Italian American Plates from a Midtown Brasserie

Bar Rocco puts home style Italian roots on a market driven menu inside the Kimpton Era hotel. James Beard Award winning chef Rocco DiSpirito leads the kitchen, where familiar dishes get a playful turn. Signatures run to Mama's Meatballs and Hester Street Home Fries, a pair that gives the menu its clearest sense of home. The broader menu crosses Italian American cooking with seafood, pasta, and cocktails. The hotel setting also supports group dinners and private dining.

The restaurant runs every day from 7 AM to 11 AM, half past eleven AM to 3 PM, and half past four PM to half past nine PM. Breakfast, midday service, and dinner all share the same second floor address at 32 West 48th Street. Rich wood detailing, polished marble surfaces, leather banquettes, and a scarlet bar define the room. The result is a Midtown room with an Art Deco inspired identity.