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It's been an exciting month as we've launched MARC179, our classic neighborhood bistro in Tribeca. Featuring a distinctive dining concept with a $75 prix fixe four-course menu, we're open only three days a month, offering guests a truly exceptional experience. With Chef Marc Murphy at the helm, overseeing every dish and interacting with patrons, the atmosphere is intimate and memorable. And the excitement doesn't stop there—we're thrilled to have been featured in notable publications like The New York Times, Eater NY, Tribeca Citizen, and more. Curious about the buzz? See for yourself right here.
If You Close It, Will They Come?
Two restaurants, Marc179 and the Chef’s Counter at Greywind, are open only three days a month.
Chef Marc Murphy at Marc179. Credit: Karsten Moran for The New York Times
March 5, 2024
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Marc179, the Chef’s Counter at Greywind
You’ll be able to dine at this pair of new restaurants about as often as you receive your electric bill. Marc Murphy, who is opening Marc179, his first restaurant since 2019, will serve dinners three nights each month in the TriBeCa building that had housed Landmarc and which he uses for private events, TV and photo shoots. “Smaller works for me,” Mr. Murphy said. “I’ve missed interacting with the public and this allows me to be there.” He has redone the space with skylights and seating for 64, and will serve a four-course menu, $75. It will change monthly; the lineup for March is arugula salad, bucatini cacio e pepe, roast chicken breast with mushrooms, and chocolate mousse. A brief wine list of half and whole bottles is gently priced with a bottle of Domaine Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis for $38, a bottle of Mas de Daumas Gassac cabernet sauvignon for $65, a half-bottle of Ridge Lytton Springs zinfandel for $42, and a half-bottle of Krug Grand Cuvée for $110. “I’ve gone from six restaurants and 650 employees to just four, and I can make money here,” Mr. Murphy said. When not serving dinners, the space houses his events company, MM Kitchen Studio. (Opens March 7, 8, 9) Then there’s Dan Kluger with Greywind, a complex near Hudson Yards that has a restaurant, a bar called Spygold and a bakery that becomes the Chef’s Counter three evenings a month. “I need to be there, but I don’t want to take on too much,” Mr. Kluger said. “The space is also used for private events so I can’t overcommit.” The counter has seats for eight people and offers about six courses with various themes, changing each month, with vegetables and proteins in tandem, $185 at 5:45 and 8:15 p.m. Last week’s menu included leek terrine with potato soup and trout roe, and chicken “oyster” with oyster mushrooms. (March 20, 21, 22)
Marc179 179 West Broadway (Leonard Street), no phone, marc179.com; The Chef’s Counter at Greywind, 451 Tenth Avenue (entrance on 35th Street), 347-252-4012, greywindnyc.com.
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