Hi Life Bar & Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the Menu at Hi Life Bar & Grill
Nestled in the heart of New York at 477 Amsterdam Ave, Hi Life Bar & Grill offers a vibrant American menu that caters to brunch enthusiasts and cocktail lovers alike. With a fusion of classic and contemporary dishes, guests can indulge in a variety of mouthwatering options ranging from starters to hearty big plates.
- Burgers & Sandwiches: The Hi-Life Burger stands out with crispy pancetta and pickled ginger, while the grilled chicken sandwich with pesto offers a refreshing twist.
- Starters: Don't miss the Lobster Bisque and Crispy Thai Wings, which showcase a creative touch with bold flavors.
- Big Plates: The traditional Hi-Life Pot Pie and the indulgent Filet Mignon Au Poivre promise a satisfying culinary experience.
With attentive service and a welcoming atmosphere, Hi Life Bar & Grill is a must-visit for anyone craving delicious food in a lively setting.
Starters
Lobster Bisque Soup
Black Bean Soup
Edamame
Served with English sea salt or wok charred with garlic.
Steamed Artichoke
Served with butter or Balsamic vinaigrette.
Steamed Dumplings
Served with soy ginger sauce.
Mixed Green Salad
Served with choice of dressing.
Crispy Calamari
Served with spicy red sauce.
Nachos Grande
Served with guacamole and salsa.
Spicy Buffalo Wings
Served with blue cheese dressing, carrots and celery.
Idaho Potato Skins
Served with cheddar and bacon.
Crispy Thai Wings
With ginger, soy, cilantro and jalapeno.
Chinatown Spareribs
Marinated pork ribs.
Quesadilla Supreme
Grilled chicken breast, guacamole and three cheeses.
Traditional Caesar Salad
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Slice of Ice
Iceberg wedge, bacon, tomato and blue cheese dressing.
Turkey Chili
Served with tortilla chips.
Guacamole
Served with salsa and tortilla chips.
Trio of Mini Cheese Burgers
Popcorn Shrimp
Served with spicy marinara.
Pigs-In-A-Blanket
Served w Dijon Mustard
Hand-Cut Fries
Thai Dumpling Soup (chicken & shrimp)
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
6 Housemade Vegetable dumplings with soy-ginger sauce
Gazpacho
a cold soup made of raw blended vegetables
Hamburger Deluxe
Served with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
California Burger
Served with avocado and cheese with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
Ranch Burger
Served with sauteed onions and cheese and shoe string fries, pickle, lettuce and tomato on the side.
Hi-Life Burger
Topped with crispy pancetta cheddar and pickled ginger and served with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
Sirloin Steak Sandwich
Served on french bread with mozzarella cheese and sauteed onions and horseradish with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Served with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and pesto sauce. Served with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
Cheeseburger
Bacon Cheeseburger
Grilled Portobello "Burger"
Portobello mushroom with goat cheese and caramelized onions. Served with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.
B.L.T. & Avocado Sandwich
Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato sandwich on white toast, and served with French fries (mayo and ketsup on the side)
Burgers & Sandwiches
Big Plates
Roasted Rosemary Chicken
Oven roasted 1/2 chicken and herbs. Served with choice of two sides.
Pork Chops
Served with homemade apple sauce. Served with choice of two sides.
Filet Mignon Au Poivre
8 oz. sirloin with a peppercorn, brandy and light cream sauce.
10 oz NY Shell Steak
Flame grilled sirloin. Served with choice of two sides.
14oz NY Shell Steak
Flame grilled sirloin. Served with choice of two sides.
Argentinian Skirt Steak
Grilled with chimichurri. Served with choice of two sides.
Steak Au Poivre (10 oz)
10 oz. sirloin with a peppercorn, brandy and light cream sauce. Served with two sides.
Steak Au Poivre (14 oz)
10 oz. sirloin with a peppercorn, brandy and light cream sauce. Served with two sides.
Lemon Chicken
Boneless breast sauteed in lemon, white wine, and herbs. Served with choice of two sides.
Yellow Fin Tuna
Seared filet mignon of fresh tuna with brown rice and vegetables. Served with choice of two sides.
Broiled Atlantic Salmon
Salmon with ginger, scallions, lemon, and white wine. Served with choice of two sides.
Hi-Life Pot Pie
Traditional recipe with chicken and a pinch of curry powder.
Oriental Vegetable Stir-Fry
Served over brown rice.
Thin-Crust Pizza Margherita
Mussels and Fries
Steamed with white wine, garlic and herbs with hand cut fries.
Penne with Grilled Chicken
Peas, sundried tomatoes and broccoli in a light tomato cream sauce.
Spaghetti Primavera
Assorted garden vegetables in oil and garlic or plum tomato sauce.
Pad Thai with Chicken
Thai noodle dish with peanuts and Thai seasoning.
Pad Thai with Shrimp
Thai noodle dish with peanuts and Thai seasoning.
Penne Puttanesca
Tomatoes, black olives, garlic, capers and chopped fresh basil.
Grilled Chicken and Citrus Salad
Chicken breast, citrus slices, walnuts and mixed greens.
Et Tu Brutus
Big Caesar with blackened chicken or shrimp, with cherry tomatoes, pickled hearts of palm and olives.
Hi-Life Salad
Big bowl of mixed greens, artichoke hearts, new potatoes, julienned Swiss and cheddar cheese, red and green peppers, black olives, Bermuda onion and hard boiled egg.
Chopped Cobb Salad
Grilled chicken, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, hard boiled egg and tomato over chopped mixed greens.
Nicoise Salad
Traditional recipe with sliced seared tuna.
Crispy Crunchy Veggie Salad
Chopped carrots, celery, cucumber, hearts of palm, radish, chick peas and croutons over chopped romaine.
Big Bowls
Little People Lunch & Dinner
Kid's Chicken Fingers and Fries
Kid's Grilled Cheese and Fries
Kid's Small Bowl of Pasta
Kid's Pigs-In-A-Blanket and Fries
5 Pigs and served w shoestring fries
Kid's Lucy Roll
Cucumber and pickle roll.
Lucy Roll
cucumber & pickle, inside out
California Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Tuna Roll
Salmon Roll
Yellow Tail and Avocado Roll
Yellow Tail and Scallions Roll
Eel and Avocado Roll
Salmmin Salmon Roll
Salmon, lemon and cilantro.
Vegetable Roll
Avocado and cucumber.
Hi Life Roll
Shrimp, crab, avocado with fling fish roe on outside.
New California Roll
Tuna, avocado with lying fish roe.
Alaska Roll
Salmon and avocado.
Jamaica Roll
Tuna, avocado and mango.
Spicy Boston Roll
Shrimp, cucumber, Boston lettuce and spicy mayo.
Philadelphia Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado.
Amsterdam Ave Roll
Eel, crab, cucumber with flying fish ore on outside.
Sushi Rolls
Sushi and Sashimi
Tuna
Salmon
White Tuna
Crab
Striped Bass
Shrimp
Yellow Tail
Smoked Salmon
Eel
Salmon Roe
Fling Fish Roe
Roll Combo
Tuna, California and Alaska roll.
Sushi Combo
6 pieces of assorted sushi and a California roll.
Sashimi Combo
Nine pieces of assorted raw fish.
Lucy in the Sky with Salmon
Salmon and cucumber roll, spicy salmon roll, two pieces of salmon sushi and one piece of salmon roe sushi.
Hi-Life Platter
Six clams, six oysters, a spicy tuna roll and a Hi-Life roll.
Sushi Combinations
Sushi Bar Starters
Seaweed Salad
Tuna Sashimi and Avocado Salad
With cherry tomatoes, mixed greens and ginger citrus dressing.
Argentinean Skirt Steak
flame-grilled skirt steak with chimichurri sauce
Hi-Life Sushi Combo Combo '21
2 pieces salmon sushi, 2 pieces tuna sushi, 1 piece yellow tail sushi, 1 Hi-Life Roll (shrimp, crab & avocado inside, tobiko (small red) caviar outside
NYC Restaurant Week To Go Specials
Dessert
New York Cheesecake
German Chocolate
Sour Cream Apple Walnut Pie
Pecan Pie
Warm Chocolate Fudge Brownie a la Mode
Three Berry Pie
Chocolate Mud Pie
3 Scoops of Ice Cream
Gelato Tartufo
Pistachio dipped in Belgian chocolate with raspberry filling.
Soda
12 oz canned soda.
1/2 liter Peligrino
Saratoga Springs 12oz
still water
Coca-Cola Bottle, 8 oz.
Hot Coffee
Colombian, w sugar on side, let us know w test note if you want milk or cream.
Apple Juice, 5.5 oz. can
Ocean Spray, 5.5 oz. can
Grapefruit Juice, 5.5 oz can
Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juice, 5.5 oz. can
Sacramento Tomato Juice, 5.5 oz. can
Sacramento Tomato Juice, 46 oz. can
Iced Coffee (14 oz plastic cup w lid)
Colombian, w sugar on side, let us know w test note if you want milk or cream
Iced Tea (14 oz plastic cup w lid)
Poland Spring Water, Gal. Jug
Poland Spring Water, Galon Jug
Saratoga Water
Beverages
Cocktail Specials (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Gin & Tonic
Served in factory sealed container, with lime in separate container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Vodka Soda
Served in factory sealed container, with lime in separate container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Titos & Soda
Served in factory sealed container, with lime in separate container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Hi-Life Quarantini
Titos Martini, Served in factory sealed container, with olives in separate container, and plastic martini glass served separately. Must be 21 to purchase.
Hi-Life Cosmopolitan
Citrus vodka, triple sec, splash cranberry, lime. Served in factory sealed container, and plastic martini glass served separately. Must be 21 to purchase.
White Russian
Vodka, Kahlua & Cream, Served in factory sealed container ... channel your inner "dude". Must be 21 to purchase.
At home Bottomless Bellini
Includes a bottle of Wycliff California bubbly, w your choice of 2 fruit pure to make your favorite Bellini (Note your choice of peach, Strawberry mango, passion fruit, or fresh OJ), and well also send 4 champagne flutes. Must be 21 to purchase.
Sauvignon Blanc (Single Serve)
Starborough (New Zealand), 7 oz factory sealed container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Malbec (Single Serve)
Colores del sol (Argentina), 7 oz. factory sealed container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Pinot Grigio (Single Serve)
Le rime toscana (italy), 7 oz. factory sealed container. Must be 21 to purchase.
Strawberry Fizz (Single Serve Champagne Cocktail)
Champagne, vodka, strawberry puree, 7 oz factory sealed container, with plastic champagne flute served separately. Must be 21 to purchase.
Classic Bellini
Champagne peach puree, 7 oz. factory sealed container, with plastic champagne flute served separately. Must be 21 to purchase.
Budweiser Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Amstel Light Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Peroni Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Heineken Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Corona Light Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Coors Light Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Pinot Grigio Bottle
Le rime, tuscany. Must be 21 to purchase.
Chardonnay Bottle
William hill, California. Must be 21 to purchase.
Sauvignon Blanc Bottle
Starborough, New Zealand. Must be 21 to purchase.
Bottle Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
Cakebread Cellars, California. Must be 21 to purchase.
Rose Bottle
Julliette, France. Must be 21 to purchase.
Malbec Bottle
Colores Del Sol, Argentina. Must be 21 to purchase.
Pinot Noir Bottle
Bridalwood, California. Must be 21 to purchase.
Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle
Edna Valley, California. Must be 21 to purchase.
Bottle Cotes-Du-Rhone
Cotes-du-rhone, delas (france). Must be 21 to purchase.
Corona Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Wine, Champagne, Bottled Beer (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Hi-Life Fresh Provisions Sauces, Dressings, Groceries
Hi-Life Housemade Plum Tomato Sauce, 32 oz
plum tomatoes, garlic, basil and Hi-Life special recipe, 32 oz container
Hi-Life Housemade Plum Tomato Sauce, 16 oz container
Plum Tomato, basil, garlic,and Hi-Life special recipe, 16 oz
Hi-Life Balsamic and Virgin Olive Oil Vinaigrette, 16oz
Housemade Balsamic Vinaigrette with special Hi-Life recipe, 16 oz
Hi-Life Ginger & Citrus Vinaigrette , 16 oz
Ginger & Citrus Vinaigrette with virgin oil, rice wine vinegar, pureed ginger and carrot, soy and Hi-Life special recipe, 16 oz
Hi-Life housemade Pesto Sauce, 16 oz container
housemade fresh pesto w basil, garlic, olive oil, Parmesan and pine nuts
Penne Pasta, 1 lb bag
Isabella Pasta, Italy, Penne Rigate, 1 lb bag
Whole wheat Penne, 1 lb bag
Whole wheat, Isabella Pasta, Italy, Penne Rigate, 1 lb bag
Gluten Free Penne Pasta, 1 lb. box
Barilla Gluten Free Penne Pasta, 1 lb. box
Spaghetti #15, 1 lb bag
Isabella Spaghetti #15, Italy, 1 lb bag
Thai Rice Noodles, 1 lb bag
Thai Rice Noodles, 1 lb bag
Berio Olive Oil, 16 oz bottle
Mazola Corn Oil, 24 oz,. bottle
Kosher Salt, 3 lb Box
Diamond Kosher Salt, 3 lb Box
Morton's Table Salt, 26 oz. container
Iodized table salt, w pour top, 26 oz.
Domino Sugar, 2 lb bag
Heinz Ketsup, 14 oz
plastic bottle w squeeze top
Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard, 8 oz jar
Hi-Life Hat (Classic)
Black with Hi-Life logo on front
Hi-Life Hat (Yankee/Martini style)
Blue with white Yankee/Martini logo on front, small Hi-Life logo on back
Hi-Life T-Shirt - Xtra Large
Xtra Large -Blue with Yankee/Martini logo on front, Hi-Life classic logo on sleeve, and large Martini glass logo on back
Hi-Life T-Shirt (Large)
Large - Large -Blue with Yankee/Martini logo on front, Hi-Life classic logo on sleeve, and large Martini glass logo on back
Hi-Life T-Shirt (Medium)
Medium -Blue with Yankee/Martini logo on front, Hi-Life classic logo on sleeve, and large Martini glass logo on back
Hi-Life T-Shirt (Small)
Small - Blue with Yankee/Martini logo on front, Hi-Life classic logo on sleeve, and large Martini glass logo on back
Hi-Life "Merch" (Hats & T-shirts)
Menu Coupons
Sizzling Chicken Fajitas Special
Comes with guacamole. Available on Thursday and Saturday.
Shrimp and Chips Special
Stella Artois battered shrimp with hand-cut fries and malt vinegar. Available on Fridays.
3-Egg Omelette
Served with homefries and lightly-dressed greens.
Sirloin Steak & Eggs
Served with homefries and lightly-dressed greens.
Huevos Rancheros
Two fried eggs, over corn tortillas with Salsa Ranchero and served with french fries.
Eggs Any-Style
With ham, bacon, or sausage. Served with homefries and lightly-dressed greens.
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
Served with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and pesto sauce. Served with pickle, lettuce, tomato and choice of side.