The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting happens today, December 1st, and Limani New York, located at 45 Rockefeller Plaza, provides a bird’s–eye view of the Christmas Tree for outdoor diners enjoying superb dining with individual heaters and spacious seating.

With a beautiful lighting display and holiday spirits high, the restaurant’s outdoor patio is the perfect place to enjoy some holiday season people watching, followed by window shopping at the Saks Fifth Avenue, among other glamorous seasonal showcases on display.

The restaurant offers Greek-Mediterranean dishes crafted by the talented Executive Chef M.J Alam (Estiatorio Milos) and creates a truly exceptional experience for its guests, highlighting clean Mediterranean flavors which spotlight whole fish flown in daily from the Mediterranean. A global wine list provides perfect pairings for Limani New York’s array of seafood selections, with Greek Whites such as Aidani Argyros Estate 201 Santorini and Assyrtiko Clos Stegasta T-Oinos 2011 Tinos. An expansive indoor dining room, bathed in white marble, will transport guests to the islands of Greece and showcases a beautiful blue infinity pool as well as two open kitchens.

Limani creates a truly exceptional experience for its guests, highlighting clean Mediterranean flavors that never distract from the profiles of the local healthy
ingredients.

Upon entering the guests will find themselves whisked away to the islands of Greece. Marked by beautiful white marble, one will find an expansive dining room with high ceilings and white leather seating perfectly spaced out to ensure the safety of all patrons.
A long marble bar is flanked on the right side of the restaurant and a beautiful blue infinity pool, where a fish mobile gives the illusion of twirling overhead. Guests can enjoy all the action in both open kitchens, which can be found at the back of the dining room where the hot dishes are prepared and adjacent from the bar where the cold dishes are prepared. Outdoor dining offers a great view of Rockefeller Center and spacious seating.

Limani New York Executive Chef M.J. Alam

Executive Chef M.J. Alam, who is originally from Bangladesh, began his culinary career, which spans three decades, sharpening his skills at culinary school in Canada before a stint at Au Vieux Duluth restaurant where he began to hone his talents, falling in love with Greek cuisine. He briefly also owned a French Steakhouse in Montreal but came back to the Milos family, ultimately moving to New York and taking over the helm as the Executive Chef at Milos in New York City. He served the Milos family faithfully for 18 years after helping to open their restaurants in Miami and Vegas before landing at Limani in 2014.

Chef Alam’s menu commences with a raw bar selection featuring Blue Point Oysters, Big-Eye Tuna Tartare with micro basil, serrano chili and range slice; and Mediterranean Ceviche, Lavraki infused with lime and fresh herbs, paired with gigantes beans and feta cheese.

Limani Specialties spotlight Stuffed Calamari, that is expertly grilled and filled with feta, manouri and kefalograviera cheeses. A Greek Meze features four dips including Tzatziki, Tarama, Ktipiti and Skordalia, all flavorful and incredibly creamy served with grilled pita bread.
A staple on every Greek menu, guests can enjoy Tunisian Octopus, which could arguably be the best octopus served in the city, grilled and piled high, dressed with virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar. Kolokithi is razor thin stacks of zucchini and eggplant crispy chips placed upon tzatziki, served with lightly fried kefalograviera cheese.

The restaurant’s signature salad is the Classic Greek Salad, prepared with the freshest and juiciest tomatoes with red onions, green peppers, cucumbers and blocks of feta cheese.

From the sea, Limani offers whole fish, but they need to be ordered ahead of time. A showstopping offering is the irresistibly flaky and buttery Branzino, which is encased in salt and served tableside. Shellfish can be enjoyed with dishes such as Head-On Carabineiros from Spain and the 2.5-pound Lobster from Nova Scotia, which is charcoal grilled with their homemade olive oil and lemon sauce. Once the season arrives in a few short weeks, they will also offer Stone
Crabs.

For Meat lovers, guests can enjoy the Cowboy 26 oz. bone-in ribeye, which has been dry aged for 30 days served with asparagus and potatoes or French fries; or the Lamb Chops from Colorado, served with cauliflower and broccoli.

A lunch prix-fixe is served daily at the restaurant with a choice of appetizer, main course and dessert. Appetizers include options such as Scallops, grilled and adorned with citrus and olive oil, and Lentil Soup with Beluga lentils, celery, carrots and onions. Main selections come in the form of Loup De Mer, Mediterranean Sea Bass served with steamed broccoli; and Lobster Pasta, a 1 ¼ lb. lobster over linguini with tomato sauce. Finish the prix fixe with Karidopita, walnut cake complemented by a scoop of ice cream.

A beautiful ending to the Greek feast is completed with their selection of sweets like the deconstructed Baklava with layers of phyllo, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon and pistachio cream, drizzled in honey syrup or the Yaourti, authentic Greek yogurt with thyme honey and walnuts.

At Limani one will find an impeccably curated selection of specialty cocktails including the VIP-TINI, vodka with infused fresh pineapple; and the Mediterranean Mule with Figenza Fig vodka, pomegranate juice, fresh lime juice, topped with ginger beer, and served over ice.
A global wine list with offerings by the glass and by the bottle are also available as well as a selection of beers by the bottle.

The space boasts two large private event spaces. One is located on the main floor and one can be found on the lower level. Each provides a perfect venue for holiday parties, birthdays, business lunches as one of the spaces has full A/V capabilities and engagement parties.

Limani New York
45 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
www.limani.com
HOURS: Monday- Friday: 11:30am – 11pm
Saturday: 12:00pm – 12:00am
Sunday: 3:00pm – 9:00pm