Meatpacking Celebrity Haunt Pastis Is Back for Takeout and Delivery

Pastis is back in business

Chic celebrity hang Meatpacking District restaurant Pastis — recently revived by prolific restaurateur Keith McNally in partnership with Stephen Starr — has reopened its doors for takeout and delivery this week.

Though delivery won’t bring Pastis’s famously lively vibe home, staples like the steak frites, the croque-monsieur, and Pastis’s cheeseburger have all reappeared on the takeout menu. The restaurant will also be selling beer, bottles of wine, and to-go cocktails for pickup. Customers can place pickup orders over the phone and delivery orders via Caviar and DoorDash.

McNally and Starr brought Pastis back to life last summer after the original Meatpacking District location, known for being the ultimate lower Manhattan restaurant hotspot, shut down. The restaurant was forced to close again in mid-March amid the pandemic.

Pastis will be offering delivery and takeout from 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., from Tuesday through Sunday each week.

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