The Milling Room
New American restaurant · Upper West Side ·
Beautiful, spacious dining room with skylight, serving American fare
Beautiful, spacious dining room with skylight, serving American fare
"An Upper West Side restaurant will host chef Justin Smillie, an Il Buco alum, for his wood-fired pop-up Slow Fires in two stints this month (June 5–8 and June 10–15), serving wood-fired pizzas, vegetables, and meats from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m." - Nadia Chaudhury
"The milling room is the former ballroom of an Upper West Side Hotel a stone’s throw from the Museum of Natural History. The dining room is quite grand, and there’s a domed skylight overhead and a fireplace at the end of the giant room. The menu is a crowd-pleasing collection of old favorites, including a tarte flambee, truffle lasagna, and bone-in ribeye big enough to be shared by two, served with broccoli rabe and au gratin potatoes." - Eater Staff
"Occupying a picturesque balcony on the second floor of the new wing at the American Museum of Natural History, the Gilder has changed the game where museum dining in the city is concerned. You can also get down with a skirt steak and chimichurri served with fries or a gemelli with fresh pea pesto. Salads are another high point and the bloody marys are strong." - Robert Sietsema
"I note that the Milling Room participates in the Spacious program converting restaurants into daytime coworking spaces." - Stefanie Tuder
"Apparently Gayle King took Oprah to the UWS Italian restaurant Milling Room, and Oprah loved it so much that she returned the next day with Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling." - Stefanie Tuder
