Italian restaurant L\u2019Artusi is headed to Midtown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The popular small plates purveyor has taken up a 6,000-square-foot lease<\/a> at Rockefeller Group<\/a>\u2019s 1271 Avenue of the Americas between West 50th and 51st streets, the New York Post reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: Parkinson\u2019s Wellness Foundation Expands to 9K SF at Resnick\u2019s 133 East 58th Street<\/a><\/p>\n L\u2019Artusi, named for the 19th century cookbook author Pellegrino Artuso, opened in 2008. It currently serves 110 seats at its 228 West 10th Street location in the West Village.<\/p>\n Its new Midtown site will replace a former location of Ted\u2019s Montana Grill. The American chain, founded in 2002 by Cable News Network founder Ted Turner, shut down operations at the 48-story skyscraper in April after 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n The location\u2019s asking rent is unclear, but retail rents along the nearby Fifth Avenue retail corridor between 42nd and 49th streets averaged $575 per square foot in the first quarter of 2026, according to CBRE<\/a> data<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n CBRE\u2019s Jordan Kaplan negotiated on behalf of L\u2019Artusi in the transaction. The landlord was represented in-house by Marisa Gadlin, alongside CBRE\u2019s Eric Gelber.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to bring such a legendary restaurant to the building,\u201d Gelber said in a statement. \u201cL’Artusi<\/a> perfectly complements the dining program we have built at 1271 Avenue of the Americas.\u201d<\/p>\n Other notable dining hot spots at 1271 Avenue of the Americas include Greek restaurant Avra Estiatorio, Mexican steakhouse Cuerno and steakhouse chain the Capital Grille.<\/p>\n \u201cL\u2019Artusi\u2019s expansion into Midtown marks a natural evolution for one of downtown\u2019s most beloved and iconic restaurants,\u201d Kaplan said. \u201c1271 Avenue of the Americas is the ideal location, perfectly positioning L\u2019Artusi amongst some of Manhattan\u2019s best and highest-grossing restaurants.\u201d<\/p>\n L\u2019Artus and Rockefeller Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n