Robert Simonson, Author at Resy | Right This Way
At Red Hook Tavern, the Burger Is the Boss
William Durney is the owner of Red Hook Tavern, the popular Brooklyn homage to New York tavern culture. And Bun…
By Robert Simonson September 9, 2022
An Impossible Dream Comes True: El Quijote Gets a New Life
There’s customer loyalty. And then there’s El Quijote customer loyalty. When the new partners behind the rebirth of the classic…
By Robert Simonson March 15, 2022
At Miller’s Pub, It’s Tom & Jerry Time Again (And Again)
Any December night for the past 60 years or so, there has been a reliably warming beacon of hope for…
By Robert Simonson December 15, 2021
Everything You Need to Know About Panorama Room, Now Open on Roosevelt Island
Before you go to a restaurant, what do you want — or need — to know most? In our series, The…
By Robert Simonson October 25, 2021
The Long Road to Gage & Tollner’s Once-and-Again Return
Historically, there are no second acts for famous New York restaurants. Rector’s, Mama Leone’s, The Colony, The Quilted Giraffe’s, Maxwell’s…
By Robert Simonson August 12, 2021
The White Horse Tavern Evolves, But Dylan Thomas Is Always Watching
The psychic center of the White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village — still, even after decades of changes — is…
By Robert Simonson January 22, 2021
Christmas Cocktails Run Hot and Cold, but Warm You Either Way
Contrary to popular belief, COVID has not cancelled Christmas — not if the ever-resilient restaurants and bars across the nation…
By Robert Simonson December 18, 2020
Holiday Cocktails Are All About Warmth (Also: It’s Toddy Season)
With the holidays approaching, it is definitely hot toddy time in the United States. And restaurants and bars across the…
By Robert Simonson November 9, 2020
Even 135 Years After Opening, There’s No Dining Room Quite Like Keens
The Martini was perfect — cold, strong, and large. The shrimp cocktail was textbook, the shrimp big and firm, the cocktail…
By Robert Simonson Updated: March 6, 2023