Growing FiDi food scene welcomes new Blue Ribbon concept at AKA Wall Street. Bruce and Eric Bromberg, chefs and co-owners behind Blue Ribbon Restaurants in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and now Miami, have expanded their New York City restaurant family with the opening of Blue Ribbon Federal Grill. The 98-seat upscale eatery is located on the ground level of AKA Wall Street – the first luxury, all-residential hotel in NYC’s Financial District at 84 William Street – and currently offers dinner, with breakfast and lunch forthcoming.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill
The restaurant is located across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, perched a few feet above Louise Nevelson Plaza at the corner of Maiden Lane and William Street, in Manhattan’s Financial District. Inspired by the Bromberg Brothers’ original Blue Ribbon in SoHo, Blue Ribbon Brasserie, the menu at Blue Ribbon Federal Grill embodies their “no rules, something for everyone” approach that has guided them since they opened the ground-breaking flagship back in 1992.
The menu is creative in its layout and content, and focusses on exceptional and fresh product simply prepared.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill
It features Fruits de Mer, a section devoted to Caviar & Eggs, and starters and entrées arranged into three categories: “Pasture,” Sea,” and “Field.”
Smaller dishes to start off the meal include Shishito Tempura with malt vinegar; a Grilled Shrimp and Farro Salad with poblano peppers, mint yogurt and cumin; and Veal Tongue Sliders with French dressing on challah bread.
Larger plates include a range of globally-inspired comfort food, such as a 12 oz Veal Chop with sweet breads, Tokyo scallions and a luscious red wine sauce; creamy Kabocha Squash Ravioli with sage and macadamia pesto; Sole “Meunière” in Riesling, served with capers and crispy artichokes; and a crave-able Beef Shin & Garlic Spätzle with cornichons and beets, served with a side of caraway cream.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill
A myriad of steaks from the grill and griddle, in addition to two new burgers, are also available, as well as Blue Ribbon’s signature Bone Marrow with oxtail marmalade.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill’s innovative beverage program is underscored by the cleverly designed cocktail menu, which plots libations on a graph by strength (“Low Proof, “Full Proof,” and “Over Proof”) and disposition (ranging from “classic” to “adventurous”). Guests can look forward to creative riffs on old favorites with the William St.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill
Old Fashioned (rye, cherry cordial & bitters), or the ¡Kir Real! (Cava & Peychaud’s Aperitivo), as well as new concoctions like the Smoke Break (mezcal, Scotch, sesame shochu and soda), or the Country Lawyer (bourbon, benedictine and rhubarb amaro). The complete beverage menu also boasts a wide variety of spirits, wine and beer.
Blue Ribbon Federal Grill
