One of the World’s Best Restaurants Might Not Reopen for Business
Eleven Madison Park’s chef-owner says coming back is a question mark.
One of the world’s most famed restaurants might stay closed, even as others are trying to figure out how they might return from lockdown.
The future of Eleven Madison Park in New York, named the No. 1 restaurant in the world in 2017, is uncertain, says chef-owner Daniel Humm. “There is definitely a question mark over Eleven Madison Park—if it will reopen,” he tells Bloomberg Pursuits during a phone interview on Monday, May 4. “It will take millions of dollars to reopen. You have to bring back staff. I work with fancy equipment in a big space. I want to continue to cook with the most beautiful and precious ingredients in a creative way, but at the same time, it needs to make sense.”