BRIAN'S 100 Best '18

100 BEST ’18: WARMED JONAH CRAB at GLORIA

I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018…

SADLY, GLORIA IS NOW CLOSED.

Gloria is one of my favorite restaurant discoveries of the year. It’s like a more affordable hip Le Bernardin, which is also true because the chef once cut his teeth at Eric Ripert’s seafood den. This rich play on a crab cake with sweet Jonah crab and a creamy sabayon is the sort of dish you’d find at other high end restaurants, yet here it is available at a casual but classy neighborhood joint and at a much lower price. Price: $18

GLORIA
401 West 53rd Street (between Ninth and Tenth Avenue),
Hell’s Kitchen
(212) 956-0709
gloria-nyc.com

AboutBrian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He has written food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City. His latest series is an international cooking show with his son which can be found on this site.