Leonetta
Mediterranean restaurant · Kips Bay
181 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
Highlights
Mediterranean escape with fresh, vibrant coastal flavors.
Mediterranean escape with fresh, vibrant coastal flavors.
"Chef Ed Cotton’s weekend brunch includes menu items like wild mushroom scramble with black truffle and babka French toast. Brunch starts at 11 a.m." - Melissa McCart
"Top Chef season seven runner-up Ed Cotton oversees two New York City restaurants. The newest of those is this Murray Hill Mediterranean restaurant, Leonetta, which opened in November 2024. The breezy dining room offers a lot of grilled seafood and meats, a raw bar, and olive oil cakes. There’s also a downstairs cocktail bar, Leo’s Famous. He’s got a second restaurant, Jack & Charlie’s No. 118 also on this list." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Chef Ed Cotton offers a menu inspired by nearly three decades of cooking experience. Dishes include spanakopita stuffed pita bread and crispy pork shank shawarma." - Kevin Chau
"Murray Hill has a new spot for eating hot bread and dips. Leonetta is a big Mediterranean restaurant with even bigger windows, an indoor tree, and lots of seafood on the menu. " - will hartman
"If you work in Midtown and need to gossip with coworkers, go to Leonetta. The massive Kips Bay spot has two full floors of seating and lots of shareable food. The only-slightly-annoying house music is just loud enough to ensure that your table neighbors can’t hear you. And the dips, especially the black garlic hummus, are an excellent conversation starter." - will hartman, willa moore, ciera velarde, sonal shah
