▁York ▁City , ▁near ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Central ▁Park ▁West ▁at ▁West ▁ 6 6 th ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁Upper ▁West ▁Side . ▁The ▁restaurant , ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁former ▁sheep fold , ▁has ▁been ▁open ▁under ▁current ▁operators ▁Jim ▁C ai ola ▁and ▁David ▁Sal ama ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁From ▁its ▁grand ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁its ▁closure ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁icon ic ▁restaurant ▁changed ▁ownership ▁several ▁times . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁visitors ▁center ▁and ▁gift ▁shop ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation . ▁After ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁renov ation , ▁C ai ola ▁and ▁Sal ama ▁re open ed ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁Through out ▁its ▁history , ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁has ▁been ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁prominent ▁actors , ▁mus icians , ▁polit icians , ▁and ▁writers . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁several ▁awards , ▁including ▁those ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁West ▁Side , ▁and ▁the ▁best ▁wine ▁menu . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁housing ▁the ▁restaurant ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁sheep fold ▁that ▁hous ed ▁the ▁sheep ▁that ▁gra zed ▁She ep ▁M ead ow , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁based