The Ace Hotel, future home of No. 7 Sub
Not so long ago, hotel restaurants were known for being expensive, bland and indistinguishable from one another. But some of New York’s newest hotels plan to make that sentiment a distant memory this year. In addition to the upcoming full-scale opening of the mega-hyped Ma Peche at Chambers Hotel, here are five more hotel restaurants to watch for in 2010:
- Apparently not yet content that it has a lock on the title of Manhattan’s hippest budget stay, the Ace Hotel is trucking in a slice of the Brooklyn food scene, adding No. 7 Sub in early 2010. The eatery, a take-out-only branch of Fort Greene’s No. 7, will feature a selection of under-$10 sandwiches. 20 W. 29th St.
- Also this spring, the Smyth Hotel, the newest entry from uber-chic boutique chain Thompson Hotels, will add Jour et Nuit, a sleek restaurant-lounge from Parisian restaurateur Frederick Lesort. 85 West Broadway.
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The New York Palace Hotel, a short walk from Saks.
Recession or not, one thing remains a staple around Manhattan this time of year: the holiday windows. So if you plan on visiting New York, or even if you live nearby, here is a list of some stores you need to stop by for more than a last-minute gift. Read More »
Banh mi at Ma Peche
Oyster already told you about the Chambers Hotel bringing SoHo style to Manhattan’s midtown, but now the boutique property has landed a more significant downtown get: Ma Peche, the first non-East Village location of the much-hyped Momofuku restaurant mini-chain. The Manhattan food world basically treated Ma Peche’s soft opening as a live-blog-worthy breaking news event throughout Thursday — here’s a few of the first thoughts:
- Midtown Lunch: “The three terrine banh mi…is out of control good.”
- Eater: “I think it’s safe to say we have a new banh mi king in town”
- Hotel Chatter: “Even if you’re not into the rest of the food, you could order the cookie and a glass of milk and still have a smidgeon of the Momofuku experience. In fact, that’s what we recommend.”
Since it’s safe to say Ma Peche will be packed to the brim every lunch hour for the next, oh, five years or so, here are a few alternative spots to grab lunch in this just-south-of-Central-Park slice of Midtown: Read More »
