Happy Birthday to The Runner–we wish you many, many, many prosperous years more.

The Runner is named after Walt Whitman’s poem of the same name, has a wood-burning oven at the center of its cooking philosophy.  The extensive menu has many seasonal items including, wood-fired baked breads, vegetables and main dishes like lamb shoulder with plum sauce, culotte steak “Diane,” and a whole roast chicken for two; shaved brussel sprout, cabbage and kale with hazelnut dressing, and pickled and roasted beets with parsley, walnuts and a red wine vinaigrette; mashed potatoes with gruyere, whole beans with duck confit, and wild rice and kabocha squash.

Seafood is procured fresh everyday and includes dishes such as: salt-baked trout with a caper sauce as well as freshly-shucked oysters, served raw, roasted, and in sandwiches. For dessert: a take on carrot pudding, tipsy cake, plus a variety of homemade ice creams, including fennel and molasses.

The Runner is owned by Gastro Coterie, Art Winter and Richard Winter.

The Runner, 460 Myrtle Avenue between Washington and Waverly.
(718) 643-6500