Andrew Carmellini’s American bar, restaurant and oyster room occupies the old Cub Room space in Soho. It’s been attractively renovated; the venue is light and bright with an oyster bar in front and a handsome back room with a working fireplace. The place is particularly popular on weekends and it’s easy to see why even if the acoustics can be unforgiving…
The Royalton has upped their game. In the space that used to be known as Brasserie 44, the stylish new offering utilises the services of star bartenders Richard Boccato (whose impressive CV includes Dutch Kills and Pain Killer), as well as Willy Shine (another face from Painkiller), Misty Kalkofen, and Eric Alperin…