THOR
The Spätzle and the Riesling are telltale signs of the owner's origins. The Austrian sense of cosy hospitality has become an abstract concept, expressed in a small black calla lily in a sophisticated silver vase on black wooden tables, set in a dark room lit by chandeliers. Grab a table in the back of the restaurant with a view of the backs of the houses in the Lower East Side. The roof and ceiling in that seating area are glass. Cocktails are served on a silver platter. The prices seem reasonable, but the servings are small. Go for a hot plate, a cold plate and a side dish. The oysters with tuna tartare and caviar are served on small pillars of crushed ice. Marketing directors and black-clad magazine people indulge their palates in the Austrian caviar and the expensive international wines. This god of thunder is part of a design hotel.
Address
THOR (The Hotel on Rivington)
107 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002
T: (212) 475-2600
www.hotelonrivington.com
Cross Street: Between Essex Street and Ludlow Street
Directions: F at Delancy, or J, M, Z at Delancy/Essex
Midtown East (Lower East Side)
