Electric Lemon

What Electric Lemon is

Electric Lemon is the restaurant and rooftop bar on the 24th floor of the Equinox Hotel at 33 Hudson Yards, on the far West Side of Manhattan. It opened in August 2019 with the hotel and belongs to Starr Restaurants, the group behind Le Coucou, Pastis and Buddakan. The dining room has floor-to-ceiling windows, mid-century furniture and a long bar; the terrace outside is about 8,000 square feet, with a mesh sculpture, lounge seating, fire pits, an outdoor bar and an infinity pool that belongs to the hotel and is not for diners.

The pitch is clean, seasonal American cooking built on Mid-Atlantic farms, with naturally raised meat and a wine list weighted towards organic and biodynamic producers. In practice it is a hotel restaurant with a very good view: the terrace faces west over the Hudson River towards New Jersey, and the crowd moves outside from late afternoon for cocktails at golden hour.

Time Out reviewed it in April 2026 and gave it three stars out of five, praising the terrace and the burger and calling the cooking competent rather than remarkable. The Infatuation’s 2022 review reached a similar verdict: a Stephen Starr restaurant, so the food is better than the average view restaurant, and the terrace is the reason to go.

Who cooks here

The executive chef is Sergio Ortega, who was born in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, trained at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana, and worked as a sous chef in California and Austin before becoming chef de cuisine at Atla Venice, Enrique Olvera’s Los Angeles restaurant. He took over the Electric Lemon kitchen under Starr Restaurants. The wine programme, built at opening around 160 labels organised by landscape rather than by grape, was set up by beverage manager Natascha Patterer.

Awards and press

• Michelin Guide New York: received a Michelin Plate in the 2021 selection and remains listed in the Guide as a contemporary restaurant.
• Time Out New York: reviewed April 2026, three out of five stars.
• The Infatuation: reviewed September 2022.
• Wine Spectator: covered the opening and the wine list in 2019.

How the menu works

Electric Lemon runs five services with separate à la carte menus. There is no tasting menu.

• Breakfast (weekdays): eggs, pancakes, avocado toast and pastries.
• Lunch (weekdays): salads, a burger, fish and lighter mains.
• Dinner (nightly): starters such as marinated razor clams, hay-roasted oysters and deviled crab, then mains such as whole roasted trout, pasture-raised chicken, lemon spaghetti with bottarga and the cheeseburger, plus sides and desserts.
• Brunch (Saturday and Sunday until 15:00): avocado toast, a breakfast sandwich, a farm egg omelette, flaxseed pancakes and breakfast cocktails.
• Terrace bar (from 17:00 daily): a signature cocktail list, non-alcoholic cocktails, wine by the glass and a short snack menu.

The menu is seasonal and changes several times a year, so treat the dishes above as examples.

What I ate

I filmed here in June for the sunset rather than for a full dinner, and the reel is about the terrace: the view over the Hudson, the cocktails at the outdoor bar and the pool level. My advice from that evening is the practical one: book a dinner table for the hour before sunset, or come early to the bar, because the terrace is the part everyone wants.

What it costs

Prices below are from the restaurant’s 2026 menus and the Time Out review of April 2026. New York adds 8.875 percent sales tax, and a tip of 20 percent is expected.

Item	Price
Dinner appetisers	17 to 26 USD
Dinner mains	26 to 60 USD
Cheeseburger	32 USD
Desserts	12 to 17 USD
Signature cocktails	20 to 34 USD
Electric Lemon Martini	22 USD
Non-alcoholic cocktails	15 to 18 USD
Brunch: avocado toast	20 USD
Brunch: breakfast sandwich	19 USD
Brunch: omelette or flaxseed pancake	18 USD
Brunch cocktails (mimosa, bellini, bloody mary)	18 USD

Dinner with a starter, a main and one cocktail is roughly 90 to 140 USD per person before tax and tip. Two cocktails on the terrace with no food comes to 45 to 70 USD. Brunch for one with a plate and a coffee is about 30 to 40 USD. Prices move, so check the menu on the day.

How to book

• Dining room: Resy, search for Electric Lemon, or call 212 812 9202. Book several days ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner and for brunch; weekday lunch and breakfast are usually easy.
• Terrace: walk-ins are accepted and seats at the outdoor bar are usually available, but tables fill by sunset on warm evenings. A dinner reservation with a request for terrace seating is the most reliable route.
• Private dining: a private room seats up to 50; enquire at electriclemon.info@starr-restaurants.com.
• Instagram: @electriclemonnyc.

Getting there

• Address: 33 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Equinox Hotel entrance is on West 33rd Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues; take the lift to the 24th floor.
• Subway: 34th Street-Hudson Yards on the 7 train is two minutes away. 34th Street-Penn Station (A, C, E, 1, 2, 3) is about ten minutes on foot west along 33rd Street.
• From the High Line: the northern end of the park comes out at Hudson Yards, a three-minute walk.
• From the Vessel and The Shops at Hudson Yards: two minutes.
• Parking: the Hudson Yards garage on West 33rd Street and the hotel valet; both are expensive. Taxis and ride-hailing drop at the hotel door.

Before you go

• Time it for sunset. The terrace faces west. Check the sunset hour for your date and arrive 45 minutes before it.
• Bring a layer. Even in June the wind on the 24th floor is noticeable after dark; the fire pits help but do not cover every table.
• Dress up a little. Smart casual is the norm; the terrace crowd at golden hour is dressed for photos.
• The pool is for hotel guests. You can see it from the terrace but cannot use it as a diner.
• Cocktails are 20 USD and up. Budget accordingly for a drinks-only visit.
• Kids. Fine at brunch; the terrace at night is an adult crowd.
• Pair it with a Hudson Yards morning. For breakfast nearby, see my InCommon review, a small neighbourhood cafe a few blocks south.
• Check the hours before you go. The hours on this page come from the venue’s public listings, which drift, so confirm on Google Maps or the venue’s own channels before a special trip.

Watch the visit

The reel above shows the terrace at sunset and the outdoor bar. For the rest of my New York picks, open my New York map or browse the New York recommendations.