The Gander

The Gander offers both a Dining room and a Bar for your enjoyment. The Bar Room has a choice of seating areas with an all-day menu from acclaimed chef Jesse Schenker. Choose from a selection off our extensive wine list, one of our seasonal specialty cocktails or beer. The Dining Room features a refined menu curated by acclaimed Chef Jesse Schenker. A quiet dinner for two, large parties, and...

This Flatiron District restaurant is brought to you by chef Jesse Schenker, who has been cooking for West Village diners at his first venture, the diminutive Recette, since 2010. The Gander, his sophomore effort, is the opposite of Recette in some ways: it’s spacious and high ceilinged; there’s a long, plush bar that attracts a crowd for after-work drinks. The menu isn’t as Gallic as that of...

Jesse Schenker, the Gander’s chef, had a breakout hit in 2010 with his debut restaurant, Recette, where the room is noisy and cramped and the cooking sharp, at times coruscating. The Gander is more relaxed in ambition, aiming to be a neighborhood joint. Too bad it’s trapped in the body of a high-end restaurant, with prim sconces, over-bright lights and an aura of being slightly tranquilized. —...

Coming soon: This Flatiron American from chef Jesse Schenker (Recette), offering innovative pastas and entrees alongside lighter fare like charcuterie, snacks and cheese boards plus global wines and cocktails in an airy space with a large bar.

The Gander offers both a Dining room and a Bar for your enjoyment. The Bar Room has a choice of seating areas with an all-day menu from acclaimed chef Jesse Schenker. Choose from a selection off our extensive wine list, one of our seasonal specialty cocktails or beer. The Dining Room features a refined menu curated by acclaimed Chef Jesse Schenker. A quiet dinner for two, large parties, and...