Murray Hill’s busy corner at East 38th Street and Third Avenue just scored a serious upgrade. The Consulate has taken over the block with a full-service Murray Hill dining room and a second, more casual sibling bar called At The Office. Together they replace a longtime Tex-Mex fixture and promise everything from oysters and sushi to big-screen sports and an outdoor terrace.
Big indoor-outdoor setup at a familiar Murray Hill corner
The two concepts add up to roughly 310 seats at 160 E. 38th St., including an elevated terrace built to handle warm-weather crowds. As reported by Time Out, the terrace is a centerpiece of the project and is designed to be shared by both The Consulate and At The Office.
A menu that swings from oysters to sushi to bar snacks
The Consulate’s Murray Hill menu leans hard into seafood and small plates, with a raw bar featuring tuna tartare with avocado and yuzu, oysters, and a full sushi program that includes crispy rice with spicy tuna and an “NYC Bagel” roll. The restaurant’s own menu shows mains like steak frites and short-rib cavatelli, alongside signature cocktails, according to The Consulate.
A sports-bar second act for late nights and game days
At The Office serves as the louder, looser counterpart to the dining room, with bar seating, plenty of screens and an orderable lineup of elevated pub fare, including mini lobster rolls, ballpark hot dogs and a caviar service. OpenTable notes that the address previously housed a longtime Tex-Mex staple and lists At The Office as a sports bar and gastro-pub at 160 E. 38th St., including its hours and reservation availability.
Cocktails, pints and a curated drink list
The Consulate’s menu features a broad cocktail program plus a canned and bottled beer list that includes options such as Lagunitas IPA, per the restaurant’s published menu. For more playful highlights from the bar side, a Pale Negroni, a Gipsy Woman with vodka and green Chartreuse, and a Guinness Old Fashioned are among the examples rounded up by amNewYork.
What this means for Murray Hill
For a block that long relied on a single Tex-Mex mainstay, the dual openings are one of the neighborhood’s more ambitious restaurant debuts in recent memory. Attendees at the launch party told The Knockturnal that the terrace and two-concept layout could shift where locals head for both date nights and game nights.
How to go
Both venues are now taking reservations and plan to operate typical dinner and late-night hours. At The Office lists same-day booking availability, according to OpenTable.
