| The Musket Room | |
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 The Musket Room in December 2023 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | June 2013 |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) |
| Street address | 265 Elizabeth Street |
| City | New York |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10012 |
| Coordinates | 40°43′26.1″N73°59′37.8″W / 40.723917°N 73.993833°W |
The Musket Room is a restaurant in New York City. [1] The restaurant originally served food inspired by the cuisine of New Zealand, but has since expanded its menu.
The restaurant opened in June 2013. [1] The restaurant was founded by husband and wife Matt and Barbara Lambert and "developing partner" Jennifer Vitagliano. [2] Matt and Barbara eventually left The Musket Room in 2019. [3]
Chef Mary Attea, Musket Room pastry chef Camari Mick, Jennifer Vitagliano, and Nicole Vitagliano opened Raf's in 2023, located near The Musket Room. [4] [5] Raf's, characterized by Nina Friend in Air Mail as an all-day café, [6] serves pastries on weekend days and serves a full dinner at night. [4]
The space occupied by Raf's was formerly occupied by Angie's, and, subsequently, Parisi Bakery. [5]
In a positive 2013 review published by The New York Times , Ligaya Mishan praised the restaurant's food as "ambitious and meticulously detailed". [1]
Pete Wells wrote a positive review, also published by the New York Times, in 2022. [7] Wells highlighted what he interpreted as a "border-hopping" approach to the menu by chef Mary Attea, noting inspiration from Spanish, Eastern European, and Middle Eastern dishes and cuisine. [7] Wells also praised the restaurant's atmosphere, writing that a "lot of Musket Room’s energy radiates from the bar", which he credited to the fact that the restaurant does not allow patrons to reserve bar seating. [7]
The restaurant won a Michelin Star after four months of operation, joining the Michelin Guide in 2014. [2]
Mary Attea was nominated for the James Beard Award award for Best chef: New York State in 2023. [8] Junghyun Park of Atomix ultimately won. [9]
In 2023, in a rare occurrence, several Michelin star chefs dined together at the restaurant including Mary Attea and Camari Mick as well as Malyna Si of Orlando's famous restaurant Capa. [10]