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Giorgio Armani’s new restaurant, Armani Ristorante, is all about streamlined elegance. Chairs and booths come in a cool gray, whereas tables are covered in classic white cloth. (Look closely at the glassware, and you’ll see they boast a subtle branded logo.) There’s hardly any art. Instead, the visual appeal comes from floor-to-ceiling windows or mirrored walls interspersed with green lacquer beams. The diners are the decoration.
It’s a good bet: Located on Madison Avenue and 65th Street—where the urban power center of Midtown meets the genteel Upper East Side—Armani Ristorante sits at a nexus for people-watching both slick businessmen and pearl-wearing ladies who lunch.
There’s an element of decadence to the menu, which serves contemporary—even avant-garde—Italian cuisine. the signature appetizer is a Maine lobster with grapefruit and sabayon that cost $55. Meanwhile any pasta—including a guinea fowl bottoni—can have white truffle added upon request. Although if you want to know what the house recommends, executive chef Antonio D’Angelo tells Vogue he has a penchant for their Cannelloni di Genovese. “Genovese, a style of pasta that is meat-filled, is a particularly special dish for me for several reasons. The unique flavors of this dish and the emotional connection I have with the culinary tradition of Naples, where I come from,†he says.
As for dessert? Indulge in a lemon soufflé or a coffee mascarpone sponge cake. “Sometimes inspiration comes from a simple passion for cooking and the desire to experiment with new dishes,†D’Angelo adds.
Armani is very much in the middle of a New York moment: earlier this fall, they opened their new 97,000-square-foot flagship building that includes a store, residences, and the restaurant. Almost immediately after, the fashion house held its spring 2025 runway show at The Park Avenue Armory, a Gilded Age landmark. (“At the pre-show schmooze the news was that this store has been taking north of $1 million a day in its first three days so far,†Vogue contributor Luke Leitch wrote in his review.)
They’re also just the latest brand to open a signature destination restaurant in the city. Ralph Lauren famously has the Polo Bar, and Louis Vuitton recently opened their first stateside culinary experience, Le Café Louis Vuitton, at their 5th Avenue store. Dining out in New York has been more fashionable.
