Inside Park at St. Bart’s

Dining at Inside Park at St. Bart’s is certainly a unique experience. The restaurant is located in the cavernous room—think a 30-foot ceiling and the original stained glass windows—that used to serve as the great hall at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Midtown East. The fare served here isn’t your typical Sunday supper, either. The menu of upscale American cuisine puts a focus on fresh ingredients. There’s the autumn squash and grain salad with kale, squash, farro, quinoa, pea shoots and parmesan ($15), a black truffle burger with comte and caramelized onions ($25) and a lump crab cake with spaghetti squash, haricots vert and toasted walnuts ($27). And unlike most church functions, dinner at Inside Park at St. Bart’s includes drinking. Bartenders can whip up any of the specialty cocktails, like the Park Sparkler with grapefruit, sour lemon and prosecco ($15). There’s also live jazz every Wednesday evening, and in the warmer months, you can choose to take your meal outside on the terrace.