exclusivity and wild parties.

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Videos from Saturday night show vendors hawking their wares outside the restaurant as revelers headed in, with knockoff designer bags eventually making their way onto the packed dance floor. “We built the place to be a never-ending wedding,” partner Max Chodorow previously told The Post.
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Jean’s has never been particularly interested in behaving like a normal restaurant. asserted
Jean → behave → restaurant
The NoHo hotspot known for its over-the-top antics has turned dinners into ragers and let guests ride motorcycles through the front doors. asserted
guests → know → doors
So perhaps it was only a matter of time before New York’s street vendors became part of the controlled chaos. asserted
vendors → become → chaos
This weekend designer bootleggers, who typically sell their knockoff wares along Canal street, found themselves on the other side of the velvet rope at Jean’s latest edition of Dojo Pomodoro. asserted
who → sell → Pomodoro
At this notoriously rowdy late-night party, drinks eventually give way to bowls of pasta on a packed dance floor. asserted
drinks → give → floor
Videos from Saturday night show vendors hawking their wares outside the restaurant as revelers headed in, with knockoff designer bags eventually making their way onto the packed dance floor. “We built the place to be a never-ending wedding,” partner Max Chodorow previously told The Post. asserted
Chodorow → show → Post
Jean’s opened in 2023 at 415 Lafayette Street, taking over the storied former Butter space and pairing a farm-to-table bistro upstairs with a notoriously exclusive nightclub downstairs. asserted
Jean → open → nightclub
The restaurant was launched by Chodorow — son of veteran restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow — alongside Ashwin Deshmukh and quickly became one of downtown’s buzziest tables. asserted
restaurant → launch → tables
Jean’s is arguably just as well known for what happens after dinner: celebrity-filled parties, fashion events, and the crush of guests lining up to make their way to Jean’s downstairs, where a no-frills disco ball hangs over a crowded checkered dance floor. asserted
ball → know → floor
“Jean’s is all about serving and celebrating the true essence of New York City,” John Fio wrote on X about the spectacle on Saturday night. asserted
Fio → serve → night
“So we brought a few Canal Street vendors to set up in front of our doors and sling designer knockoffs to the people in line. asserted
we → bring → line
“Dance floor was packed with proper counterfeit Louis and Prada all night,” he added. asserted
he → pack → Louis
Dojo Pomodoro, which regularly takes over Jean’s and has also expanded to the Boom Boom Room, has built its following around turning a relatively civilized dinner into something decidedly less so as the night wears on. asserted
night → take → something
Pasta starts making its way through the crowd, DJs keep the room moving, and the line between restaurant and nightclub all but disappears. “Go to the club that serves you pasta at 2 am,” one fan posted on TikTok. That blurring of the lines is more or less the point at Jean’s. asserted
blurring → start → Jean
That’s New York,” a Jean’s team member previously told The Post. asserted
member → ’ → Post
“Everyone leaves the Temu country clubs to rub up on strangers with us.” asserted
Everyone → leave → us
Saturday’s Canal Street cameo took that ethos about as literally as possible — folding one of New York’s most recognizable sidewalk scenes into one of downtown’s most notoriously hard-partying rooms. asserted
cameo → take → rooms
Reps for Jean’s did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. asserted
Reps → respond → comment
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