Gabriel Kreuther: Michelin Star Chef and Newest Platinum Palate, One of the Best Dining Experiences You Can Have in New York, NY!

Chef Gabriel Kreuther and Fred Bollaci

Looking out onto Midtown’s treed Bryant Park, chef Gabriel Kreuther’s eponymous restaurant offers a comfortably luxurious, Alsatian-inspired dining experience with a distinctly New York spirit and is in my opinion one of the very best dining experiences you can have in New York, a city with a multitude of excellent restaurants and chefs. It is my pleasure to name Gabriel Kreuther the newest Platinum Palate award-winner!

During the first decade of his career, Alsatian native Gabriel Kreuther worked at Michelin-starred kitchens throughout Germany, France and Switzerland before bringing his talent to The States. In New York, Gabriel began at La Caravelle & Restaurant Jean-Georges Central Park before going on to his roles as Executive Chef of Atelier in the Ritz-Carlton and at The Modern, where his cooking received numerous accolades throughout his nearly decade-long tenure. A long-standing member & mentor for the prestigious Bocuse d’Or USA Culinary Council and current Gold winners of the World Competition, Chef Kreuther was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in 2003 and received a 2009 James Beard Foundation award for “Best Chef: New York City.”

In June 2015, Chef Gabriel opened his restaurant, Gabriel Kreuther. Here, Chef Gabriel combines his classic French training and Alsatian heritage with his love of New York City to create a comfortably luxurious experience in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Just a few of the wonderful accolades Gabriel Kreuther Restaurant has already received include, The AAA 5 Diamond Award, Best New Restaurant of the Year by New York’s Village Voice, 3 Stars from the NY Times & One Michelin Star. Gabriel Kreuther Restaurant was also recently named as one of the top 10 restaurants in the United States by The Daily Meal for their annual Top 101 list & was recently named to the list of “The 9 best new restaurants in The World, 2016” by Robb Report.

On a recent visit, my guests and I were treated like royalty (everyone is treated exceptionally well by the professional and courteous staff at Gabriel Kreuther. Chef Kreuther personally visited every table while we enjoyed a fabulous lunch, and every aspect of our experience was superb!

In addition to a wonderful $58 pre-fix menu for lunch, enjoy some of the most creative cocktails in New York from the most impressive cocktail menu I’ve ever seen, which pays homage to neighboring Bryant Park in the form of a history lesson infused with choice spirits! Gabriel Kreuther is the ultimate destination for food lovers and connoisseurs, and is a preferred choice for pre theater dinner. The bar is also a favorite for the ultimate gourmet bar bites (think the best flat breads you’ve ever had).

In a city full of excellent restaurants, Michelin stars twinkling, and “celebrity chefs,” Gabriel Kreuther is a formidable contender for the best restaurant in the city, and is yet a breath of fresh air. Dining here is beyond elegant, the food is beyond sublime, and service beyond precise. There is a certain comfort level that is seamlessly woven into the experience which makes Michelin Star dining feel like slipping into a comfy pair of slippers, something you don’t typically find or expect. Don’t get me wrong–this is theater, a Broadway show of dining, which outstanding restaurants and chefs typically are, but this one is a little different, a little warmer, a little friendlier, more personalized. Here, a renowned chef converses with his diners, and a staff coddles you, making it so you don’t want to leave.

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