Corner Bar

"Despite the name, Corner Bar is not a corner bar but a serious restaurant at the corner of Allen and Canal that also happens to have a marble-clad bar, at least partly aimed at the guests of the luxury hotel next door, known as Nine Orchard. Dinner entrees run to roast lamb shoulder, duck l’orange, and hanger steak au poivre, but breakfast and lunch are available, too, with roast chicken and a club sandwich at the latter meal. Meet the new Lower East Side." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff

"If you’re looking for a place to meet up with a few friends who spend too much money at sample sales, head to Corner Bar in the opulent Nine Orchard hotel. Open all day, this spot from the Estela team offers a memorable breakfast and a top notch burger that’s only available at lunch. At dinner, straightforward, solid French and Italian bistro classics like caesar salad and steak au poivre make up the tight menu. Sure, you might pay $36 for a shrimp cocktail, but it might be some of the best shrimp you’ve ever had." - bryan kim, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja, will hartman

"Ignacio Mattos will no longer be overseeing the kitchen at Corner Bar in Nine Orchard, the Lower East Side hotel, where he is the anchor restaurateur. It’s an unusual outcome for a chef who had helped make the hotel a spot embraced both by tourists and New Yorkers and garnered a two-star Pete Wells review in the New York Times. The changeover is set to take effect in March, a source says, with a licensing deal between the chef and hotel set to last through the summer. After that point, to what degree Mattos will be involved hasn’t been decided." - Emma Orlow

"Corner Bar, the restaurant in Dimes Square’s opulent Nine Orchard hotel, is the kind of place where you’ll suggest meeting up with your most fashionable, influential friends. The smattering of French and Italian bistro classics isn’t exciting, but it’s all very good. Sure, you might pay $36 for shrimp cocktail, but it might be some of the best shrimp cocktail you’ve ever had." - Carina Finn Koeppicus, Bryan Kim, Hannah Albertine, Will Hartman

"Back in April, a representative for Mattos told Eater that the team had decided to ditch the fine dining restaurant and “recommit to the success of Corner Bar,” referring to the well-reviewed Nine Orchard property’s lobby restaurant." - Emma Orlow