At Waldorf Astoria New York · 1F / 2F
Lex Yard
Michael Anthony, who built Gramercy Tavern’s reputation on cooking close to the source, runs this two-floor American brasserie at the Waldorf’s ground level. Upstairs is a composed dining room built around a rotating seasonal tasting menu; downstairs, the bar runs a raw bar and shareable plates with an energy the rest of the hotel is too quiet to accommodate. Book a room and you have a reason to eat here twice.
Neighborhood
Midtown Manhattan · Park Avenue
Atmosphere
The upstairs dining room is quietly serious: low light, composed service, a pace that lets you actually talk. The level below has a different quality, the kind that makes a first drink turn into dinner without anyone deciding it. Two floors, same kitchen.
Key features
The five-course market menu rotates with the season and reflects Anthony’s sourcing philosophy in the way Gramercy Tavern always has. The raw bar anchors a casual downstairs menu that grows without you planning it: oysters, shareable plates, another round. Worth eating here twice if you’re staying more than a night.
Location
Lex Yard
301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
About the hotel
The Waldorf Astoria returned to Park Avenue in 2024 after a multi-year restoration that treated its 1931 Art Deco bones as the point, not the backdrop. Step into the lobby and forty-foot ceilings, restored mosaic floors, and bronze fixtures catalogued and returned panel by panel change the way you hold yourself before you've spoken to anyone. Stay here because the building was designed to outlast every hotel that opened before and after it, and the restoration proves it will.
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