{"id":235266,"date":"2024-07-24T12:46:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=235266"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:12:16","slug":"gitano-island-governors-island-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/gitano-island-governors-island-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Governors Island\u00a0Morphs into a Tropical Beach Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 24, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Georgina McWhirter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Gitano<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Governors Island\u00a0Morphs into a Tropical Beach Club<\/h1>\n\n\n

Design and hospitality guru James Gardner has opened his latest\u00a0Gitano\u00a0location following his F&B hits of the same name in Tulum, Miami (a locale in Dubai is up next).\u00a0Located on\u00a0Governors Island\u00a0near the similarly sybaritic\u00a0QC NYC Spa, a swift five-minute ferry ride\u00a0from Lower Manhattan,\u00a0Gitano\u00a0Island<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a027,000-square-foot sand-covered oasis for mezcal margaritas and tacos set amid palm trees and sparkling disco balls. The lush tropical space, with views of the water and a harbor breeze, is open seasonally in summer, and provides a welcome vacation-style retreat from the city\u2019s never-ending heat waves.\u00a0Gardner\u2019s design is\u00a0open but still protected from the natural elements with a custom 40-by-40-foot black Bedouin tent and giant twin 60-foot pergolas made with zapote wood imported from the Yucatan jungle. There are myriad spaces to gather, from a sheltered open-air dining area lit by rattan pendants to a beach club complete with striped cabanas and day beds set against the NYC skyline. It\u2019s slice of Tulum minutes from the concrete jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indulge in an Urban Escape at Gitano Island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Leafy palms and a sandy path signal a shift into Gitano Island’s topical oasis. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Striped sun shields enable visitors to relax in the restaurant’s lounge area. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A disco ball sparkles in the sun near the bar, which is shaded by a 40-by-40-foot black Bedouin tent. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A sampling of the menu’s offerings. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The open-air dining area features views of Manhattan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n