The Group That Keeps Winning: Inside Catch Hospitality's New Era
From a single Meatpacking District table in 2011 to one of New York's most talked-about restaurant empires and they're just getting started.
There’s a short list of restaurant groups in New York City that have managed to stay relevant for more than a decade without becoming a parody of themselves.
Catch Hospitality Group is on that list. And right now, they may be at the very top of it.
I’ve been eating at their spots for years. I was at Catch back when it was still one of the harder tables to get in the Meatpacking District. I’ve sat at The Corner Store and watched the room buzz in a way that very few restaurants actually deliver on. In a couple of weeks, I’ll be back in New York sitting down at the freshly renovated Catch NYC. By all accounts, it’s worth the trip on its own.
WHERE IT STARTED
Catch Hospitality Group was co-founded by Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum in 2006, originally operating as EMM Group, before evolving into the powerhouse it is today. The flagship Catch opened in 2011 in New York’s Meatpacking District and quickly became the kind of place that needed no introduction. Forbes dubbed Remm and Birnbaum the “New Kings of New York Hospitality,” and they’ve spent the years since proving it wasn’t just a headline.
In 2017, they brought in Tilman Fertitta as a partner. One of the wealthiest restaurateurs in the world, owner of Landry’s Inc. and the Houston Rockets. That move signaled something important. This wasn’t just a hot restaurant, it was a scalable, institutional-grade hospitality operation.
THE PORTFOLIO
Here’s what they’re running right now. The breadth of it is part of the story.
The Catch Brand
Catch NYC, Meatpacking District, New York The original. Seafood, sushi, and steak. Freshly renovated in 2025.
Catch LA, West Hollywood, Los Angeles Rooftop dining. Opened 2016.
Catch Las Vegas, ARIA Resort & Casino Strip-level dining done right. Opened 2018.
Catch Miami Beach, South of Fifth Their newest flagship. Opened 2024.
Catch Dallas, Maple Terrace, Uptown Texas expansion. Opened 2024.
Catch Scottsdale, Fashion Square Their 9th location. Opening 2025.
Catch Steak
Catch Steak NYC, Meatpacking District The steakhouse extension of the brand. Opened 2019.
Catch Steak LA, Los Angeles West Coast steak. Opened 2022.
Catch Steak Aspen, Colorado Ski town luxury done properly. Opened 2021.
The Standalone Concepts
The Corner Store, New York City The moment of 2024. Still notoriously hard to book.
The Eighty Six, New York City Their newest standalone NYC concept.
Or’esh, New York City Live-fire modern Mediterranean. Their latest opening.
And that’s not counting The Corner Store at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which is on the way, or the additional standalone NYC concept they’ve teased but haven’t named yet. This group is moving.
THE CORNER STORE MOMENT
If you’ve been paying attention to New York dining over the last year, you’ve seen The Corner Store everywhere. And yes, Taylor Swift eating there didn’t hurt. But here’s the thing about places that ride celebrity attention: most of them can’t survive it. The hype becomes the identity. Then the hype fades and there’s nothing underneath.
The Corner Store survived because it was actually good. I’ve been, and I’ll say it plainly, it lived up to every bit of it. The space has this intimate, almost unexpected warmth for somewhere so buzzy. The pizza rolls alone are worth the reservation fight. The drinks are genuinely great, not just designed to photograph well, but actually delicious. And dessert? Girl Scout cookie-inspired. That’s the kind of creative detail that tells you there are people in that kitchen who genuinely care about the experience.
Some people call it overhyped. I’d push back on that. What they’re reacting to is how hard it is to get a table, which ironically is proof that the demand is real. You don’t fight for a reservation at a restaurant that doesn’t deliver.
WHY THEY KEEP WINNING
Most restaurant groups expand and dilute. They open in the wrong markets, stretch the brand, chase trends that don’t fit the DNA. CHG has done the opposite. Every Catch location, from New York to LA to Vegas to Miami Beach to Dallas and now Scottsdale, sits in a market where the brand fits. Cities with real hospitality cultures, real demand, real customers who understand the assignment.
The standalone concepts show a completely different muscle. The Corner Store, Eighty Six, Or’esh. These aren’t Catch in a different outfit. They’re distinct ideas, each with their own identity, each timed with real precision. Corner Store launched right before New York Fashion Week. Or’esh arrives as live-fire Mediterranean is having its global moment. These people read culture. And they move accordingly.
Forbes called them the “New Kings of New York Hospitality” years ago. The operative word, in 2025, is still “New.”
WHAT I’M WATCHING NEXT
In a few weeks I’ll be sitting down at the renovated Catch NYC. The anticipation is real. When a restaurant that’s been an institution decides to reimagine its flagship, it’s either a statement of confidence or a quiet admission that something needed saving. From everything I’ve seen, this feels like the former. I’ll report back with the full experience.
In the meantime, if you haven’t been to any of these spots: start with The Corner Store if you can get in. If you can’t, Or’esh is your moment. Both are exactly what a New York dining experience should feel like. Worth every effort it took to get there.