Gilt
212-891-8100
Location The Villard Mansion of The New York Palace Hotel
455 Madison Avenue @ 50th Street
New York, New York 10022
Phone 212-891-8100
Website http://www.giltnewyork.com/
Opening date December 2005
Interior Design Patrick Jouin
Executive Chef Christopher Lee
Restaurant Director Christopher Day
Director of Jason Ferris
Wine & Spirits
Pastry Chef Nick Morgenstern
Cuisine Modern American
Signature Dish The Tuna Wellington
Capacity Dining Room: Seating for 52
Bar: Seating for 40
Private Dining in The Madison Room: Seating for 100
Hours Gilt Bar: Opens at 5pm everyday.
Gilt Restaurant: Open Tuesday to Saturday starting at 5:30pm
Reservations Strongly Suggested
Dress Code No official dress code.
Gilt is located just beyond the wrought iron gates of The Palace Courtyard, in the premises that once housed the celebrated Le Cirque 2000. Defined by Webster’s as a thin layer of gold, the name Gilt pays tribute to The Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, a period of time in American history in which many great fortunes were born. One such fortune, that of Pennsylvania railroad magnate Henry Villard, resulted in the creation of The Villard Mansion in 1882.
Gilt, spelled G-I-L-T, is an opulent temple of gastronomy located in The New York Palace Hotel in the premises that once housed the celebrated Le Cirque. Executive-chef Christopher Lee offers a $135 tasting dinner that will bring you to your knees.
While wine director, Jason Ferris, has assembled a superb wine list with 250 bottles priced under $100, you may want to throw caution to the wind and request that appropriate wines be matched to each course. Be for-warned that such an option requires a goodly amount of GELT, but you will feel no GUILT once you savor such culinary delights as Diver Scallop Civiche with sea urchin and carrot caviar Yellow Fin Wellington with Foie Gras and house-made Bratwurst in Belgian Beer Cheese Sauce.
Nick Morgenstern’s deserts include a ravishing Rhubarb Crumble and a whimsical Chocolate "Solar System" Under manager, Christopher Day’s direction, service is among the best in Manhattan. For a dazzling night on the town with food that will blow you away, there is nothing quite as glittering as GILT (G-I-L-T). And you need suffer no guilt after consuming all that food: Despite the incredible taste, it’s light as a feather.
