The Clocktower | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2015 |
Owner(s) | Stephen Starr |
Head chef | Jason Atherton |
Street address | 5 Madison Avenue |
City | New York City |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10010 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′28″N 73°59′15″W / 40.741222°N 73.987500°W |
Website |
theclocktowernyc |
The Clocktower is an American restaurant located at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. [1] Despite its name it is on the second floor of the building, not in the structure's clock tower. The Clocktower received a Michelin star in the 2018 Michelin Guide for New York City. [2] The restaurant lost the star in 2022. [3]
To enter the restaurant, diners walk through the lobby of the Edition Hotel, also located in the building. [4] The Clocktower is a collaboration between Philadelphia-based restaurateur Stephen Starr and London-based chef Jason Atherton. It is Atherton's first restaurant project in the United States. [5]
The restaurant has a dining area, a separate bar, and a room with a billiards table. [1] The dining area is split into three separate rooms. The restaurant is decorated throughout with black and white photographs, mostly taken in New York City. Guests are provided a booklet with information about the pictures upon request. [1]
Much of the tableware used at the Clocktower was sourced by Starr employee Randi Sirkin from the website Etsy. [6] Atherton was also involved in the selection process. [6] The tableware includes porcelain plates decorated with skulls wearing crowns and other regal paraphernalia, which Atherton now uses in some of his restaurants in London and Singapore. [6]