Greywind

"Greywind’s brunch is the only reason we go to Hudson Yards on the weekend. The quiet American restaurant, painted country blue with clouds on the walls, feels like a refuge in the neighborhood's office hellscape. And well-done brunch standards like the buckwheat galette and buttermilk pancakes with rhubarb jam use quality seasonal ingredients that make us wish we owned a farm upstate. Brunch is also the best time to try their pastries, which normally sell out early on weekdays at their counter-service spot around the corner. On the weekends you can order from a fresh batch while sitting inside the main dining room with a spritz." - neha talreja, will hartman, bryan kim, kenny yang

"This 60-seat restaurant features a bakery that turns into a chef’s counter at night, as well as a lower-level cocktail bar. Reserve round tables where diners can share Parker House rolls with ramp pesto and butter, a half-chicken with chiles and broccolini, or a pork chop with rye spaetzle and Brussels sprouts. And yes, there’s a burger with rosemary potato chips." - Eater Staff, Beth Landman

"Greywind is the understated, elegant neighborhood restaurant you'd expect from the people behind Loring Place—in a neighborhood that is anything but elegant or understated. Everything about Greywind exudes low-key luxury, from the gray color palette to the rich chocolate dessert served with crème fraiche ice cream. The dishes highlighting seasonal produce, like carrot hummus with orange molasses, and seared scallops with a bright fava-based green curry, may motivate you to roll out of bed for that Saturday morning farmers market. Greywind's open for dinner at 5pm, but visit their bakery around the corner from 8am-3pm to try the same quality ingredients in sandwiches, salads, and baked goods." - neha talreja, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus, will hartman

"I love a savory pastry, and the housemade Cheese-Its at Greywind, near Hudson Yards are like a cross between a biscuit and gougeres. Available at lunch and dinner ($13) (and to-go in the adjacent bakery), they’re a standout complement to chef Dan Kluger’s maximalist salads like a citrus and celery root with sweet and sour chili and pickled kumquats ($25), or radicchio with mortadella, gruyere, anchovy, and apples ($25)." - Eater Staff

"Greywind is an understated, elegant neighborhood restaurant, in a neighborhood that is anything but understated and elegant. A peaceful refuge among the corporate space stations of Hudson Yards, the dining room looks like it could be the third lead in a Nancy Meyers movie, painted country blue, with soft gray clouds on the walls. It’s low-key luxury: cashmere, not diamonds. Here, in the belly of the Crate & Barrel catalog, you’ll find a mostly vegetable-forward menu that’ll make you feel like you’ve finally mastered the food pyramid. Like its sister restaurant Loring Place in the West Village, this place deals in no-nonsense New American fare that gets us excited about cauliflower for reasons other than its vitamin count. photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte You’ll also find Cheez-Its. The serving size is one and they come four to an order—supersized, housemade versions of the real thing with a crumbly texture. It’s obvious that a skilled pastry chef and expensive cheese were involved in its creation. These are Cheez-Its for sensible people. Sensible people who seek out dishes like carrot hummus, zhuzhed up with molasses and tahini. Or a perfectly seared scallop, surrounded by a freakishly green pool of shelling beans. A model roasted chicken also shows up for duty. Greywind is your best option for seasonal produce in an area full of flashier restaurants. They also have a handy bakery with sandwiches during the day, as well as a cocktail bar downstairs called Spygold. Come here with a coworker to celebrate a work win, or just to avoid eating an actual box of Cheez-Its for dinner. No one is totally unwound, everyone’s still in their business casual basics, and you won’t overhear anything that isn’t HR-approved—but it's a solid place to have a nice piece of fish and glass of wine after a long day of staring at spreadsheets. Food Rundown photo credit: Kate Previte Housemade Cheese-Its These super-sized crackers are the one bit of play on a menu that we’d otherwise describe as “no-nonsense.” They have a buttery, crumbly texture that puts them more in the pastry universe, with enough of a sharp cheesy flavor to recall the original, but we’re not totally sure why they’re there. If anything, they keep the menu from seeming too self-serious, but they’re not an essential order. photo credit: Kate Previte Carrot Hummus Orange molasses, tahini, and za’atar adds an extra dimension to this creamy carrot hummus. It’ll motivate you to roll out of bed for that Saturday morning farmer's market. photo credit: Kate Previte Grilled Head-On Shrimp These might have the best flavor-to-square-inch ratio of anything on the menu. Eat the crispy heads and tails whole—the cashew chili crumble on top is the obvious umami-boosting component, but the shrimp itself is a surprise every time. photo credit: Kate Previte Chicken Liver Mousse This chicken liver mousse is so beautiful, we're always tempted to give it another shot. But each time, we've found the rich, smokey poultry flavor clashes with the charred onions and currant jam. photo credit: Kate Previte Rotisserie Half Chicken Greywind feels like a farm-to-table restaurant you’d find Upstate, so of course they’re incredibly competent chicken roasters. This rotisserie section gets some color from the chili rub on its skin, but it's more smoky than spicy. photo credit: Kate Previte Greywind Burger In another one of its light nods to the low-brow life you’ve left behind, Greywind sticks rosemary potato chips in between its burger. They somehow stay crunchy the whole time. It’s a solid burger, and certainly one of your best options in the area. photo credit: Kate Previte Dark Chocolate Tart You've eaten your vegetables, so it's only fair you get dessert. This rich dark chocolate tart can cure a case of the Mondays all on its own, but the airy burnt marshmallow topping and crème fraiche ice cream will get you through the whole week." - Neha Talreja