The Story of Grey Dog
This journey started on a quiet West Village street called Carmine where two brothers, Dave & Pete, without any business experience or even any kind of real plan, decided to open a restaurant. Their mission was simple - create a place where people would want to be. A pair of artists full of spirit and creativity, they used their little shop on 33 Carmine St. as their canvas. They named it after their dogs, Moose & Goose Lane.
Today, the Grey Dog has four neighborhood locations in Manhattan and still serves simple, wholesome American food, great coffee, beer & wine. It's home to a team of artists, musicians, culinary pros, dancers and students whose pleasure is to serve you. The music is probably just a little too loud and the portions may be a little too big but that’s how we like it.
Our Food
We dish out a mix of new American classics with something for everyone. We do healthy & we do hearty with an eye on local & seasonal when we can. The idea has always been to serve homestyle simple, delicious & wholesome food that warms your heart.
We aim to source responsibly and have partnered with farms & businesses that share our values of putting people and community first.
Our People
This is a home for dreamers & doers. Looking out for each other helps us grow together to serve our guests and our community in a real way.
Our Community
The Grey Dog has been the neighborhood’s best friend since 1996. It's a welcoming and inclusive second-home hangout that has always been a social center for the community. This community has always supported us, and we want to give back.
Vendors
ROCK STEADY FARM
A women and queer-owned cooperative farm, rooted in social justice, growing specialty cut flowers and sustainable vegetables.
Products Sourced: Mixed Greens, Kale, Produce
Millerton, NY
HOT BREAD KITCHEN
A nonprofit bakery in East Harlem that trains low-income immigrant and minority women to help them launch careers in the food industry.
Products Sourced: Brioche Buns
Harlem, NY
KEEPSAKE FARM
A multi-generational family farm in NY’s Hudson Valley that takes an all natural and hyper seasonal approach to farming ensuring that The Grey Dog gets the freshest handpicked eggs and only what’s in season
Products Sourced: Eggs, Apples, Squashes
Hudson Valley, NY
HAPPY VALLEY MEAT COMPANY
Forging a direct connection between chefs and farmers to improve the lives of the people and animals that feed us.
Products Sourced: Beef
Hudson Valley, NY
STONY BROOK WHOLE HEARTED FOODS
A provider of seeds and squashes and the only company in the U.S. producing culinary oil from vegetable seed waste.
Finger Lakes, NY
By the Way Bakery is an old-fashioned bakery where everything is made by hand, from scratch, in small batches Oh yea, and everything is gluten and dairy free.
Products Sourced: Baked Goods
Hastings on Hudson, NY
A family-run, 100-year old smokehouse based in Brooklyn, New York, Acme is the leading purveyor of smoked fish
Products Sourced: Smoked Salmon
Brooklyn, NY
Tom Cat Bakery makes authentic French, Italian and specialty artisan bread 24 hours a day. Tom Cat got its start in a garage in 1987, and now has a whole city block under the 59th Street Bridge in Long IslandCity. Tom Cat starts with pure ingredients to achieve rich, authentic flavors and two-stage fermentation processes create the bread’s depth of flavor, light interiors, and beautifully textured crusts.
Products Sourced: Bread
New York City, NY
Grandaisy is a NYC-based bakery that considers themselves the defenders of handcrafted bread by investing in the people that make it happen; paying good wages, providing fair treatment and a great work environment for everyone on their team.
Products Sourced: Tea
New York City, NY
Sir Kensington’s aims to reimagine ordinary and overlooked food with fearless integrity and charm. With a commitment to better quality, better sourcing practices, and amazing flavor, every ingredient is Non-GMO Project verified and every egg is Certified Humane Free Range.
Products Sourced: Condiments
New York City, NY
BonJo lives a culture of excellence that is based on giving customers what they need – a passionately crafted cup of coffee offering the best quality exclusively for their taste buds.
Products Sourced: Coffee
Stamford, CT
In Pursuit of Tea brings the finest teas, crafted with great care and hand picked from small farms across Asia to share and elevate the culture of Tea drinking. In Pursuit of Tea directly supports preserving old-world tea farming traditions and provides fair trade pricing for an artisanal agricultural product.
Products Sourced: Tea
New York City, NY
Founded in 2014, the Other Half is a Brooklyn-based brewery committed to brewing great beers with effort and thoughtfulness. The Other Half team believes that local breweries play an important role in their communities which is why they partner with these other like minded brewers and brands in local nabes across the country and the world
Products Sourced: Beer
Brooklyn, NY
Montauk Brewery shares the spirit and lifestyle of Montauk and encourages you to enjoy the simple pleasures in life
Products Sourced: Beer
Montauk, NY
Coney Island Brewing Company brews craft beer and craft hard soda inspired by the spirit and flavors of Coney Island
Products Sourced: Beer
Brooklyn, NY
Five Boroughs brews craft beer with a focus on quality and consistency, which means that what you’re drinking is great, no matter which rooftop, fire escape, or backyard you take it to.
Products Sourced: Beer
Brooklyn, NY
KINGS COUNTY BREWERS COLLECTIVE
KCBC is a brewery that celebrates the skill, innovation, diversity, and all around good beerfulness of the creative folks in Brooklyn through beer.
Products Sourced: Beer
Brooklyn, NY
Community
ANIMAL HAVEN
Founded in 1967, Animal Haven is a nonprofit organization located in Manhattan that finds homes for abandoned cats and dogs throughout the Tri-State area and provides behavior intervention when needed to improve chances of adoption.
JUST FOOD
Just Food envisions a sovereign and healthy food system rooted in racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. Since 1995, Just Food has galvanized engaged individuals to develop thriving communities that have the power to feed, educate, and advocate for each other.
CALLEN-LORDE
Callen-Lorde is a global leader in LGBTQ healthcare and a beloved Chelsea institution. Since the days of Stonewall, they have been transforming lives by providing sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBTQ health issues.
GREEN BEETZ
Green Beetz is a NYC-based non-profit organization that provides teachers with a ready-to-teach, holistic curriculum about the modern food system, nutrition, and sustainability. Through innovative video and hands-on activities, students are empowered with knowledge about how their food choices matter -- not just for the health of their bodies, but also for the health of the planet. Green Beetz is taught predominantly in underserved communities and is committed to inspiring the next generation of food leaders.