Gotham Restaurant

"The 40-year-old icon Gotham Bar and Grill has shuttered again — this time for good. Earlier this year, it was the victim of a cyberattack in which it lost $45,000. “The restaurant could not claw back from the theft,” owner Cassandra Csencsitz said of the decision not to reopen. “The goal was to go back to our investors to reopen this fall, and time just kept going by until it became clear we could not reopen this fall or for the holidays. It is over,” she told writer Andrea Strong. This is the second permanent shutter since 2020, with Gotham closing permanently the first round in 2020 — after 36 years — before reopening in 2021. In 2019, Victoria Blamey took over the kitchen from longtime chef Alfred Portale. Chef Ron Paprocki, a former Gotham pastry chef, most recently led the kitchen." - Melissa McCart

"The 40 year-old Greenwich Village icon Gotham Bar and Grill has shuttered again due to a cyber-scam resulting in a loss of $45,000. The restaurant intends for the closure to be temporary, lasting through August. This is the second closure since 2020, with previous closures and reopenings in 2021. The restaurant is working to recover the stolen funds and hopes to reopen with a new direction at the end of the summer." - Melissa McCart

"Blamey took over Gotham Bar & Grill in 2019, rebuilding the menu to attract younger customers. The restaurant closed in 2020 before reopening in 2021 under chef Ron Paprocki." - Emma Orlow

"Three decades in, longtime pastry chef Ron Paprocki now runs the show at this tried-and-true institution. With just the right amount of glamour, the warmly lit space is helmed by a personable team who makes every diner feel welcomed.Gotham exudes old-school New York, as does the classic American cooking with Continental accents. Though far from avant-garde, beloved fixtures like tuna tartare, pâté en croute or roasted rack of lamb will never go out of style. The well-executed dishes showcase quality ingredients and eschew trendy presentations—and their size bears witness to the largesse of the kitchen. Rhubarb mille-feuille, layered with house-made whipped ricotta and rhubarb roasted, stewed, and prepared in thin chips, is a solid finale." - Michelin Inspector

"The locales of power lunches certainly has expanded. Les Trois Chevaux is in a neighborhood previously not known for power lunches — save Gotham Bar & Grill — demonstrating that Mar is banking on the influx of new business in the area." - Kathleen Squires