Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria New York
Peacock Alley is the only of the three restaurants in the newly reopened Waldorf Astoria that has a history in the hotel from the late 1800s. It still connects Lexington and Park Avenues, but is now more dazzling than ever. Peacock Alley serves as a bar as well as an all-day restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, cocktails, and dinner from a kitchen overseen by Michael Anthony, now the head chef for this restaurant and sibling hotel spot Lex Yard; he is also known for steering the kitchen at Gramercy Tavern for 20 years. Go here for an eggs Benedict, a Waldorf salad, a club sandwich, a seafood tower, lobster rolls, or sliders. Or stick with cocktails from a list assembled by PDT’s Jeff Bell.
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