Chef Scott Swiderski (Union Square Cafe, Buddakan) oversees a raw-bar and seafood menu at Pennsylvania 6, an Art Deco midtown lounge opening February 13th. Look for whole lobsters doused with butter, grilled steelhead salmon and raw bivalves garnished with horseradish grated tableside. At the 38-foot-long marble bar, bartenders execute drinks like Manhattans (served with a touch of Grand Marnier) and champagne cocktails sweetened with fresh fruit like honeydew and cantaloupe. Suds hounds can dive into a menu of 20 drafts and 20 bottles, focused on German brews like a Schneider Aventinus bock, as well as homegrown beers like Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. In addition to the sixteen TVs, a 15-by-ten-foot projection screen displays football games and live events like the Oscars. Check out the dinner menu below. 132 W 31st St between Sixth and Seventh Aves (212-727-3666)
APPETIZERS
Spicy beef buns $12
Black pepper sauce, cilantro, pickled shallots
Burrata cheese $15
Oven-dried tomatoes, olives, grilled bread
Dry aged beef carpaccio $15
Celery heart salad, violet mustard, crispy shallots
Chipotle-glazed St. Louis ribs $14
Celeriac and apple slaw
Roasted bone marrow $12
Parsley salad, gremolata, crostini
Fried Ipswich clams $16
New England soft shell clams, lemon aioli
Crispy chicken taquitos $11
Salsa verde, crema, black beans
SOUP AND SALAD
Classic caesar $10
Romaine hearts, white anchovy, croutons, garlic parmesan
dressing
Pickled beet $12
Laura chenel goat cheese, pistachio clusters, orange-rosemary dressing
Duck Lyonnaise $14
Braised duck leg, fingerling potatoes, frisee, poached egg, sherry-dijon vinaigrette
Honeycrisp apple $13
Mustard greens, candied walnuts, grana padano, bacon, cider dressing
Soup and sandwich $9
Vidalia onion soup, gruyere grilled cheese
PIZZA AND FLATBREADS
Tartufo $16
Taleggio, mushroom, shaved truffle, fried egg
Abbruzzi pepperoni $14
Fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, fresno chilies
Parma $15
Fontina, prosciutto di parma, arugula, grana padano
Margherita $12
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil
Three Little Pigs $16
Spicy sausage, guanciale, finocchiona, broccoli rabe, fontina
Mediterranean flatbread $12
Toasted curry hummus, feta, olives, tomato, cucumber
PLATES
Beer-braised short ribs $26
Cipollini onions, carrot puree, brussels sprouts, balsamic jus
Steelhead salmon $28
Royal trumpet mushrooms, arugula, ham hock
Maple-glazed duroc pork chop $24
Mashed sweet potatoes, haricot vert
Dry-aged sirloin $38
Peppers & onions, fingerling potatoes, house steak sauce
Monkfish osso buco $27
Maitake mushroom, butternut squash, asparagus, cider truffle jus
Organic roasted chicken $24
Truffled parsnip puree, cauliflower, baby carrots
Lobster roll $26
Poached lobster, celery, green onion, mayonnaise, buttered roll
Penn6 burger $22
Eight-ounce dry aged ground beef, three hour onions, jasper hill cheddar, potato bun, hand cut fries
The Knickerbockers $18
Two two-ounce Wagyu burgers, young gouda, truffled aioli, potato bun, hand cut fries, house pickles
DAILY SUPPER
Monday
Linguine and clams $24
Bilbao chorizo, white wine, garlic, grilled bread
Tuesday
Korean fried chicken $22
Spicy chili glaze, Napa cabbage slaw
Wednesday
Whole Maine lobster (market price)
Fingerling potatoes and asparagus salad
Thursday
Penn6 Steak (market price)
Reminiscent of a classic steakhouse butcher selected prime steaks & chops
Friday
Market fish (market price)
Fresh catch of the day from local fisheries
Saturday
Pomegranate-glazed duck breast $26
Wild rice, brussels sprouts, cranberry compote