New York hotel restaurants have reached a renaissance

By Rob McFarland
Updated November 21 2016 - 1:13pm, first published 12:49pm
Chef Mario Batali delivers a taste of Italy for diners at La Sirena, part of the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea, New York. Photo: Kate Previte
Chef Mario Batali delivers a taste of Italy for diners at La Sirena, part of the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea, New York. Photo: Kate Previte
The Clocktower restaurant at The New York Edition Hotel. Photo: Nikolas Koenig
The Clocktower restaurant at The New York Edition Hotel. Photo: Nikolas Koenig
Indian Accent restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel. Photo: Christopher Villano
Indian Accent restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel. Photo: Christopher Villano
Indian Accent: kolhapuri chicken, peanut cucumber koshimbir. Photo: Christopher Villano
Indian Accent: kolhapuri chicken, peanut cucumber koshimbir. Photo: Christopher Villano
La Sirena trattoria at the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea, New York City. Photo: Kate Previte
La Sirena trattoria at the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea, New York City. Photo: Kate Previte
The Clocktower restaurant a The New York Edition Hotel. Photo: Nikolas Koenig
The Clocktower restaurant a The New York Edition Hotel. Photo: Nikolas Koenig

The hotel restaurant used to be something of a last resort. Often housed in a bland, unflatteringly lit space, it was a convenient option when you were too tired to go anywhere else. The menu was normally unadventurous (club sandwich anyone?), the service lacklustre and the experience functional rather than fabulous.

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