Aspirations of Eleven Madison Park and Del Posto alums are as sky-high as the top floors of their 70 Pine Street location in lower Manhattan. Behind this ambitious venture are Chef James Kent, a veteran of Eleven Madison Park and NoMad, and restaurateur Jeff Katz of Michelin-starred Del Posto - they're also behind the critically-acclaimed Crown Shy, an elegant but casual restaurant in the Financial District.
Saga (the first initial of each of their children’s names) consists of a fine dining, tasting menu restaurant on the 63rd floor, private dining rooms on the 62nd and 66th floors, and the 24-seat cocktail bar dubbed Overstory on the 64th floor with 12 seperate open-air terraces. Expect menus of contemporary American cuisine and cocktails from Crown Shy’s bar manager who formerly spent time at recently-shuttered BlackTail and the Dead Rabbit.
Jaw-dropping panoramic views, balcony dining
Marinated fluke topped with crème fraîche and trout roe; a “Birds and the Bees” course serves up squab, duck and quail in three different stages of curing and preparation; royal sturgeon caviar with a brown butter crumble and bonito; a chanterelle custard with foie gras and vin jaune, and a grilled Maine lobster brûléed with sea urchin béchamel and hearts of palm.
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