What Happened to Olives, W Hotel After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Olives, W Hotel has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

Primary source
timeout.com ·
Secondary source
gayot.com ·

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What the source shows: Time Out New York and Gayot.com listings, both checked 2026-09-08, mark Olives at the W Union Square hotel as permanently closed, and a Google Places search for the original name returned an unrelated business at a different address.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "Filled With Envy" featured Olives, chef Todd English's Mediterranean restaurant inside the W Union Square hotel at 201 Park Avenue South in New York, NY, serving Mediterranean-inspired small plates. Time Out New York and Gayot.com listings, both checked 2026-09-08, mark the restaurant as permanently closed; neither gives a specific closure date. A discussion thread on the dining forum DonRockwell.com referenced a closure attributed to renovations, though the page could not be retrieved to confirm details. A Google Places search for the original business name returned an unrelated Mediterranean restaurant, White Olive, operating at a different Manhattan address; that listing was not used for this record.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Filled With Envy
What was featured
Mediterranean small plates from chef Todd English's kitchen
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Olives, W Hotel

Frequently asked questions

Is Olives, W Hotel still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Olives, W Hotel has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Olives, W Hotel after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "Filled With Envy" featured Olives, chef Todd English's Mediterranean restaurant inside the W Union Square hotel at 201 Park Avenue South in New York, NY, serving Mediterranean-inspired small plates. As of September 2026, Olives, W Hotel has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

Is Olives, W Hotel permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Olives, W Hotel has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Olives, W Hotel located?

201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Olives, W Hotel?

Season 1, Episode 10 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Filled With Envy”.

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Visit info

Address
201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
whiteolivesnyc.com

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Sources

  • timeout.com — https://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/olives-new-york-closed
  • gayot.com — https://www.gayot.com/restaurants/olives-new-york-ny-10003_1ny011314-01.html

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