Atria Restaurant in Midtown Gives Grayz an Artsy Angle

The hanger steak wrap, with pickled cucumbers, sweet chili sauce & fingerling potato chips. (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)

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The former Grayz restaurant space in midtown has been tweaked into the ambitious Atria, serving "Modern European" cuisine by Bavarian chef Martin Brock (Café Gray, Grayz). Named for the eight story atrium vaulted above the main dining room, the restaurant underwent a bit of a facelift since severing its association with celebrated chef Gray Kunz.

Most notably, the former town house (once owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his family in the early 1900s) now features a dramatic installation by local artist Shaun Acton, whose large kinetic "scrollatropes" rotate above the main dining area on the lower level. Meals are also served upstairs in the no-reservations bar and lounge.

The restaurant opened last month with prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus for $24.07 and $35, respectively. This week Brock also begins serving the full menu, pasted below.

Atria // 13-15 West 54th Street // (212) 262-4600.

Appetizers
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salad of mâche 14
frisée . bacon . truffle vinaigrette

ceviche of nantucket bay scallops and fluke 17
jicama . thai basil . passion fruit vinaigrette

cured tasmanian sea trout 15
lotus root chips . sesame seeds . curry remoulade

butternut squash soup 12
toasted pumpkin seeds . cavatelli . chervil

grilled shrimp 14
hearts of palm . kimchi . kaffir lime

lobster tail ravioli 17
shiitake mushrooms . pea shoots . yakitori glacé

seared rougie foie gras 19
brussels sprouts . figs . lavender reduction

hanger steak wrap 15
pickled cucumbers . sweet chili sauce . fingerling potato chips

Entrées
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lobster and coconut bouillon 29
scallops . lemongrass . thai basil

seared hake 27
lentils . bacon-roasted oyster mushrooms . whole grain mustard

sautéed arctic char 28
braised endive . jicama . blood orange emulsion

roasted chicken 28
savoy cabbage . schupfnudeln . maple-cider reduction

grilled lamb chop 29
lamb shoulder-barley cassoulet . masala chips . cumin scented yogurt

braised flatiron steak 28
riebele . pickled pearl onions . cabernet sauvignon jus

pork roast for two 58
brussels sprouts . yams . rosemary jus

Prix Fixe 35
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salad of mâche frisée . bacon . truffle vinaigrette
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cured tasmanian sea trout lotus root chips . sesame seeds . curry remoulade
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butternut squash soup toasted pumpkin seeds . cavatelli . chervil
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orzo stew cauliflower . daikon . champagne emulsion
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seared hake lentils . bacon roasted oyster mushrooms . whole-grain mustard
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braised flatiron steak riebele . pickled pearl onions . cabernet sauvignon jus
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frozen quark bar roasted grapes . lemongrass curd
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bittersweet chocolate parfait winter citrus . anise . pistachio