{"id":274143,"date":"2026-06-22T17:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274143\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:09:56","slug":"brasserie-cognac-americain-is-now-open-in-midtown-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274143\/","title":{"rendered":"Brasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain is now open in Midtown Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serafina Restaurant Group has expanded its Brasserie Cognac portfolio with the opening of Brasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain, an all-day French American restaurant developed in partnership with chef Michael Lomonaco.<\/p>\n

Brasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain is billed as a fresh chapter for the brand, which has three existing locations in New York City.<\/p>\n

The new restaurant opened May 19 in Midtown Manhattan overlooking the main branch of the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. It spans nearly 12,000 square feet across two levels and has about 250 seats. The design is meant to evoke a Parisian brasserie, with a large horseshoe-shaped bar anchoring the ground floor, and a main dining room full of warm woods and polished brass. The second floor has more dining space and a private dining room.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lomonaco said that fans of Brasserie Cognac will recognize many of the same qualities in this new iteration, including a few timeless dishes, welcoming service, and a lively atmosphere. But he stressed that it also brings something new to the table, with an expanded menu of French classics, a stronger focus on wine, and the elegant two-level space.<\/p>\n

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The two-level restaurant seats 250 guests across 12,000 square feet.<\/p>\n

Cognac\u2019s co-owners, Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato, found the new location in the heart of Midtown, which inspired them to envision building Brasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain. The duo then approached Lomonaco, whose Porter House Bar and Grill had recently closed after a 20-year run, about heading up the new venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lomonaco is a veteran New York City chef best known as the former chef of Windows on the World, the restaurant atop the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the 9\/11 terror attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York has always been my home, and collaborating with the Serafina team on this concept felt entirely natural,\u201d Lomonaco said. \u201cBrasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain reflects the kind of restaurant I\u2019ve always believed in \u2014 very welcoming, refined, and designed for guests to return to again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The menu features French classics with American influences and a larger focus on dry-aged meats.<\/p>\n

The all-day menu is centered around French brasserie classics, with a wide range of American influences. Starters include escargots de Bourgogne, French onion soup, steak tartare, and leeks au vinaigrette, and entr\u00e9es bring dishes like duck \u00e0 l\u2019orange, moules marini\u00e8res, lobster Am\u00e9ricain, and grilled chicken paillard to the table.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a larger emphasis on dry-aged meats here, with options like a 30-day-aged rib eye and New York strip, as well as a 30-ounce porterhouse and prime rib that serve two people. Guests can choose to adorn their steaks with b\u00e9arnaise, bordelaise, or peppercorn sauces. There are also a couple burgers, a lobster roll, and a French dip sandwich.<\/p>\n

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Assaf, Granato, and Lomonaco are already exploring another project together. Lomonaco\u2019s experience at Porter House is serving as inspiration for a modern steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan, so the trio is currently looking at locations for their next venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Serafina Restaurant Group has expanded its Brasserie Cognac portfolio with the opening of Brasserie Cognac Am\u00e9ricain, an all-day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-274143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}