Reservations open today, Thursday, October 1, for Humm, the new casual restaurant from Daniel Humm and the team behind fine dining beacon Eleven Madison Parkand its newer sibling Clemente Bar. Humm will debut October 10 at 435 Hudson Street, between Leroy
and Morton streets, in the West Village.
This is a significant opening from the chef who helped turn Eleven Madison Park into a three-Michelin-star restaurant and maintained that rating, even after committing to a vegan menu– and walking it back.In between, Humm opened the cocktail-and-art-focused Clemente Bar at the same address as Eleven Madison; launched a pasta linewith midcentury-inspiredbranding; and launched a chef residency in Charleston, South Carolina.
Now, Humm takes over the former belovedEn Japanese Brasserie, which closed in December 2024 after two decades. According to the new restaurant’s description on Resy, the menu will follow the seasons, the market, and the harvest from Magic Farms from Maciek Kobielski, who is growing exclusively for the restaurants in Hoosick Falls, New York. The same description says Humm the restaurant reflects how the chef “prefers to eat and drink.”
There are three places to sit: the dining room for the full menu, the bar, or the lounge — the latter two with smaller food menus. Resy describes a wine list that includes both established regions and smaller producers.
The opening menu, according to a spokesperson, includes dishes like crispy feta with sesame and shallot agrodolce; tuna crudo; chicory and tangerine salad; fried eggplant with pickled green tomatoes; grilled fish; roasted chicken for two; and milk and honey for dessert.
Pierre Yovanovitch designed the space, with art by Francesco Clemente and Rashid Johnson alongside pieces by Louise Bourgeois and Roni Horn, according to the restaurant.
The handoff from En was contentious. As Caper reported, owner Reika Alexander said she wanted to renew her lease and was prepared to pay more, but discovered the Eleven Madison Park team touring the space while she was still pursuing negotiations. Hudson Square Properties disputed suggestions of bad faith and told Caper that unpaid rent was subject to active litigation.
