Inside Casa Cruz, the most expensive new restaurant in New York City

The experience he hopes to provide is “dinner plus,” with diners lingering after their meal over drinks with friends, and he wants those passing through New York to feel welcome as well: “That’s why we also didn’t want to do a private club. New York is a hub. We should be too.”As in the London outpost, the walls are wood with copper banding, but the New York space features panels of Brazilian cherry instead of mahogany and a natural finish rather than semi-matte.

January 10, 2023 | 10:25 pm