New York Marriott Marquis

Inside the View: New York’s Only Revolving Restaurant | Eater NY

"Danny Meyer recently reopened a sky-high, spinning restaurant inside the Times Square Marriott Marquis that leans into both spectacle and genuine hospitality. As writer Mitch Moxley put it in 2019, "The world needs more revolving restaurants than ever," and this reboot—redesigned by the Rockwell Group—answers that call with Art Deco splendor, including a hanging light that "resembles the moon, or perhaps the New Year’s ball drop nearby." Arrival is theatrical: "an escalator to the third floor gives way to a hauntingly empty carpeted level" before you’re "shot up, like a reverse pill-down-a-gullet, more than forty stories, into a glass elevator that creaked enough that some elderly folks might have grievances with it (I, for one, found it delightful)." The dining room rotates—slightly slower than the upstairs bar—making a full rotation in about an hour; the core center stays put, along with the piano player, producing changing vignettes of the city as you dine. Chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley’s menu skews Continental but with approachable, well-executed choices: fried ravioli bites dipped into marinara ($18), a hearts of palm salad ($22), chophouse cuts and an expertly cooked burger ($32) topped with a horseradish sauce and served with fries, plus comforting sides like creamed spinach. Desserts nod to classic New York indulgence (there’s a chocolate cake "stacked as high as the restaurant," a classic New York cheesecake, a chocolate chip cookie, and a Jubilee sundae), and the old incarnation’s chocolate fountain hasn’t been forgotten. Upstairs, the bar emphasizes raw seafood and cocktails that run about $22 each (a Negroni and a margarita with jerk seasoning were noted). Service carries the Meyer hallmark of hospitality, though the initial logistics of herding guests up to the space and a Google listing still marked as closed are early kinks after what was literally their first night in operation; these are described as straightforward tweaks. The overall vibe reads as special-occasion and timeless—more Windows on the World than Epcot—positioned to appeal to tourists and office crowds alike, and offering a rare, functioning revolving-restaurant experience in Midtown." - Emma Orlow