Hole In The Wall - Murray Hill

New Australian Restaurant Hole in the Wall Opens in New York’s Murray Hill Inside American Copper Building | Eater NY

"On the quiet far east side of Murray Hill, I found a sleek new 80-seat restaurant and cafe from Hole in the Wall at 626 First Ave., set in a tall, floor-to-ceiling windowed room on the ground floor of a new luxury apartment building across from the FDR; in nicer weather an outdoor cafe fits another 45 people. Open daily from 7 a.m. to midnight and larger than owner Barry Dry’s FiDi spot, it serves all-day Australian-style cafe fare by chef Brent Hudson — daytime dishes include avocado toast, an eggs Benedict with pastrami-spiced smoked salmon and brown butter hollandaise, jalapeño sweet corn fritters, a spicy chicken sandwich, and a highly composed fried polenta with mushrooms and egg — while after 6 p.m. a seasonally changing American menu leans on East and Southeast Asian flavors with items like a burger topped with double smoked bacon and miso onions, a roti with shrimp salt and garlic sambal, raw kampachi, chargrilled branzino with hazelnut butter, koji-glazed pork belly, and french fries with truffle salt and smoked tomato aioli. Drinks include natural wine, beer, cocktails such as a cucumber margarita, and a full coffee setup, and the restaurant will also work with the property on rooftop events for the building, which features a members-only pool that can become a jacuzzi." - Serena Dai