{"id":368021,"date":"2026-10-08T17:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/368021\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:36:15","slug":"dining-out-in-nyc-with-chef-andrew-carmellini-of-the-astor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/368021\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining Out in NYC with Chef Andrew Carmellini of The Astor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With The Astor, a newly-opened restaurant at The Public Theater, and The Dutch<\/a> (131 Sullivan St.), an American oyster room, hitting 15 years in SoHo, chef Andrew Carmellini has many reasons to celebrate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Carmellini, whose first restaurant was A Voce in Madison Square Park, seems to take it all in stride. After all, this is the chef who was chosen by Robert De Niro to lead the kitchen at Locanda Verde<\/a> at The Greenwich Hotel, which he did with his business partners Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom to much success and acclaim.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ChefChef Andrew Carmellini has been in the NYC scene for decades. | Photo courtesy of The Dutch <\/p>\n

Their NoHo Hospitality Group has a long history with the food and beverage team at The Public Theater, so The Astor and Bar Torino are a homecoming of sorts. Plus, they\u2019re breathing new life into the legendary NoHo venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Between all this, we caught up with Carmellini to get the scoop on his favorite places to eat in his home neighborhood of Chelsea. Plus, his favorite places to eat outside of the city, solo, with friends, and with his wife, Gwen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"VisitVisit The Astor now. | Photo by Michael Condran The Chef Shares Old School NYC Favorites Bartolo <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had two great meals at Bartolo and singing the praises of what Ryan [Bartlow] is doing there. It\u2019s very, very good and he\u2019s cooking on a level that\u2019s very underrated, I think.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In this age of Instagram and content, he\u2019s putting out some well thought-out, delicious, Spanish food. Ryan does a really great traditional fried baccala; it\u2019s really similar to what I\u2019ve had in Spain. He does a great sucking pig there too.\u201d 310-312 W. 4th St., West Village, bartolonyc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Txikito \"TheThe Giada Paoloni at Txikito. | Photo courtesy of Txikito <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in Manhattan for 36 years and I live in Chelsea, not far from the West Village. We go out all the time [and] I\u2019m always checking out new things. But in Chelsea, I\u2019m a big fan of Txikito. It\u2019s so underrated. Alex [Raij] and her husband [Eder Montero] are so underrated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A lot of times people are building restaurants based on vibes but for an actual, real Basque tapas situation that really delivers? Txikito is amazing and I go there quite often. Everyone should go there.\u201d 240 9th Ave., Chelsea, txikitonyc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Milos <\/p>\n

\u201cI think Milos does a really nice job. You know, there aren\u2019t many places in the city where you can get a whole wild European fish for two<\/a>. (A lot of places do farm-raised\u00a0<\/p>\n

fish, but if you want a wild fish from Europe, it\u2019s very, very hard to find and very expensive).\u00a0<\/p>\n

But if I\u2019m in the mood for that, which sometimes I am, I\u2019ll go to Milos\u2014either location. Sometimes we\u2019ll get wild turbot from France or Holland for Cafe Carmellini<\/a>. It\u2019s expensive but nothing beats it.\u201d 20 Hudson Yards, 5th floor, Hudson Yard; and 125 W. 55th St., Midtown, estiatoriomilos.com<\/a><\/p>\n

When Andrew Carmellini Goes Out For Drinks Bar Goto\u00a0 \"GoGo for the drinks, stay for the wings. | Photo courtesy of Bar Goto <\/p>\n

\u201c[Owner\/bartender] Kenta Goto is great and Bar Goto always has a good vibe; they always have a great Highball. And Kenta is flying under the radar too! He still does a great job and I love the wings.\u201d 245 Eldridge St., Lower East Side, bargoto.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Angel\u2019s Share\u00a0 \"ThisThis tiny bar has been a city staple for decades. | Photo courtesy of Angel\u2019s Share <\/p>\n

\u201cAngel\u2019s Share is still great. And long before there were \u2018best bar in the world lists\u2019 and everyone was making their own proprietary bitters and all that, Angel\u2019s Share was great. We used to drink Singapore Slings there; [years ago] it was the only place in New York to get a Singapore Sling [laughs].\u201d 45 Grove St., West Village, angelssharenyc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Swift Hibernian Lounge <\/p>\n

\u201cFor bars, Bar Goto, Angel\u2019s Share, and Swift are all great places in my New York rotation. Swift is one of the great Irish bars of New York!\u201d 34 E. 4th St., East Village, swiftnycbar.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Date Night in Queens\u00a0 \"GetGet a boba and win some prizes. | Photo courtesy of Gatcha <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done some Flushing Date nights this past year and it\u2019s so much fun. [We\u2019ll eat at] Coco Hot Pot followed by black sesame soft serve at Soft Swerve, and then [we\u2019ll go to] Gatcha or Round One for some pinball and those dumb claw machines. It\u2019s so fun and different than a typical run-of-the-mill night out in the West Village.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coco Hotpot \u7687\u6930\u9e21, 37-20 Prince St., Flushing, Queens, cocohotpotqueens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Soft Swerve, 37-12 Prince St., Flushing, Queens, softswervenyc.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gatcha, 133-33 39th Ave., Flushing, Queens, gatcha.us<\/a><\/p>\n

Round1 Bowling & Arcade, 131-07 40th Road, Suite C01, Flushing, Queens, round1usa.com<\/a><\/p>\n