In the midst of the turnover of food halls around New York, the latest opening features a cheese conveyor belt and an omakase by a lauded Chicago chef with Michelin-starred credentials. Shaver Hall is opening in Midtown, taking over the now-shuttered iconic department store Lord & Taylor’s at 424 Fifth Avenue, between West 38th and 39th streets, on Friday, June 26.
The 35,000-square-foot, street-level food hall with room for 1,400 is at the new 13-story Amazon corporate office building, complete with three restaurants and 11 food stands, and developed by Dallas-based restaurant group FB Society. Its name comes from Lord & Taylor’s president, Dorothy Shaver.
Shaver Hall’s dining options include London expansion of Pick & Cheese, a dine-in shop with a cheese conveyor belt; Chicago sushi chef BK Park’s omakase and a hand roll counter; also-Chicago chef Sujan Sarkar’s butter chicken stand; Brooklyn’s F&F Pizzeria’s second location; NYC ramen restaurant Tonchin’s food hall sibling; and many others. There are communal and counter seats throughout the space, too.
Shaver has a bodega that sells to-go breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee, beer, wine, and more. There’s the Layaway, the hall’s main cocktail bar, at the main communal dining space. The hall also boasts a self-serve drinks wall with 20 taps of beers, wines, and cocktails. In the future, it’ll host events like DJ sets, concerts, and more.
For opening day, Shaver Hall opens at 3 p.m. Regular hours will run from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Each restaurant and stand will have its own hours within that. Here’s a full breakdown of what to expect at Shaver Hall.
Shaver Hall’s restaurants
This is the London cheese restaurant mini-chain’s first American location, featuring a 200-foot conveyor belt (exactly like those sushi conveyor belt restaurants), rolling along color-coded plates of Northeastern-produced cheese, charcuterie, and condiments. People at counter seats can pick up the color-coded plates corresponding to different prices, plus order dishes not available on the belt system. There are a few tables too.
Chicago chef BK Park is expanding his one-Michelin-starred Chicago omakase Mako into New York for the first time. The 12-seat experience will include bites of toro, braised abalone, and seafood consomme. It’s expected to open in September, and the price is still being determined, but reservations can be booked on Resy.
FB Society’s $49 prix fixe modern steakhouse will serve USDA prime steaks, tallow fries, dry martinis, Manhattans, and Old Fashioneds.
Shaver Hall’s food stands
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