The New York City power lunch is not dead. It lives on in the glossy restaurants around Hudson Yards, a district on the west side of Manhattan that – for those who have not visited the city for a few years – seems to have sprung up fully formed and glinting with glass and steel. Tucked into its warren of new-build towers and pedestrianised walkways where NYC executives sit and lunch is Zou Zou’s – a newcomer feeding the upmarket clientele at the recently opened Manhattan Pendry West hotel.
Zou Zou’s has “power lunch” written all over it for several reasons: as well as being in the so-now location to open an office, it has wow-factor high ceilings, big windows letting in the light and instantly zesty interiors. Globe light fixtures like rings of giant pearls dangle above hot terracotta banquettes; Moorish-style tiles pave the way to your table; and tendrils of greenery frame a glam, jade-tiled cocktail bar on one side.
