New York Marriott Marquis

Danny Meyer Opens the View, a Rotating Restaurant in NYC

"A reborn revolving restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis that slowly spins diners through evolving views of Times Square, with the 47th-floor dining room completing a full clockwise rotation in one hour and an upstairs lounge turning every 45 minutes; the turntable has been fully refurbished and undergoes annual inspections. The room’s redesign by David Rockwell channels the Theater District with a simplified, darker palette so people and the skyline become the stars, using wood paneling, thick curtains, aged mirrors, Art Deco touches, rich red-and-blue carpeting, banquettes and credenzas to create intimate corners, plus sculptural anchors like a grand piano and a large resin-and-alabaster light over the bar and brass section plates to help guests reorient. Danny Meyer emphasizes approachable, nostalgic American cooking led by executive chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley, pairing midwestern supper-club and Theater District steakhouse influences: a comfort-forward dinner menu (toasted ravioli, chicory Waldorf, crab cakes, Caesar, burger, roasted chicken, dry-aged rib eye), an upstairs raw-bar and snack program (oysters, shrimp cocktail, Boursin-stuffed mushrooms, Wagyu pigs in a blanket), and focused signature touches such as a hearts-of-palm appetizer with Turkish pistachios and pawpaw vinegar and a Snake River Farms picanha, all intended to be familiar, well-executed dishes that justify a visit beyond the novelty of the rotation." - Anna Hezel