Floret

"It would be a mistake to write-off this groovy spot as just another hotel restaurant, as it is in fact a fully formed dining room that simply happens to be in a hotel. Though the menu is unassuming—a few vegetable-forward appetizers, pastas, and proteins—the Mediterranean and Asian influences that inform the cooking are nothing short of delicious. Casual servers deliver confidently prepared winners, like grilled maitake with ramp purée, whipped ricotta, and fried bread." - The MICHELIN Guide

"Floret is one of the 44 new additions to the MICHELIN Guide New York selection." - The MICHELIN Guide

"In many ways, Floret is a standard hotel restaurant. It serves roasted chicken and a whole fish, and the big space tends to have a mix of families planning their NYC tours and semi-professional-looking people drinking wine during two-hour lunches. Oh, and it’s in a hotel - a new one called Sister City on Bowery. But the food is a big step up from most hotel restaurants. There’s veal breast with earthy, spongy morels, lamb ribs with a big side bulgar salad, pasta covered in creamy stracciatella cheese, and a fried bread appetizer that’s the best thing here. It’s like like a big, round churro, with ricotta for dipping, and it’s something you need to go out of your way to eat as soon as possible. You probably won’t have any trouble getting a table in the dining room, but try to sit on the outdoor patio, which has great people-watching thanks to its location next to the elevator that leads up to Last Light, the hotel’s popular rooftop bar." - Matt Tervooren

"That highly anticipated restaurant, named Floret, opens next month, but the bar opens this afternoon at 225 Bowery, between Rivington and Stanton streets." - Carla Vianna

"The ground floor restaurant, Floret, is helmed by Joe Ogrodnek of the beloved and recently shuttered Brooklyn restaurant Battersby."