Corner Store’s New NYC Restaurant Eighty Six Opens in Chumley’s Space | Eater NY

"An intimate 35-seat steakhouse at the storied 86 Bedford Street address, this “uptown elegance with downtown swagger” project from partners Tilman Fertitta, Eugene Remm, and Catch Hospitality Group promises easily understood, approachable fare, with reservations released on Resy seven days in advance and space for walk-ins. Chef Michael Vignola sends out oysters with gin-celery mignonette, dressed shrimp cocktails topped with horseradish snow, sardine and tuna toasts, and potato-and-26-month Gouda ravioli crowned with Osetra caviar (starters and salads $9–$28; pastas $28–$32; mains from $37). From there it marches into steakhouse territory—rib-eyes and porterhouses cut and aged beneath the century-old bar, a foie gras–topped filet, and even a cheesesteak made from 72-hour Australian rib-eye—plus outliers like Dover sole, Maine lobster with pink peppercorn butter, and duck with foie gras sausage; for dessert, the team is gunning for the best New York cheesecake around. Drinks from Catch beverage director Lucas Robinson and Employees Only alum Dev Johnson nod to Prohibition and cocktail-lab theatrics alike, with smoked or fat-washed martinis, an Old Fashioned built on bourbon and rye with olive oil, a Negroni spiked with tomato water and basil, a clarified grasshopper served in a teacup, a bananas-foster punch, and a frothy margarita with melon, jalapeño, and cilantro, while CHG wine director Emily Buse steers an eclectic list. Rockwell Group trades Frog Club’s froggy maximalism for velvet banquettes, geometric marble floors, and literary nods meant to reclaim the Fitzgerald-and-Hemingway aura that has long defined this address." - Melissa McCart