Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry … in New York!Step inside the hidden Manhattan restaurant behind the paintings in the art gallery
- Located in New York’s Greenwich Village, Frevo hides behind a discreet art gallery at 48 W8th St.
- Behind the art is a 14-seat counter with moody lighting that wraps around a clean stainless steel kitchen.
- MailOnlineTravel’s Ted Thornhill finally sits down on his stool and watches the brigade cast magic …
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It’s best to put a table in Frevo, New York’s Greenwich Village, so that you can walk straight past it several times, like on a dark, light rainy Saturday night.
This unique restaurant is in a cunning disguise – hidden behind an unobtrusive art gallery.
And to access it, stand behind one of the real works of art, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry style (but no password required).
Located in New York’s Greenwich Village, Restaurant Frevo is hidden behind a discreet art gallery at 48 W8th St.
MailOnline’s Ted Thornhill appears on the secret door of the (real) art gallery and leads to a Speakeasy-style eatery (above).Ted reveals that he completely missed the gallery for the first time
Ted wrote about Frevo:
The art gallery holds solo exhibitions by well-established and up-and-coming artists such as Brooklyn-based Khari Turner and French abstract painter Toma-L.
Behind the art is a 14-seat counter with subdued lighting, wrapped in a clean stainless steel kitchen. Here, a well-choreographed brigade of highly talented chefs, led by Brazil’s Franco Samponia, creates the finest avant-garde tasting menu.
I stop at the end and find that everyone who enters is excited and dazzled.
Frevo is certainly one of the most eaten places in Manhattan, so it should be.
Ted stops at the edge (above) of the counter and notices that “everyone who enters is excited and dazzled.”
The photo on the left is Ted’s wild strawberry dessert, and the photo on the right is Frevo’s crab dish.
The Harry Potter character steps through the paintings of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to access a common room (still image from the movie above).
Ingredients from osetra caviar to colora drums, turbots to wild strawberries are pushed to the limit of their diversity with a series of fun and delicious dishes.
And if you have a wine flight in favor of the award-winning French sommelier Quentin Vauleon, you’ll get a bonus on your palette thanks to seven interesting products by the glass, from the white Santorini Familia 2020 by Hatzidakis to the Uivo Rose in Portugal. There is an odyssey.
The restaurant states: ‘The hidden door is offered as a homage to New York City’s rich Speakeasy cocktail bar scene. The idea is to meet the expectations of guests, start the experience before the first bite, and set the mood for a fine dining experience.
The outside is the art and the inside is the art of cooking.
Frevo, 48 W 8th St, New York, NY10011. Visit www.exploretock.com/frevo make a reservation. Visit the restaurant’s Instagram page Here..
The art gallery holds solo exhibitions by well-established and up-and-coming artists such as Brooklyn-based Hariterner and French abstract painter Toma-L.
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