Avra Rockefeller Center
Greek restaurant · Midtown West ·
Elegant Mediterranean eatery featuring fresh seafood, wine, and cocktails
Elegant Mediterranean eatery featuring fresh seafood, wine, and cocktails
"Greek restaurants are generally closed on Thanksgiving, but Avra is keeping its Rockefeller Center location open. Just steps from the iconic tree, the bi-level space is adorned with wreaths, lights, and other holiday accoutrements. The $75 special includes butternut squash soup or salad, a roast turkey plate with stuffing, potatoes and string beans; and pecan or pumpkin pie. The regular menu will also be available, so you can always get your fix of octopus and lavraki." - Beth Landman
"The rush to eat lunch at this sleek three-level Greek seafood boite, designed by the notable architect David Rockwell , starts at 11:30 a.m., according to general manager Orlando Santana, and continues well into the early afternoon. It’s a time when the dining rooms are a sea of suits, and regulars include C-Suite executives from companies located within the same building or nearby such as Blackrock, Bessemer Venture Partners and the law firms White & Case and Latham & Watkins. While the three-course prix-fixe menu is a mainstay for value seekers, Santana says that the power crowd gravitates to the lamb chops or shares a whole fish flown (fagri perhaps?) in from the Mediterranean that morning. Teetotaling is the norm though the occasional executive might order a glass of white wine.For serious business deals, the quieter downstairs room is the place to sit, but see-and-be-seen types command a perch in the main space. Here’s an insider tip: the tables numbered in the 20s and 40s are hot commodities." - Shivani Vora
"The rush to eat lunch at this sleek three-level Greek seafood boite, designed by the notable architect David Rockwell, starts at 11:30 a.m., according to general manager Orlando Santana, and continues well into the early afternoon. It’s a time when the dining rooms are a sea of suits, and regulars include C-Suite executives from companies located within the same building or nearby such as Blackrock, Bessemer Venture Partners and the law firms White & Case and Latham & Watkins. While the three-course prix-fixe menu is a mainstay for value seekers, Santana says that the power crowd gravitates to the lamb chops or shares a whole fish flown (fagri perhaps?) in from the Mediterranean that morning. Teetotaling is the norm though the occasional executive might order a glass of white wine." - Shivani Vora
"Reportedly close to signing a massive lease at the base of Rockefeller Group’s offices, this Greek seafood hotspot will occupy a 16,000-square-foot space across several levels at 1271 Sixth Avenue. The Midtown expansion will be the group’s third Manhattan location and fourth overall (they also operate in Beverly Hills). Co-owners Nick Tsoulos and Nick Pashalis recently signed a lease on Rotisserie Georgette’s old Upper East Side location, and are also building a separate, non-Avra-branded Italian spot next door to Avra Madison that will feature Neapolitan pizza, pastas, and salads." - Erika Adams
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