Almost every address on this tasty little Midtown block is now a restaurant

NYC’s hottest street of eats isn’t in Soho or Chinatown, it’s in Midtown South, where office workers are hungry for options.“It’s a great mix of different concepts and different levels of hospitality plus the location is as accessible as it gets,” said Lee Block of the leasing firm RTL, who has matched restaurants to spaces along this short block of East 20th Street in the Flatiron District between Broadway and Park Avenue South.Almost every address on that block is now an eatery and for restaurateurs, a space is becoming so coveted that they’re paying upwards of $200 per foot — which rivals pricing on the avenues.“There’s a dish for every palette on that block,” said Adelaide Polsinelli of Compass, who sold 27 E.
20th St.to the co-owner of Italian restaurant Rezdôra.
“It’s like the United Nations of dining.”This opulent outpost features vibrant mix-and-match seasonal menus from Aqua Roma Italian and Aqua Kyoto Japanese — along with Aqua Spirit’s extensive bar menu.The cocktails and and DJs go from 8 p.m.
till 2 a.m.on Thursdays for Kyoto After Dark.Brick walls and greenery create a cozy cafe.
Its Columbian beans are roasted in Brooklyn for 10 days to make what they claim is the world’s freshest coffee.Michelin-starred Chef Stefano Secchi and his partner David Switzer celebrate the cuisine of Emilia-Romagna as “head of household” — the nonna who hand rolls pasta.Offerings include the delightfully titled “Grandma Walking Through Forest in Emelia,” which is actually cappelletti verdi with roasted, sautéed leeks along with black mushroom puree.
In other words, divine.The last remaining hole on the block was 1,800 square feet and it just leased to a healthy cafe concept with dine-in and grab-and-go options.“It’s a very intriguing restaurant,” Block said.Leased through RTL and open about a year as Nemesis, the owners are retooling the spot with their Williamsburg Asian concept, Antidote.The former home of Singapur...