The Peak, a 10,000-square-foot eatery, cocktail bar and event space, will open March 12 on the 101st floor of 30 Hudson Yards, the sprawling complex’s tallest skyscraper. The Peak’s views are awesome — thanks to its mid-Manhattan location and wider windows than early engineering allowed.
Peak is one floor higher than Edge, the western hemisphere’s highest outdoor observation deck, also set to open in March. Even on a cloudy day, I could see everything from the Palisades to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the ocean beyond from the restaurant’s windows.
These exclusive renderings show David Rockwell’s sleek designs. Peak boasts a U-shaped marble bar, dark oak floors, marble and wood tabletops, and plushly upholstered banquettes and chairs. A mirror-polished metal ceiling will reflect the skyline.
There are views on all sides. But the money shot — the south-facing view of downtown, the harbor and sunsets — is given to the two-tiered, 110-seat dining room and 45-seat bar, where customers can savor the view as they sip.
Peak is unlike any of the city’s other top-floor restaurants. Unlike the Rainbow Room, which caters chiefly to private events, Peak will be truly open to the public. Executive chef Christopher Cryer’s modern-American menu is a la carte, unlike the $94 prix fixe at Manhatta (which is also 40 floors lower).
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