Tavern on the Green

Tavern on the Green is situated on New York's Upper West Side, at the corner of Central Park West and 67th Street, just three blocks from Lincoln Center and a quick cab ride to Carnegie Hall and Broadway. Built to house sheep in 1870, the building now known as Tavern on the Green became a restaurant in 1934. In 1974, Warner LeRoy, who revolutionized the American dining scene with his legendary Maxwell's Plum, took over the restaurant's lease and embarked upon a $10 million renovation. Tavern on the Green re-opened in 1976 and is currently the highest-grossing independently-owned restaurant in the United States with annual revenues in excess of $34 million and over half a million visitors a year. Tavern on the Green's renowned kitchens offer an eclectic menu of contemporary American and seasonal fare designed to appeal to a diverse clientele - from cosmopolitan meat and fish dishes and sophisticated pastas to a world-class chicken club and Caesar salad.

"The abundance of floor-to-ceiling windows allows perfect viewing of a fresh snowfall over the park in winter, the fiery colors of the trees in autumn, the lazy lingering mood in summer, and the fertile rebirth of flowers in spring."

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