Gotham Bar and Grill


Gotham Bar and Grill is a New American restaurant located at 12 East 12th Street, in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, in New York City. It opened in 1984.
It is owned by American chef Alfred Portale, one of the founders of New American cuisine, who was also its chef left in fall of 2019, now taken over by Victoria Blamey. Portale arrived at the restaurant in 1985.

Menu

The menu consists of dishes that are New American cuisine, such as grilled rack of lamb, Maine lobster, mushroom risotto, roast squab, and garlic mashed potatoes.

Restaurant

The modern, expansive restaurant is chic, located in the multi-level loft space of a former warehouse, with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The restaurant's art collection has its own curator. The restaurant serves over 400 diners a day.

Reviews

In 1994, restaurant critic Gael Greene wrote that it was her favorite restaurant. Bryan Miller of The New York Times gave it three stars in 1985, Molly O’Neill of the Times gave it three stars in 1993, Ruth Reichl of the Times gave it three stars in 1996, and Sam Sifton of the Times awarded it three stars in 2011.
In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 4.8, the second-highest food rating in Greenwich Village.

Closed

In march 2020, after 36 years, the restaurant closed. As a reason, the restaurant issued the following statement: "We have been forced to make the very difficult decision to close the Gotham after 36 wonderful years because the unforeseen situation created by the coronavirus has made operation of the restaurant untenable."