Gotham Bar and Grill

The menu consists of dishes that are New American cuisine, such as grilled rack of lamb, Maine lobster, mushroom risotto, roast squab, and garlic mashed potatoes.[7][8][9][10][11]

Chef and owner Alfred Portale

The modern, expansive restaurant is chic, located in the multi-level loft space of a former warehouse, with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.[4][6][8][10][11][12] The restaurant's art collection has its own curator.[12] The restaurant serves over 400 diners a day.[13]

In 1994, restaurant critic Gael Greene wrote that it was her favorite restaurant.[14] Bryan Miller of The New York Times gave it three stars in 1985, Molly O’Neill of the Times gave it three stars in 1993, Ruth Reichl of the Times gave it three stars in 1996, and Sam Sifton of the Times awarded it three stars in 2011.[15][16]

In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 4.8, the second-highest food rating in Greenwich Village.[2]

In march 2020, after 36 years, the restaurant closed. As a reason, the restaurant issued the following statement: "We have been forced to make the very difficult decision to close the Gotham after 36 wonderful years because the unforeseen situation created by the coronavirus has made operation of the restaurant untenable."

• Official website
• Alfred Portale Simple Pleasures: Home Cooking from the Gotham Bar and Grill's Acclaimed Chef, Alfred Portale, Andrew Friedman, HarperCollins {2004}
• Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook, Alfred Portale, Random House (1997)