West Village, New York
Dinner, by Firelight
Live-fire cooking, an intimate room, and a menu that changes with the season.
The Experience
An evening that unhurries you.
The room is small on purpose. Sixteen tables, a hearth at the center, and a kitchen that cooks almost everything over live oak and applewood — the way it was done before ovens made it easy to forget fire.
The menu turns with the market, not the calendar. What you eat in March will be gone by June. What stays constant is the room: low light, close tables, the smell of woodsmoke drifting in from the pass. It is a place built for a long dinner, not a quick one.
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The Chef
Adaeze Obi
Chef Obi grew up cooking over a backyard drum grill in Houston, long before she knew it counted as technique. She staged in Lyon, ran the fire station at two Michelin-starred kitchens in Manhattan, and spent a decade quietly convinced that the best meal she'd ever eaten was still the one cooked over coals in her grandmother's yard. Maison Ember is her answer to that memory — a room where the fire is the point, not the plating.
"I don't want the food to look composed. I want it to look like someone who loves you made it, and then plated it beautifully by accident."
Atmosphere
A Room Worth Sitting In
Private Dining & Events
Your Own Night by the Fire
From an intimate chef's table to a full buyout, Maison Ember hosts gatherings the way it hosts everything else — unhurried, and built around the fire.
- The Ember RoomA private chef's table for up to 14, set beside the hearth.
- Small Plates ReceptionPassed, fire-cooked bites for gatherings up to 80.
- Full BuyoutThe entire room, exclusively yours, for up to 60 guests.
In Their Words
"A room that glows the way a great fire does — patient, generous, unforgettable."
The Downtown Table
"Maison Ember doesn't perform fine dining. It simply is fine dining, unbothered by trend."
Guest Review
"The ribeye alone is worth the reservation you'll need to make three weeks in advance."
Cross Street Journal
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Hours
- Tuesday – Thursday5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Friday – Saturday5:30 PM – 11:00 PM
- Sunday5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- MondayClosed
Reservations
Reservations recommended, especially Thursday through Saturday. Walk-ins are always welcome at the bar.
(212) 555-0148Reserve a Table
The Table Is Set.
Join us for a night built around fire, seasonality, and good company.
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