New restaurant Derby Club set to launch next month – Business News
There’s new life coming to the fabled Neary’s building at 358 E. 57th Street.
The workforce behind Mediterranean bistro Leonetta in Midtown South and Jack & Charlie’s No. 18 within the West Village are taking their next plunge within the sedate Sutton Place neighborhood with The Derby Club, on observe to open as early as mid-September.
The 1,800 square-foot venue will probably be “more of an American tavern approach,” mentioned government chef/associate Ed Cotton.
New life is coming to the outdated Neary’s building. Stefano Giovannini
“We felt like bringing a vibe similar to 4 Charles Prime Rib and Minetta Tavern downtown,” he mentioned. “It’s kind of lacking in the area.”
Neary’s closed final summer season after practically 60 years there.
Cotton and companions Chris Coco and Craig Huston, the managing associate, signed a lease with Thomas and Anthony Martignetti, who purchased the building from the Neary household final yr for $3.2 million.
Huston mentioned Derby Club wouldn’t look very like its predecessor however, “We kept the classic floor layout” with the bar in the identical entrance location. “You’ll recognize it as the old Neary’s,” he added. It can have about 44 desk seats plus seats on the bar.
The design will function a mural by Philadelphia’s acclaimed Bird Studio of an historic panorama of Sutton Place and the East River.
The new house owners are retaining the traditional ground structure. “You’ll recognize it as the old Neary’s,” associate Craig Huston mentioned. Stefano Giovannini
The Martignetti brothers, who own East Pole on East sixty fifth Street, have been anticipated to open their own restaurant on the Neary’s website. Anthony instructed Community Board 6 in a liquor license utility listening to final yr that it could be a “modern version of what Neary’s was” with an Irish menu.
But they modified their minds. “They came to us after seeing our places and liked what we did,” Huston mentioned.
Cotton mentioned, “Opening The Derby Club in the historic Neary’s location is an honor. It has been a landmark for New York hospitality for generations and we’re proud to carry that legacy forward.”
