David Burke Opens New Midtown Eatery

MIDTOWN, NY — It's the tale of two restaurants at the newest Midtown venture but celebrity chef and former "Top Chef" judge, David Burke.

His new spot, Park Ave Kitchen, is actually a bifurcated experience, mixing upscale dining with a more casual cafe at 514 Lexington Ave., near East 48th Street.

“We went with the two-concept model to address our vibrant Midtown Manhattan location in one of its most prestigious, office buildings, 277 Park Avenue, which has just completed a $120 million-plus renovation to update and amenitze it,” said Burke. “In fact, Park Ave Kitchen is the final element of the project and we designed it to become both a local haunt and a dining destination, appealing to various aspects of the lives of people who live and work in the area.”

At one entrance, Park Ave Kitchen is a casual 50-seat "European-style" cafe which looks to also offer both grab-and-go options for busy New Yorkers on the move.

The cafe's food options will range from a seasonally rotating roster of over a dozen salads and sandwiches plus made-to-order hot items, like a Park Ave Kitchen burger, pizzas and Burke's signature clothesline-bacon BLT. And for the first time, customers can order individual slabs of his famous bacon.

On the other side of the 6,000-square-foot space sits Park Ave Kitchen's 106 modern American Brasserie meant for more upscale eats.

In addition to more clothesline bacon, the more formal sit-down side offers highlights like tomato soup “Au Gratin,”spinach ricotta duck egg ravioli, avocado salmon waffle toast, sea scallops with butternut ravioli, and roasted chicken.

To learn more, check out Park Ave Kitchen at 514 Lexington Ave. or click here for their website.