The Jean Nouvel-designed tower, 53 West 53rd may have stoked up some controversy in its time, but 53, the stylish restaurant occupying its ground and sub-ground floor, has only ever garnered rave reviews. Managed by the Altamarea Group, and a pet project of Ahmass Fakahany, the hospitality group’s founder and CEO, 53 is an evocative tribute to contemporary Asian cuisine and manages the seemingly impossible by serving exquisitely authentic dishes that are elevated in their treatment.
