The East Pole

$
Party
American
Cocktails

Upper East Side

Location


Get directions | 133 E. 65th St., New York, NY 10065

Hours

Hours | Sunday 10:30am-11pm, Monday 11:30am-12am, Tuesday 11:30am-12am, Wednesday 11:30am-12am, Thursday 11:30am-12am, Friday 11:30am-12am, Saturday 10:30am-12am

About

The original T.G.I. Friday’s opened as a singles bar on 63rd and 1st in 1965, apparently so that the owner could meet women. (Please take a moment to imagine the pick-up lines shared over an appetizer sampler.) Then that location closed down, leaving the east 60s without a place for people to socialize, eat calamari, drink martinis, and tastefully proposition others for casual sex. That is, until The East Pole opened in 2014.
Unlike any T.G.I Friday’s we’ve ever graced, The East Pole takes up the first two floors of a beautiful brownstone. It’s the sort of classy place where servers look forward to emphasizing the ‘heritage’ when they talk about the heritage pork chop with chicory greens. Heritage or not, The East Pole’s American food won’t spin you into ecstasy or outrage. It’s all about seven dollars more than you want it to be (there’s a decent kale pesto cavatelli for $24 and better-than-decent grilled snap peas for $16, for example).
The East Pole’s greatest quality is its reliability as a social epicenter. So even though the Scottish salmon tartare might not blow your mind, keep this spot in your mental restaurant rolodex the next time you’re meeting up with a date in the area or you want to sit at the bar, drink a cocktail, and imagine what went down at the first-ever T.G.I. Friday’s.

Contact

212-249-2222

Menu

Dinner
FIRST COURSE
FRESH BURRATA $27
greenhouse mache, olive tapenade, grilled country bread

ROASTED HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES $22
bok choy, hijiki, avocado

NORWICH FARMS PUMPKIN SOUP $26
roasted chestnut, jonah crab

LANI’S GREENS $17
bartlett pear, goat cheese, cranberries, pecans, sherry vinaigrette

SCOTTISH SALMON TARTARE $24
calamansi, red onion, baguette

FRIED MONTAUK SQUID $26
lemon, jalapeno, shishito aioli

KALE CAESAR SALAD $24
anchovy, croutons, bacon, organic egg

PEEKO OYSTERS $22/ $43
champagne mignonette

Dinner
SECOND COURSE
THE EAST POLE MACRO BOWL $31
quinoa, cauliflower, adzuki beans, kabocha squash, black tahini

FRESH TAGLIATELLE $35
wild boar bolognese, parmesano reggiano

ROASTED HALIBUT $45
forbidden rice, braised leeks, truffle parsnip puree

ROASTED HALIBUT $45
forbidden rice, braised leeks, truffle parsnip puree

PAN SEARED ARCTIC CHAR $45
root vegetables, red curry broth, cilantro

ROASTED LOCAL CAULIFLOWER $30
watercress, red vine sorrel, toasted hazlenut

BRINED AMISH CHICKEN $39
castelfranco radicchio, rhode island mushroom ragu

BLACK ANGUS FILET $65
confit local potatoes, whole roasted shallots, roquefort crust

DOUBLE BURGER $25
thick cut bacon, vermont cheddar, secret sauce, challah bun, fries

Dinner
SIDES
PARMESAN TRUFFLE FRIES $15
ROASTED SHISHITO PEPPERS $15
SAUTEED LOCAL SPINACH $15
CARROTS & HONEY ESPELETTE $15

BRUNCH
MAINS
FRENCH OMLETTE $20
local spinach, gruyere, truffle

HUEVOS RANCHEROS $21
fried eggs, house made tortillas, pico de gallo, black beans

EGGS BENEDICT $24
thick cut bacon, english muffin, home fries, hollandaise

EGG WHITE FRITTATA $20
market vegetables, vermont cheddar

BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $22
seasonal berries, vermont maple syrup

THE EAST POLE MACRO BOWL $31
quinoa, cauliflower, adzuki beans, kabocha, black tahini

DOUBLE BURGER $25
thick cut bacon, vermont cheddar, secret sauce, challah bun, fries

AVOCADO TARTINE $21
six minute eggs, radishes, cilantro

FRESH TAGLIATELLE $35
wild boar bolognese, parmesano reggiano

KALE CAESAR $24
anchovy, croutons, bacon, organic egg add chicken $10

BRUNCH COCKTAILS & MOCKTAILS
BLOODY MARY VARIATIONS $14
– vodka mary – gin snapper – tequila maria

MIMOSA $14
SEASONAL BELLINI $14
COLD PRESSED GREEN JUICE $11
tuscan kale, ginger, orange, lemon, honey

CITRUS KOMBUCHA FIZZ $11
ginger-lemon kombucha, orange, grapefruit, ginger beer

SPECIALTY LATTES
GOLDEN TURMERIC LATTE $9
MATCHA LATTE $8
made with oat milk

MATCHA LATTE $9