
The space takes up the entire second floor of the building, and is comprised of several rooms decorated wall-to-wall with classic photographs of musicians, actors, and artists. And there’s a lot of incredibly good food here.īeyond what there is to eat, there is also a lot to see in this restaurant. What’s more American than a little bit of everything? A lot of everything.

The menu at The Clocktower can best be described as “vaguely” English, in that you’ll find things like Dover sole and pigeon pie intermingled with skirt steak and halibut and mac 'n cheese, which in reality is probably the truest expression of American dining that you can find. It’s not a true import - both The Clocktower and Berners are run by the same chef, but our American version is backed by Stephen Starr to make sure it translates from British to American. This restaurant on the second floor of the Edition Hotel on Madison Square Park is a near exact facsimile of Berners Tavern, an excellent and very popular establishment inside the London Edition. Let it be known that The Clocktower is the sign of times changing. food scene have been Gordon Ramsay and allowing Kate Middleton to be seen at a McDonald's once. A city, mind you, whose most significant recent contributions to the U.S.


Call it a rebirth, call it gentrification, or call it Brooklynization (actually, don’t call it that), but there is definitely a new crop of interesting, youthful, excellent restaurants popping up around that city. If you’ve spent any time in London lately, you’ve probably noticed that there’s something happening with the restaurant scene over there.
