EXTERIOR, bricks, green, arched windows

The Italian Job

Chef Alfred Portale describes himself as an Italian American who is “French-trained." He was a pioneer in the New American cuisine movement and is known for his exquisite plating and insistence on high-quality ingredients. The eponymously named Portale restaurant combines sleek metropolitan modernity with homespun comfort. It reflects the refinement of his approach and the casual warmth of a neighborhood favorite. INC has delicately combined raw material like limed whitewashed reclaimed timber, bleached white oak, and painted white raw brick with meticulously crafted details in super-refined finishes like brass, black lacquer, teal leather, mohair calacatta arabescato marble, and burled walnut. A combination of the rough and the refined, reflecting the elegance of “la Cucina raffinata” and the relaxed comfort of a home-cooked meal. INC has combined the urbane and gritty glamour of Milan in the mid-century and the hominess of your nonna’s kitchen. Portale is a little bit Sophia Loren and a little bit Anna Magnan.

From
2019 to 2019
Location
W 18th St, New York NY
Project Team
Adam Rolston, Drew Stuart, Gabriel Benroth, Irene Wang, Joseph M Giampietro, Megan McGing, and Michael C Webb
Services
Interiors and FF&E Design
Part of
InteriorRestaurantAll
BAR, marble, brick, stools
BAR, brick, marble, shelves
tables, banquette, mirrors, tile
BANQUETTE, bench, mirror, sconces
WAITER, window, tables, chairs
BAR, tables, mirror, beams
BAR CART, wood, brick, flowers
TABLE, white, wood, art
tables, restaurant, gold, mirror, brick
BANQUETTE, tables, gold, brick
kitchen, window, side table, gold
table, marble window, curtain
window, portale, green, restaurant

Portale