A longtime icon of the Las Vegas Strip, Golden Steer has opened a new restaurant in New York City. The new location, which opened Jan. 23, has taken over the street-level dining room of the One Fifth Avenue building, right off Washington Square Park. The dining room previously housed Otto Enoteca Pizzeria and most recently Trattoria One Fifth (a former Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner), which was operated by chef Marc Forgione.
The new outpost further marks the surge of steak houses that are serious about wine in New York City and other metropolitan dining scenes. To Golden Steer wine director Artem Raetckii, it’s a signal of the pendulum swinging in fine dining.
“Away with small plates and tasting menus! New Yorkers are ready to take back the steak house. Large steaks, great bottles of wine, ice-cold cocktails and warm hospitality,” Raetckii told Wine Spectator. “Something that for a long time was confined to expense account–wielding ‘masters of the universe.’”
The Golden Steer first opened its doors in 1958, with its canary-yellow facade welcoming the likes of Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Both Golden Steer locations are operated by husband-and-wife team Nick McMillan and Amanda Signorelli, who inherited her family’s legacy restaurant.
McMillan and Signorelli tapped Brendan Scott to serve as executive chef; he brings his experience working in establishments such as Best of Award of Excellence winner Carne Mare and the now-closed Grand Award winner Montrachet. The menu steps through a time portal with signature dishes such as oyster shooters, veal saltimbocca and chicken “hunter style.” Expect to find succulent cuts of steak, served with accompaniments like brandy cream and gremolata, plus a bit of surf, including king crab legs and jumbo Canadian lobster tail. Bananas foster and cherries jubilee are flambéed tableside.
When it comes to the 285 bottles on the wine list, Raetckii leans into classic steak house staples such as Champagne, California Cabernet, Burgundy and Bordeaux. Highlights of the list include Château Calon-Ségur 1989 and a vertical of Spain’s Bodegas Vega Sicilia back to 1996. “For us at Golden Steer at One Fifth, it’s all about iconic, timeless wines—exactly the way the Golden Steer itself has been since 1958,” says Raetckii.
“Regions and wines that are classic and true to themselves define the program,” he continues. “Whether it’s Cathy Corison’s Cabernet Sauvignon from St. Helena or Macari Cabernet Franc from Long Island, Pax Mahle Syrah from Sonoma Coast or Marc Sorrel Hermitage from the Rhône. We believe in wines that capture both a sense of place and a sense of occasion. And we do love our Champagne—just as Marilyn Monroe did!”
Outside of the wine list, guests can sip on a range of cocktails—think Gibsons made with housemade pickles or a gin fizz with fino Sherry. The classic Art Deco dining room, refashioned by the design firm Modellus Novus, incorporates “mid-century glamour and Western iconography” with gold fringe, curved banquette seating and oil paintings inspired by the Wild West.
Golden Steer at One Fifth
Opened: Jan. 23, 2026
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 5 p.m.–10 p.m.
Address: 1 5th Ave., New York, NY 10003
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