Clover Hill (restaurant)

Clover Hill originally opened in December 2019 with Stephan Ilnyckyj as its executive chef, who worked at Betony, Estela, and Eleven Madison Park. The restaurant closed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then owners and partners Clay Castillo and Gabriel Merino reopened the restaurant in 2022 with executive chef Charlie Mitchell who worked at the restaurant prior to the 2020 pandemic.^[5] Clover Hill received its first Michelin star the same year that it reopened.^[6] In 2024, Clover Hill was recognized by food critic Pete Wells as number 46 out of 100 best restaurants in New York City. Wells noted the use of seasonal ingredients by then executive chef Charlie Mitchell.^[7] In early 2025, Charlie Mitchell left Clover Hill to become the executive chef of Saga. Chef Sam Rogers, who worked at Noma, Momofuku Ko, Jungsik, and Per Se, was named as its new executive chef. Clover Hill closed permanently in October 2025.^[8]

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