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

Or'esh, at 450 W Broadway in SoHo, is a live-fire modern Mediterranean restaurant led by Michelin-starred chef Nadav Greenberg. The name joins the Hebrew words for light and fire, and the kitchen is built around cooking over coal.

The Levant is the guide. The menu centers on pristine seafood, flame-kissed meats and seasonal vegetables sourced from the Union Square Greenmarket. In the Levant, Greenberg says, cooking over coal is part of daily life, and that connection to live fire runs through every section of the menu.

He describes the restaurant as built on connection between people, cultures and the ingredients themselves, drawing on a Mediterranean spirit in which food is about people coming together. The approach is ingredient-driven: fire is used to bring out what is on the plate rather than to disguise it.

Reservations are taken through DoorDash on the restaurant's website, with a separate VIP access link via SevenRooms. Parties of 10 or more, up to full buyouts, can submit a private events inquiry through the site. The restaurant can be reached at 212-292-8999.

For anyone looking for a SoHo dinner built around coal-fired Levantine cooking and greenmarket produce, Or'esh offers a focused take on the genre.