Rockefeller Center and Chef Ignacio Mattos, owner and head chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant estela, Altro Paradiso, and Flora Bar, today announced the planned opening of Chef Mattos’ newest creation, Caffè Lodi. The all-day Italian caffé, bar, bakery, and alimentari at 1 Rockefeller Plaza will serve breakfast, lunch, aperitivo, and dinner to-go. The announcement comes on the heels of estela’s successful pop-up dining experience offering New Yorkers al fresco picnic dinners at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Caffè Lodi is expected to open in early 2021.
“Chef Ignacio Mattos is one of the most acclaimed and beloved chefs in New York, and we are elated to welcome him and Caffè Lodi to Rockefeller Center," said EB Kelly, Tishman Speyer Managing Director overseeing Rockefeller Center. "Ignacio is a New Yorker through and through. Like so many of us, he comes from somewhere else, Uruguay, and like all of us, he is deeply committed to our City. His work for frontline workers throughout the pandemic is just the most recent example of this commitment, and one of the many reasons we are so proud to work with him. The dining industry is what makes New York New York, it's our lifeblood," she said. "One of our priorities is to work with a diverse roster of chefs and restauranteurs to create unmatched dining experiences that make Rockefeller Center New York’s premier dining destination.”“Partnering with Rockefeller Center at The Rink was a joy. The trust and support the Tishman Speyer team instilled in us during these unprecedented times is greatly appreciated; we could not be more excited to continue our partnership by creating a permanent space in one of the most beautiful and iconic landmarks in New York,” said Chef Ignacio Mattos.
Caffè Lodi will be Mattos’ fourth restaurant in New York City and joins more than 50 diverse food and beverage offerings currently available at Rockefeller Center, delighting discerning New Yorkers for breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
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Tishman Speyer is a leading owner, developer, operator and investment manager of first-class real estate in 27 key markets across the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. We develop, build and manage premier office, residential and retail spaces for industry-leading tenants, as well as state-of-the-art life science centers through our Breakthrough Properties venture. With global vision, on-the-ground expertise and a personalized approach, Tishman Speyer is unparalleled in our ability to foster innovation, quickly adapt to global and local trends and proactively anticipate our customers’ evolving needs. By focusing on health and wellness, enlightened placemaking and such customer-focused initiatives as tenant amenities platform Zo., and our flexible space and co-working brand Studio, we tend not just to our physical buildings but to the people who inhabit them on a daily basis. Since our inception in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed, and operated 424 properties, totaling 184 million square feet, with a combined value of approximately $97 billion (US). Our current portfolio includes such iconic assets as Rockefeller Center in New York City, The Springs in Shanghai, TaunusTurm in Frankfurt and the Mission Rock neighborhood currently being realized in San Francisco.
