For the very first time in Gracious Hospitality history, dessert is served. 🍮🍓🍫
Introducing desserts at Bar Chimera, a milestone moment for us and an entirely new chapter for the menu.
This is something we’ve wanted to bring to life for a long time, and we’re thrilled to finally share it with you.
Designed as the perfect ending to the Bar Chimera experience, the menu draws inspiration from nostalgic sweets, English tea time, and flavors that feel both familiar and completely new.
Croquembouche Cream Puffs. Flan. Strawberry & Kiwi Pavlova. Chocolate Cake.
Classic desserts, reimagined through the Bar Chimera lens that are comforting, playful, elegant, and a little unexpected all at once.
Pair them with a glass from our Madeira library, a White Russian from our bars, or your choice from our curated dessert drinks menu to finish the night.
A first for Simon. A first for Bar Chimera.
Bring your sweet tooth 🍬 We can’t wait for you to try them.
The Dorade.
A standout among the many entrées that define our Dinner at Chimera experience.
Perfectly crisped, delicate and flaky within, finished simply with lemon.
A popular choice within the dinner experience - or yours à la carte at any time.
Not your standard Negroni.
A slower build, with every move intentional and every detail considered.
The stir brings it together, the orange peel lifts it, and the champagne finishes the story.
From our Martini Bar - the pairing that completes the moment.
We recently celebrated the opening of @550Madison ’s new @BarChimera and @COTEKoreanSteakhouse (Cote 550) and today, you can read more about the design from @SamuelCochran in @archdigest !
The dining concept at 550 Madison includes three different restaurants: Bar Chimera, a ground floor Midtown brasserie organized around the idea of the extension of the public plaza with three distinct bar experiences that together create an elegant and convivial environment; Cote 550 in the lower level; and @newyork_sushi_yoshitake , a mezzanine level sushi omakase restaurant coming later this fall.
Each restaurant invites guests into a distinct world and experience; the throughline is how we honored the legacy of the landmark building and the preservation of much of its existing materiality and bold details. We’re excited to bring an entirely new dining experience to Midtown Manhattan—one that extends the lively experience of the neighborhood and public realm to the indoors.
📸: Jason Varney @varneyphoto
#WhatWeMake #RockwellGroup #RestaurantDesign
You asked. We delivered. And we didn’t hold back.
At our brasserie, the 550 Burger blends chuck, brisket, and short rib, layered with white onions, peppercorn mustard, melted white American cheese, and a crisp parmesan tuile all held together by a soft, airy bun.
One of those dishes that tastes as good as it looks… if not better.
The Martini. A timeless classic and a pillar of our bar program.
Cold to the touch, crystal clear, and crafted with precision at every step. Lethal, but never fatal.
Join us and experience for yourself.
Three icons, one landmark.
Bar Chimera and COTE 550 are now officially open, with Sushi Yoshitake to follow this fall.
We cannot wait to share this space with you.
Which floor is calling your name?
Reservations on Resy — link in bio.
Still thinking about Friday night… and honestly, still feeling it.
After much anticipation, many hands, and so much heart poured into this moment, to finally celebrate opening our doors - and doing so surrounded by the people who believed in it from the very beginning - meant more than we can fully express in words.
Presented by American Express and Resy, we celebrated the opening of Bar Chimera and @cotekoreansteakhouse , with @newyork_sushi_yoshitake to follow this fall, at @550madison — embraced by an incredible community of partners, family, and friends who turned this long-awaited moment into something truly special.
To our partners — @resy@americanexpress@cadillac@evianwater@remycointreau@chopinvodka@dobeltequila@closduval@petrossiannyc@debraggameats@casawagyu@yamaseafood@aquabestnyc@suntoryglobalspirits@wherechefsshop@montaraz.oficial — thank you for your generosity, your energy, and for bringing this project to life. We couldn’t have done it without you.
This was more than an opening. It was a beginning. We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to welcome you in.
Reserve your table on @resy via the link in bio. See you soon.
550 Madison is something we’ve been working toward for a long time. Not just another opening, but a place where different ideas could come together in one building.
COTE, Bar Chimera, and Sushi Yoshitake, all under one roof.
Made in New York. Narrated by Nas.
