Nestled in Skidmore, Owings' celebrated "Bell-bottom" building on 9 W.57th Street, in Midtown Manhattan, Brasserie 8½ offers notable "nouvelle" French cuisine in a super-plush atmosphere. Accessed by a spectacular sweeping staircase, the restaurant is accented by original works by Henri Matisse and a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture by Fernand Leger.

Tomato Festival

Summer Restaurant Week Lunch

Summer Restaurant Week Dinner

Nova Scotia Lobster Festival

Brunch

Lunch

Dinner

Wine List

Bar & Lounge

CATERING CONTACT

Stefan Watstein | 212 829 9577 x204
swatstein@patinagroup.com

FACT SHEET

FLOOR PLAN

CATERING MENUS

Cocktail Buffet

Cocktail Reception

Seated Dinner

Julian Alonzo Executive Chef - Brasserie 8 ½ Chef Julian Alonzo was pursuing his life's passion at an age when most young men are happy to get their driver's license. At 16 years old, the Greenwich Village native was already working full-time under chef David Bouley at three-star restaurant Montrachet. Upon finishing high school, Julian enrolled in the French Culinary Institute. He attended classes by day and worked under the tutelage of David Ruggerio at the restaurant La Caravelle by night. When he graduated in 1991, Julian followed Ruggerio to Maxim's, and then set off on an extended period of globetrotting. The first stop was famed Paris eatery Guy Savoy, owner of two highly-coveted Michelin stars. He then went on to cook at various Club Med locations around the world: Martinique, Turquoise, Sandpiper (Florida), Cancun, and Ixtapa. Julian is a rarity on the upscale culinary scene - a chef with both the energy of youth and the wisdom of experience.

Hours

BRUNCH
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

LUNCH
Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

DINNER
Monday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday, 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

LOUNGE
Monday - Friday, 3:00 p.m. to close.
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to close.
Sunday, 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.


Directions

SUBWAY
F at 57th Street or E at 53rd & 5th Avenue
N and R on 59th Street and 5th Avenue