Recognized by the New York Times, New York Magazine and New York Observer as one of the best new restaurants, Park Avenue Winter has returned to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, just in time to herald the season's arrival.

The team behind midtown rustic American restaurant Quality Meats collaborated to create Park Avenue Winter. Restaurateur Michael Stillman joins forces with award-winning design firm AvroKO (Public, Stanton Social) on the concept and all aspects of architecture, design, and graphics of the new restaurant.

The physical design of Park Avenue reflects a space with a sense of discovery, rather than stereotypical physical manifestations of a "season." This led the design team in part to Captain James Cook's explorative travels as a loose design reference. They looked at the regions he had visited in each of his major expeditions as a way of framing each season. Park Avenue Winter includes a refined interpretation of the season, adding details such as lacquered panel moldings, coffers with mismatched plaster rosettes, vintage British military buttons and custom crystal and glass chandeliers. All of the polished architectural elements blend with more rustic items, such as elongated birch branches built into the lighting elements, raw leathers and white-washed woods. Winter pays homage in part to Cook's travels in the Antarctic Circle, combined with a classic drawing room aesthetic.

Just like crisp refreshing Winter in New York, Park Avenue Winter is here for a short time. In late March, the restaurant will close its door to make way for Park Avenue Spring.

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