Or'esh in SoHo, NYC: Michelin-Starred Nadav Greenberg Cooks Mediterranean Over Coal

Or'esh is a Mediterranean restaurant at 450 W Broadway in SoHo. Its name refers to light and fire, and the kitchen is built around ingredient-driven cooking over coal. The restaurant's own site describes it as live-fire modern Mediterranean cooking from Michelin-starred chef Nadav Greenberg, and the logo on the page links to Catch Hospitality Group.

The menu takes its cues from the Levant. Three things anchor it: pristine seafood, flame-kissed meats, and seasonal vegetables sourced from the Union Square Greenmarket. The photograph the restaurant uses on its homepage shows what that looks like on the plate: skewers of charred meat, fish and vegetables, set on patterned porcelain against a deep red backdrop. Grilled skewers are one visible expression of the coal-fired approach.

Greenberg frames the restaurant around connection. In his words on the site, Or'esh is built on connection between people, cultures and the ingredients themselves, and the menu follows the spirit of the Mediterranean, a region where food is about people coming together. He adds that cooking over coal is part of daily life in the Levant, and that this link to live fire runs through the menu.

Tables are booked online. The Reservations menu on the site links to DoorDash, and a separate VIP Access link leads to the restaurant's SevenRooms page. Parties of 10 or more, up to full buyouts, can send an inquiry through the private events form. The restaurant's phone number is 212-292-8999.

For Japanese readers, charcoal grilling is a familiar technique. Here it is applied to Levantine cooking and to produce from a New York market, which gives the restaurant its own angle. It is a SoHo option for anyone who wants seafood, meat and vegetables cooked over live fire in a Mediterranean setting.