What to Order at Elvis

Elvis is the Parisian-style natural wine bar at 54 Great Jones Street in NoHo, and the order is small plates built for wine: the whole artichoke, the hot gaufre, and the peanut butter and bacon sandwich the bar is named for.

What should you order at Elvis?

Come for snacks and wine, not a three-course dinner. The Infatuation's review skips a score precisely because Elvis is a wine bar rather than a full-meal restaurant, and the menu from executive chef Nicole Gajadhar reads that way: a short list of French-leaning plates to pass around while the natural wine does the work.

1. The Elvis sandwich. Peanut butter, bacon, banana, and honey, the namesake order and The Infatuation's pick. It is the one dish here you will not find at the other downtown wine bars.

2. The whole artichoke. It arrives steamed with a mustardy dijon aioli, and both The Infatuation and Forbes' opening coverage single it out. The table centerpiece while you work through glasses.

3. Hot gaufre. A potato waffle with crisp edges under melted cheese and pepper, per the opening coverage. The richest thing on the list and the right companion for a cold glass of something sparkling.

4. Fromage with honeycomb. Cheese with dripping honeycomb, walnuts, and tomato jam. It converts the wine list's by-the-glass depth into an actual course.

5. Gigante beans and the tuna Niçoise. The closest the menu gets to substance, per Forbes, and the move if you arrived hungrier than a wine bar expects.

What should you skip at Elvis?

Skip the idea of dinner. The Infatuation declines to rate Elvis because you cannot really eat a full meal there, and the room holds just 30 seats, so treat it as the first or last stop of the night rather than the main event. If you want the same team's energy with more food around it, that conversation starts at Le Dive downtown, and if you want a proper NoHo dinner nearby, our hardest reservations ranking covers the neighborhood's tougher rooms.

How do you get into Elvis?

Elvis takes reservations on Resy, and the math is unforgiving: 30 seats, per Forbes' opening coverage, in a room The Infatuation describes as built for telling secrets. Book ahead for prime evening slots or aim early, and watch for cancellations on busy nights, which is where a free DinnerElite alert earns its keep. In warmer months the sidewalk seats add capacity, per the opening coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Who is behind Elvis?

Jon Neidich's Golden Age Hospitality with Eric Kruvant and Darin Rubell of Paradise Projects, per Forbes, with Nicole Gajadhar as executive chef. The Infatuation shorthand: it comes from the team behind Le Dive.

What was in the space before Elvis?

The Great Jones Cafe held the address for 35 years, and the original bar is still in the room, per Forbes. Gabriel Stulman ran the space as the Jones and then Jolene before Elvis opened in late 2024.

Why is it called Elvis?

The Infatuation reports the bar hid a bust of Elvis somewhere in the space, allegedly for legal reasons. The orange room and the 17-foot rack of sparkling glasses do the rest of the personality work.

Getting a seat is the harder half of the plan on weekend nights. DinnerElite tracks when Elvis releases reservations and how far ahead it books, and it emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. Start from DinnerElite's Elvis page.