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Delmonico’s has long been a bastion of fine dining in New York’s financial district. | Photo courtesy of Delmonico’s.<\/p>\n
The famed New York steakhouse Delmonico\u2019s is growing again.<\/p>\n
Parent company Delmonico\u2019s Hospitality Group said Monday it plans to open a second location of the legendary steakhouse concept, known for its long history in New York\u2019s financial district. The second Delmonico\u2019s will be in midtown Manhattan, and is scheduled to open in 2027.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not to say this the first time Delmonico\u2019s, often cited as America\u2019s first fine-dining restaurant, has expanded. But when a concept is nearly 200 years old, the history gets complicated.<\/p>\n
Delmonico\u2019s is one of the country\u2019s oldest restaurants, originally founded in 1827 by Swiss-Italian brothers Giovanni and Pietro Delmonico. In the early years, the business moved around the city a bit before settling in 1837 at 56 Beaver in the financial district, where it is now.<\/p>\n
Charles Ranhofer was named chef de cuisine in 1862 and is credited with developing some classic \u201cContinental\u201d dishes like Eggs Benedict, Lobster Newberg and Baked Alaska.<\/p>\n
Of course, Delmonico\u2019s is most known for its signature ribeye. The restaurant also had a short loin steak on the menu called a New York Strip, and the name caught on. Last year, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick proposed changing the name there to call it a \u201cTexas Strip Steak\u201d<\/a>. (Though that move does not appear to have caught on.)<\/p>\n The classic Delmonico’s steak is a ribeye. | Photo courtesy of Simon Tchoukriel.<\/p>\n Delmonico\u2019s went through various owners over the years, but in 1926 was acquired by Oscar Tucci, who initially called the restaurant Oscar\u2019s Delmonico\u2019s, though he later dropped his own name. Tucci also ran a speakeasy on the lower level, according to Wikipedia.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over the next 50 years, the steakhouse would become the playground of the wealthy, politicians and celebrities, from Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis, to John and Jackie Kennedy and Etta James.<\/p>\n By some accounts, as many as 10 Delmonico\u2019s restaurants had opened across the city, but current owner Dennis Turcinovic said the name was often used by others, and they were not directly affiliated with the Wall Street restaurant of legend. He also said the name was now in the public domain and couldn\u2019t be trademarked.<\/p>\n The Beaver Street location closed several times over the years, once in the late 1970s and also during COVID.<\/p>\n Turcinovic acquired the location in 2023 and has added to the restaurant group with sister brand Tucci NYC, and the Boogie Lab Bakery & Bistro.<\/p>\n The Beaver Street location has been busy, running overcapacity, and does a lot of private dining, said Turcinovic, who is also executive culinary partner of Delmonico\u2019s.<\/p>\n He saw an opportunity to bring the concept to Midtown, where more companies are based, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been so busy downtown, and a lot of our client base comes from midtown,\u201d he said. \u201cWith all the corporate events we\u2019ve been doing, we pretty much can\u2019t handle the business, so we thought the smartest thing we could do was install a second location in midtown.\u201d<\/p>\n Delmonico\u2019s has also hired Adam Plitt as executive chef. Plitt is a former chef de cuisine from Le Bernardin who later served as director of operations for Ripert Consulting, working with Ritz-Carlton properties before becoming executive chef of Morris County Golf Club.<\/p>\n Details on the upcoming midtown version of Delmonico\u2019s, which will be about 11,000-square feet, have yet to be decided. Turcinovic said Glen & Co. will handle the design of the new restaurant.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not clear yet whether the menu will be identical to the Wall Street location, which Turcinovic called a \u201cbucket list\u201d restaurant, beloved by tourists and locals.\u00a0<\/p>\n Whatever is decided, the menu will certainly be \u201csteak driven,\u201d Turcinovic said.<\/p>\n Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Delmonico's\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DelmonicosSteak.jpg\")
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