The Clocktower (restaurant)
{{short description|Restaurant in Manhattan, New York}}
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| established = {{Start date|2015}}
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| current-owner = Stephen Starr
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| head-chef = Jason Atherton
| food-type = English
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| street-address = 5 Madison Avenue
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| postcode = 10010
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The Clocktower is an English cuisine restaurant at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/dining/restaurant-review-the-clocktower-in-midtown-south.html|title=Restaurant Review: The Clocktower in Midtown South|last=Wells|first=Patrick|date=August 25, 2015|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} Despite its name it is on the second floor of the building, not in the structure's clock tower. The Clocktower received a Michelin star in the 2018 Michelin Guide for New York City.{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Abbe |title=The First Day I Got My Michelin Stars: The Clocktower's Jason Atherton |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/washington-dc/people/jason-atherton-the-clocktower-nyc-michelin-star/news |work=Michelin Guide |date=February 27, 2018}} The restaurant lost the star in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Rey |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Carbone And Other Trendy NYC Restaurants Shockingly Lose Michelin Stars |url=https://www.tag24.com/new-york-city/local/carbone-and-other-trendy-nyc-restaurants-shockingly-lose-michelin-stars-2633024 |website=TAG 24 |access-date=December 29, 2022}}
To enter the restaurant, diners walk through the lobby of the Edition Hotel, also located in the building.{{cite web|url=https://ny.eater.com/2015/7/28/9054963/clocktower-restaurant-review-stephen-starr|title=The Clocktower Bucks All the Trends and Is Better For It|last=Sutton|first=Ryan|date=July 28, 2015|work=Eater New York|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} The Clocktower is a collaboration between Philadelphia-based restaurateur Stephen Starr and London-based chef Jason Atherton. It is Atherton's first restaurant project in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/drinking-and-dining/clocktower-new-york-bar-review/|title=Straight Up: The Clocktower New York|last=Royce-Greensill|first=Sarah|date=June 15, 2017|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=May 4, 2018}}
Design
The restaurant has a dining area, a separate bar, and a room with a billiards table. The dining area is split into three separate rooms. The restaurant is decorated throughout with black and white photographs, mostly taken in New York City. Guests are provided a booklet with information about the pictures upon request.
=Tableware=
Much of the tableware used at the Clocktower was sourced by Starr employee Randi Sirkin from the website Etsy.{{cite web|url=https://ny.eater.com/2015/7/6/8902075/clcoktower-tableware-jason-atherton-etsy|title=The Clocktower Sets Its Tables With Etsy Knick Knacks|last=Preston|first=Marguerite|date=July 6, 2015|work=Eater New York|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} Atherton was also involved in the selection process. The tableware includes porcelain plates decorated with skulls wearing crowns and other regal paraphernalia, which Atherton now uses in some of his restaurants in London and Singapore.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.editionhotels.com/new-york/restaurants-and-bars/the-clocktower/}}
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Category:2015 establishments in New York City
Category:Restaurants established in 2015
Category:Restaurants in Manhattan
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