A New York must-see: Tavern on the Green in Central Park
A Tavern on the Green: Tavern on the Green, a magical restaurant located in Central Park. Magical and enchanting, a space that's hard to leave no matter if you've chosen to sit outside, or in Tavern on the Green's intriguing and famed Glass Room, which overlooks glorious Central Park.
It is located at 67th Street and Central Park West. Be sure to visit it, if you can go for lunch it would be great because the food is delicious and if you don't try a drink or a coffee.
Tavern on the Green
On a spring day, eating in the flower-filled garden transports you to another world. The restaurant attracts many tourists, but it is New Yorkers who come to enjoy the wonderful view of the park, while having lunch or having a delicious drink.
Tavern on the Green is famous for its appearances in movies like Wall Street, Ghostbusters, Made, and The Out of Towners.
History and renewal
Tavern on the Green was originally built in the 1880s as a place to house sheep that grazed in Central Park's Sheep Meadow.
Robert Moses transformed the building into a restaurant in 1934, as part of the park's renovation. Over the next several decades, the Tavern underwent several management changes, but the iconic view of the park, and the addition of a dance floor, outdoor seating, and a lavish menu, drew prominent actors, musicians, and public figures to the public. to the restaurant to dine, drink and celebrate.
After a hiatus, starting in 2009 the city diligently searched for a new operator to reopen the iconic restaurant. In 2013 he selected current owners and restaurateurs Jim Caiola and David Salama, who brought a fresh and welcoming approach to the Tavern.
The duo revamped the restaurant with attractive décor and wood paneling reminiscent of the original sheep altarpiece design, and, with a seasonal Greater New York menu, reopened Tavern on the Green in April 2014.
Current Tavern on the Green
Upon entry you are greeted by stunning décor and in the next room a massive oval mahogany bar, framed by a red high back curved banquette on one side and cozy sofa configurations on the other side.
This charming room, with super comfortable armchairs and wonderful lamps, opens onto the "Central Park Room", which the staff calls "our mini-Crystal Room", since its demolished predecessor was gigantic, in their own words. It's been replaced by a clean, white, glass-enclosed space, packed with tables and slightly oversized leather chairs.
Elegantly decorated in earth tones and white, it is the best dining area, thanks to banquettes and parallel tables that offer a beautiful view of the patio through a glass wall, from floor to ceiling, and of the open kitchen where the Chef presides over his platoons.
The new Tavern offers a more casual dining experience than its history tells, and something previous owner Warner Leroy could never have imagined: takeout.
Be sure to go and have a drink, and if you can, dare to have something for lunch, it is not expensive as one might imagine and it is a wonderful place.
