Feast Your Eyes on The Monarch Room

Polish and tenacity certainly is the feeling you get in this handsome space, and that’s because Roman & Williams, the design duo behind New York hot spots the Ace Hotel and Boom Boom Room, designed it, adding leather banquettes and fusing it with concrete walls and ceilings, while illuminating the space with gold light fixtures.

The menu, conceptualized by chef Michael Citarella, uses fresh and local ingredients. When we dined there, we started out with a selection of oysters, chicken liver with prunes, sage, and grilled sourdough bread, and an amazing gem lettuce salad with cucumber, sugar snap peas, horseradish dressing. Next we enjoyed the dry-aged strip steak with charred scallions, potatoes, fermented chilies, and the spiced duck breast with braised leeks, sweet potatoes and hibiscus. The stars of the restaurant are the desserts, and we had the best Baked Alaska we’ve ever had, along with a heavenly chocolate cake with dark vintage chocolate, milk & honey sorbet and chocolate butter ganache.

Still not convinced? We ran into the funniest man on the planet, Fat Jew, while there. We’d say that alone is enough of a reason to visit this restaurant next time you’re in New York.

For more information, visit nymonarch.com.