Grupo Gitano is excited to announce that they have returned to New York City this summer with a brand-new Restaurant and Beach Club on Governors Island, dubbed GITANO Island.
After four sensational seasons in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, the team behind GITANO has taken on the ambitious venture of transporting the Garden of Love Restaurant to a new 27,000sq ft waterfront setting, just a five-minute ferry ride from downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Opened to the public on 1 July, this tropical oasis of lush greenery and bohemian brio will bring locals an air of Tulum without ever leaving New York City. GITANO Island will be lined with giant palm trees and hundreds of tropical plants, the dramatic 600 capacity Restaurant and Beach Club will include familiar elements like the iconic black Bedouin Dining Tent with 360 marble bar, the Twin Dining Pergolas and Open Fired Kitchen with the addition of exciting new elements including a Beach Club complete with lounges and cabanas, a new CLUB GITANO members lounge centered around a 40’ water feature and a giant disco ball suspended over the water. For the first time ever in NYC, GITANO will introduce a tented stage and an exciting program of local and international DJs and live artist performances.
On the heels of a hot spot pop-up in Mexico City and the continued success of its notable venues in Tulum and Miami Beach, the global hospitality brand looks forward to taking over Governors Island and offering New York City a much-needed tropical escape from the concrete jungle, without a flight to Mexico or even the long drive to the Hamptons and Montauk.
James Gardner, Grupo Gitano’s Founder and CEO, says: “We love New York City and are grateful to have support from many fabulous New Yorkers who have fallen in love with the Garden of Love. This year we will surprise and delight in boatloads, literally, transporting the Garden on barges to GITANO Island, Manhattan’s first ever-glamorous Beach Club, just a five-minute boat ride from Casa Cipriani. We are so honored and excited to be a new part of this very special place, Governors Island!”
