Pier 57
Tourist attraction · Chelsea ·
Food hall & rooftop park with Hudson River & skyline views
Food hall & rooftop park with Hudson River & skyline views
"Earlier this summer, the James Beard Foundation’s Platform space at Pier 57 hosted a mentorship-driven live showcase of Favorite Chef, where Carla Hall, Andrew Zimmern, and Aarón Sánchez cooked shoulder-to-shoulder with little-known cooks selected from nearly 92,000 applicants. The atmosphere prioritized cultural authenticity and fundamentals over social-media gloss: Hall positioned herself as “an open book,” Sánchez hammered technique and even used the Platform stage to rail against follower culture (“Just because you have a shitload of a following doesn’t mean your damn chicken tastes better than anybody else’s”), and Zimmern pushed doing more with less in line with his sustainability stance. Far from the usual glossy food competition, the Platform kitchen became a place to build skills over clicks and celebrate roots, with 2025 winner Derek Astorino cooking alongside Hall and critics’ picks Christian Padilla, Shawnny Roman, and Camille Napolitano McDowell each taking a turn at the stoves." - Alexis Benveniste
"Southeast Asian restaurant making a comeback inside James Beard’s Market 57, originally part of the Market Line food hall." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A tequila and mezcal spot at Pier 57 that opened last August; it sits within the James Beard Foundation–backed food hall." - Nadia Chaudhury
"The Pier 57 location shows a "C" online but displayed a "Grade Pending" sign; CEO Michael Dorf says it "earned nine points a year ago, qualifying for an 'A,' yet the 'C' from August 2023 remains unchanged." Dorf also said, "We just want the Department of Health to operate efficiently. When you're an establishment that … really plays by the rules and tries to go above the call of duty, you should be rewarded for good behavior, right? So to have to wait so long, it gets a little frustrating." Those comments reflect frustration with DOH backlogs that have stretched reinspections from the previous few months to often over a year." - Melissa McCart
"A second location of Hooni Kim's Long Island City bibimbap bar inside Market 57 at Pier 57, Little Banchan Shop focuses on bibimbap and other Korean comfort dishes in a food-hall setting." - Emma Orlow
