AYZA in the News: July 2024 Press Release Archive

This page is the archive of a July 2024 press release issued by AYZA Wine & Chocolate Bar and distributed through a syndication service. It is kept published for transparency, with links to where it appeared, alongside the current details for anyone who has arrived here looking for the restaurant rather than the announcement.

What this page is

In July 2024 AYZA issued a press release describing the restaurant and its wine and chocolate offering. It was distributed through a press release syndication service, which is why it appears on several unrelated news and business sites with identical wording.

That is worth stating plainly. Syndicated press releases are promotional material published by the company that issued them, not independent editorial coverage, and they are not reviews. The distinction matters if you are trying to work out what a restaurant is actually like, so we label it here rather than leaving it ambiguous.

The July 2024 press release archive

• AP News press release distribution
• New York Culture Wire
• Today in Cooking

The details quoted in those copies reflect July 2024. Menus, prices and hours have changed since. Where the release and this page disagree, this page is current.

Current visitor information

Reservations are recommended on Thursday to Saturday evenings and on Madison Square Garden event nights. Walk ins are welcome when there is space. General enquiries go through the contact page.

What AYZA is known for

AYZA opened in 2007 and has been on the same block ever since. The dining room is lit by 33 handmade iridescent glass lights created by artist Sinem Disli, which give the impression of dining beneath a glowing night sky, and there is a heated garden filled with flowers behind it that stays usable well into the colder months.

The menu is built around two things. Chocolate, made in house and served as pairing flights, fondue for two and Chocolate Martinis, which have been the signature drink here since the beginning. And New York wines, with Dr. Konstantin Frank Grüner Veltliner, Brotherhood Riesling, Keuka Cayuco Brut and dry rosé, and Bully Hill Cabernet Franc all poured by the glass alongside French, Italian and Californian bottles.

Menus

• Dinner menu: boards for two at $35 and $39, White Truffle Pizza at $16, Braised Short Rib at $33, Pici Cacio e Pepe at $24, Cauliflower with Wild Mushrooms at $25, Roasted Chicken at $27. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free dishes marked.
• Cocktails and wines: wines $13 to $21 by the glass, Chocolate Martinis at $19, house cocktails at $17, mocktails at $14, and wine and chocolate pairing flights from $29 to $53.
• Sweet Treats: fondue for two at $31 and $29 with a choice of Belgian milk, Belgian white or 70 percent Ecuadorian dark chocolate, plus cake, gluten free coconut flan, affogato, olive oil gelato and boxes of chocolates from $14 to $17.
• Happy hour: Sunday to Friday 4 to 6 pm, selected wines $7 a glass or $25 a bottle, selected cocktails $10, beer $6.

Menus change. The linked pages are the live versions and always take precedence over anything quoted on this page or in the archived release.

How we handle press and syndication

Three principles, stated so there is no ambiguity. Press releases issued by AYZA are labelled as such, with their syndication links marked, rather than presented as coverage. Archive pages carry the date of the original release and a note that details may have changed. And where an archived figure differs from the live menus, the live menus are correct.

For press enquiries, images or interview requests, use the contact page. For a table, use Resy. For anything involving a group of six or more, the private events team is the right first contact.

AYZA in the news: FAQ

Visit or get in touch

If you found this page looking for AYZA rather than for the press release, the useful information is above. Doors open at 4 pm, seven days a week.

Current menus, prices and hours were checked against ayzanyc.com on September 9, 2026. The linked press release copies date from July 2024 and are not current.