A new restaurant built around one of New York City's largest wine collections is opening next month in Flatiron, taking over a stretch of East 20th Street with a decades-long pedigree in serious wine. Amphora, developed by chef Jack Logue and wine director Chris Miller, opens September 9 with more than 2,500 bottles in its cellar and a menu designed to be built alongside the wine list rather than after it.
The address itself carries weight among local collectors. As Time Out reports, 43 East 20th Street previously housed Veritas, a Michelin-starred fine-dining institution known for its massive wine cellar that operated from 1999 to 2013. Most recently, the space held Saint Urban, a wine-focused tasting menu concept from chef Jared Stafford-Hill that earned recognition on the 2026 Star Wine List before closing, according to Pearl.
A Kitchen Built on Michelin Pedigree
Logue's résumé reads like a tour of the city's top dining rooms. He previously served as Executive Chef of The Clocktower in Flatiron, where he led the kitchen to three consecutive Michelin stars while also managing the food program at the New York EDITION hotel, per Amphora's own account of his background. Before that, he was Chef de Cuisine at Betony, where the kitchen held a Michelin star for three straight years and earned three stars from The New York Times, following earlier experience at Daniel during its three-star Michelin run, according to Pursuitist.
Wine director Chris Miller brings his own credentials, having held senior wine and beverage management roles at two-Michelin-starred Atera and Café Boulud before co-managing beverage operations at The Lambs Club, per The Lambs Club. Logue and Miller worked together for four years at that Times Square dining room, and the partnership didn't end there. In June 2025, the pair launched Buchette del Vino NYC in Times Square, a fast-casual concept serving Italian wines and food through a custom window modeled after historic Florentine wine windows, as detailed in a release carried by PR Newswire.
Design From the Team Behind Eleven Madison Park
Amphora's dining room was redesigned by Bentel & Bentel, the architecture and design firm behind some of Manhattan's most recognizable fine-dining interiors, including Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, and Le Bernardin. The firm's involvement, first reported through the Grand Hyatt's own project history, signals how much weight the Amphora team is putting on atmosphere alongside the wine program itself.
The renovation added 48 seats to the main dining room, which will now combine with an intimate five-seat bar reserved for à la carte service. Amphora will operate Tuesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., per the restaurant's own operational details. Guests can choose from three- or four-course prix fixe menus, à la carte dining at the bar, or a signature tasting menu built around curated wine pairings.
Rare Bottles Meet a 48-Day Ribeye
The name Amphora refers to the ancient vessel once used to transport wine, and the restaurant's cellar leans into that historical weight with bottles from Rousseau, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Coche-Dury, Pétrus, Giacomo Conterno, and Raveneau, along with full verticals from Krug, Domaine Leflaive, Ridge, and Opus One. The collection spans Burgundy, Champagne, Piedmont, and the Northern Rhône, but the list also makes room for emerging producers and more accessible bottles aimed at guests who aren't chasing allocations.
That range reflects what Time Out frames as a central challenge for the restaurant: bridging the gap between high-end collectors seeking rare pours and younger diners looking for something approachable. Amphora's inaugural paired tasting menu pushes that philosophy further, pairing Colgin's Cariad Napa Valley red with a 48-day dry-aged ribeye and Domaine Fourrier Vieilles Vignes with Rohan duck breast, according to the restaurant. Opening dishes also include Montauk fluke with sungold tomato, melon and shiso; diver scallops with sweet corn, jamón and Australian black truffle; and a raviolo inspired by vitello tonnato with milk-fed veal, bluefin tuna and capers. Larger plates round out the menu with that 48-day-aged ribeye served alongside potato terrine and black garlic bordelaise, plus Rohan duck breast with chanterelles, cherry and sansho. The restaurant describes its approach as one where food and wine are selected in active conversation, rather than wine chosen only after entrées are set.
Joining Flatiron's Growing Fine-Dining Push
Amphora's arrival adds to a wave of upscale wine-focused openings reshaping Flatiron's dining scene. The neighborhood recently welcomed Felice's Flatiron flagship, which features a 30-foot wine wall at 220 Fifth Avenue. With Amphora set to open September 9 on East 20th Street, the neighborhood's reputation as a destination for serious wine collectors and curious newcomers alike looks poised to grow even further.
