GOTHAM

BAR & GRILL

GOTHAM
BAR & GRILL

the story
The story of Gotham Bar and Grill is one of seeming contradictions that, to the delight of discerning diners, make surprisingly perfect sense: Sophisticated cuisine with mass appeal; knowledgeable service thats never stuffy or pretentious, and a persistent ing scene for a quarter of a century. creativity, energy, and popuOf course the cornerstone of any larity that make Gotham feel restaurant is the food, and Chef Allike each seasons hottest new fred Portales cuisine has lured diners opening, even though its been to Gotham for twenty-five years, and at the forefront of New Yorks dininfluenced the culinary scene far beyond the restaurants walls. One of the driving forces behind modern American cuisine, Portale helped revolutionize the way Americans dined in the 1980sthoughtfully breaking with French conventions, calling on previously unfamiliar ingredients from around the world, and exhibiting a fierce devotion to seasonalityand to this day consistently drives himself to create new, of-the-moment dishes that keep the Gotham experience Gotham Bar and Grill also proudly fresh and exciting year after year. pioneered a new era in restaurant service. Where fine dining once meant tuxedoed waiters and boardroom-level dress codes for guests, Gotham was among the first to abandon pretension and formality in favor of a more casual, but no less expert, service style and to let each customer set his or her own standard of attire, offering only smart casual as a guideline. As a result, as former New York Times critic Ruth Reichl once declared, you feel as comfortable in the Gotham in jeans as you do in a tuxedo, and Taken together, Gothams food and serare treated with the same warmth vice helped set the table for an entire generation of restaurateurs and diners, and continue to act as standard bearers for the industry. As Jonathan Gold wrote in Gourmet magazine at the turn of the current century, There is not a large city in America without a restaurant operating in a Gothamesque mode.

origin and history

Gotham Bar and Grill first opened its doors at 12 East 12th Street, along a tree-lined stretch of the citys fabled Greenwich Village neighborhood, in 1984. The story began when Jeff Bliss, Jerry Kretchmer, Richard Rathe, and Robert Rathe, New Yorkers from diverse professional backgrounds, decided to open the kind of restaurant they longed to dine in: a breathtakingly large (at the time) but warm and hospitable destination that matched the ambitious design with sophisticated food and service and an After a few months, the owners enlisted egalitarian spirit, with not chef (and, eventually, partner) Alfred a bad seat in the house. Portale, then an unknown saucier who had recently returned from working in some of Frances best kitchens. The rest, as they say, is history: The chef created an audaciously original menu (though perceptive observers noted that it was firmly rooted in time-honored technique) that perfectly suited the dramatic and soaring space and the public responded with an enthusiasm that has never abated; Gotham Gotham is the only is still one of the most popular places restaurant to have for New Yorkers to dine, and a perenreceived four connial destination for visitors to the city. secutive three-star reviews from the New York Times, and in 2009 was named one of the most important New York City restaurants of the past forty years by New York Magazine. Additionally, the restaurant won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award as Outstanding Restaurant in the nation in 2002, and Chef Portale was named Outstanding Chef in the nation in 2006. The restaurant also holds one Michelin star and is perched high atop the Most Popular Restaurant List in the annual Zagat Survey, ranking in the

APPETIZERS Grilled Asparagus Salad black truffle aioli, farm egg

and asparagus vinaigrette
15.00

Chilled Sweet Corn Soup cilantro custard and

lobster salad
18.00

Seafood Salad pickled rhubarb, green almonds and

coriander red sorrel
18.00

Spanish Mackerel Escabche toasted pignoli, currants

and shishito peppers meyer lemon pure
17.00

Capon And Foie Gras Terrine pickled ramps, hazelnuts

and violet mustard marble rye toast
22.00

Baby Organic Mixed Green Salad baby organic

10.00

mixed green salad aged sherry and extra virgin olive oil dressing Yellowfin Tuna Tartare japanese cucumber, shiso leaf and sweet miso asian ginger vinaigrette
16.00

MAIN COURSES Miso Marinated Black Cod bok choy, shiitake mushrooms and sticky rice soy lemongrass ginger sauce
25.00

Black Bass La Nage spring vegetable barigoule

and meyer lemon confit
26.00

Grilled Spanish Octopus fresh chickpeas, merguez and

salsa verde
24.00

Yukon Gold Potato Gnocchi cherry tomatoes, zucchini,

basil and pine nuts ricotta salata
22.00

Crilled Hanger Steak baby carrots, crispy fingerling

potatoes bordelaise sauce
25.00

Australian Leg Of Lamb escarole, fennel crushed

potatoes sauce verte
26.00

Crispy Soft Shell Crabs ruby red potatoes, chanterelle mushrooms and fava beans gribiche aioli
28.00

DESSERTS White Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich black walnuts

and bergamot warm banana caramel sauce
15.00

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse dark chocolate

caramel sauce raspberry lambic sorbet
13.00

Lemon Pudding kaffir lime sorbet and mandarin orange

granite
14.00

Mascarpone Cheesecake apple linzer tart cassis

sorbet
13.00

Kendari Chocolate Cremeux warm chocolate doughnuts and maple hickory nuts bourbon ice cream
15.00

Blood Orange Souffl mango jam and caramelized

phyllo brazil nut ice cream
15.00

Gotham Chocolate Cake with seasonal ice cream

13.00

Ice Creams And Sorbets composed daily

12.00

Chefs Selection
15.00

Artisanal Cheeses quince pure, fresh figs and

14.00

preserved walnuts fig walnut bread and parmesan crackers

TEAS $7
Black Teas
- ceylon, keemun, darjeeling, colonille, french vanilla, vietnamese

Green Tea -

temple of heaven

Herbal Teas - chamomile, lavender, mint leaves

Tisanes par amour, strawberry, hibiscus once upon a tea, vanilla, chocolate, mint chaucers cup, apple, cinnamon

GOTHAM COCKTAILS The Hollywood hendricks gin, st. germain elderflower

liqueur white port, fresh meyer lemon juice
14.00

Kumquat Cooler charbay ruby red grapefruit vodka,

kumquats, triple sec fresh grapefruit juice, soda
13.00

Espadin Elixer fidencio mezcal, ramazotti amaro, fresh

grapefruit juice smebys rose hibiscus bitters
14.00

25 bulleit bourbon, dolin vermouth de chambery

blanc et rouge domaine de canton ginger liqueur
16.00

Azul De Jerez double cross vodka, lustau east india

solera sherry aperol, fresh blood orange juice
14.00

CLASSIC COCKTAILS Whisky Smash makers mark whisky, fresh mint, lemon
13.00

Dutch Blood And Sand variation on a classic... bols

genever, dolin vermouth rouge fresh blood orange juice, cherry herring
14.00

The Last Word junipero gin, green chartreuse, maraschino, fresh lime
14.00

Sazerac michters rye, cognac, peychaud bitters,

angostura bitters, st. george absinthe rinse
15.00

The Voyager chairmans reserve rum, velvet falernum,

benedictine, fresh lime juice, bitters
13.00

Enhance Your Favorite Spirit With Fever Tree Premium

Mixers indian tonic water, ginger ale, bitter lemon
2.50

BEER Lager abita light louisiana

6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00

Heineken Holland Fishermans Brew Amber Lager, Gloucester, Ma Stella Artois Belgium Schonramer Gold Lager Germany
11.00 7.00

Porter fullers london porter Brown Ale corsendonk abbey brown ale belgium
10.00

White Ale hitachino hitachinos nest japan

11.00 6.00 6.00 6.00

Pale Ale brooklyn brewery summer ale brooklyn, ny Magic Hat #9 Burlington, Vermont India Pale Ale lagunitas ipa petaluma, ca Scottish Ale traquair house ale scotland
11.00 9.00

Belgian Ale chimay rouge belgium Ommegang Abbey Ale Cooperstown, Ny

10.00 9.00 9.00

Orval Belgium Hefe Weizen schneider weisse germany Hopf Weiber Bock Germany
13.00 7.00

Pilsner victory prima pilsner downington, pa Nonalcoholic einbecker brauherren germany

6.00

GOTHAM
BAR & GRILL

GOTHAM BAR & GRILL 12 E 12th St Btwn 5th Ave & University Pl (212) 620-4020