Yes!
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By the way, Bridges and Kabawa were both fantastic. Thank you for the recommendation.
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had another dinner at cervosâŠfirst time in 3ish months. as good if not better than ever. they added a grilled artichoke dish and their fried rock fish dish was super.
brought a bottle of ganevat negoce that went perfectly. i believe current corkage is still $30.
had dessert eating venieros cookies in the car with some pharoah sanders on the stereo. a perfect night out.
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looking for some recommendations and you all always give good advice!
I am âlocalâ in Bergen County but my friend is coming into town for the weekend from LA. We arent necessarily looking for $100+ person fancy meals. We are seeing 2 concerts on Fri/Sat at Radio City and we got a hotel on 32nd and Broadway for the two nights. My friend is pescatarian so sushi or fish heavy places are good. He also loves Pizza and usually we hit up some spots in the village when he comes to town. If we can get low corkage all the better but not required per se. I was thinking Sugar Fish - which he is cool with though he goes to the one in LA often so not really unique per se. Any other good Sushi spots that wont break the bank in this area? Any good pizza places where you can make reservations? Lucali would love to try but its in Brooklyn and with a showtime to make it seems risky given what Iâve read about getting in line (which in February doesnt seem ideal). So any Manhattan pizza joints worth it that take reservations for dinner? Outside of Pizza/Sushi, I did see 5 Acres is near the venue and has some stuff my friend could eat. Noreetuh - I sent him that website to review, not really en route but we could go early enough and still get to the show in time.
some thoughts:
-odre would satisfy a pescatarian and not pricey at all. small but thoughtful wine list but they were very friendly to me bringing a bottle of jura chard. north part of east village so semi close to your koreatown hotel. $30 corkage if i recall. after the nytimes blurb, harder to book but robert dentice did give us enough heads up before the âexpertsâ.â
-havent been but shoshin 68 in soho has no corkage a respectable omakase for $68 or a bigger menu for more. any sushi in nyc will be disappointing to LA though unless its top tier. lots of other byob sushi but others can opine.
-pizza with reservations is tough. id go to emmetts on grove or emmetts on macdougal (fancier for the former, dive-y for the latter). joe and pats in east village is on opentable and i love their pizza but its not top tier. i always bring wine thereâŠ$30 corkage i think.
-cafe China on 37th is closer to radio city and a nice option for inexpensive sichuan while being corkage friendly.
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Hatsuhana is two blocks east from Radio City. Note, however, they are closed on Sat/Sun but Friday should be good.
The hotel heâs staying at is smack dab in the middle of K-town. Moono and Olle are two personal favorites that wonât break the bank in the area, and both should be pescatarian-friendly. Moono also takes InKind.
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These are mostly Neapolitan style, all take reservations not sure about corkage.
Song e Napoli
Ribalta
Pizza Arte (really close to Radio City)
Stretch Pizza (Wylie Dufresneâs place odd toppings not traditional at all.)
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Milos and Avra are very close to radio city and excellent options for fish. Not cheap (other than the Milos lunch special) and as far as I know not corkage friendly but you did say neither was a must have! Milos better IMO but I know others disagree.
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some great suggestions - thanks all!
Anyone been to Long Count wine bar? Sounds promising. from Jason Wilsonâs Everyday Drinking substack:
Where Iâve Been Drinking: Old and Young
I recently went to Long Count, a new wine bar in Manhattanâs East Village with a great vegan menu and an interesting focus on aged wine. Even Long Countâs by-the-glass list features wine with 10 to 20 years of aging. For instance, we had glasses of Mas CandĂ macabeo sparkling wine from 2016 (the first Corpinnat vintage), Heinreich single-vineyard blaufrĂ€nkisch from 2014, and a 2011 traminer from Valais, Switerzland.
What I really liked about Long Countâs list is that they expand the idea of what âaged wineâ can mean. Too often, we equate aged wines with prestige or collector winesâwine as âinvestmentâ or status-seeking, fueled by predictions from critics on pricey bottles from name-brand regions, producers, and vintages, bought and cellared to presumably increase in value as the years roll on.
Much of Long Countâs list is populated by wines that Americans donât normally âinvestâ in, or age as a mark of status: 25-year-old xinomavro from Greece, 20-year-old hĂĄrslevelƱ from Hungary, 15-year-old mondeuse from Savoie. It illustrates that you can age all sorts of wines. If we donât know how a certain wine ages, it may only be because no one ever tried to age a particular grape, region, or producer.
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I have not been it just opened. The wine list does not look great.
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ive always wondered how the owner can continue closing and opening new restaurants in the east village. every new idea gets some press and then fizzles out. this new angle seems to be more of the same.
not sure how a restauranteur can keep going back to investors every time he wants to reinvent a struggling restaurant. has he had any successes?
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Agreed. I donât have much interest going. With restaurants like Claud, Penny, Kabawa, Noreetuh, Stars, Smithereens amongst others in the EV all with great wine lists and food I see no reason to go there just to try a wine with 10 years of age.
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From the moment I heard the gimmick was wines with 10 years of age, I knew it wasnât serious.
Itâs fine to have a list strong in aged wines. But as soon as you attach yourself to an artificial constraint that makes no sense, itâs most likely a non-serious gimmick.
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Had another incredible meal at Smithereens! Excellent, inventive food. Fantastic wine list curated by @NMalhotra The best hospitality and three blocks from my apt! Followed dinner with a visit to the old Pyramid Club space for a record hang with the Black Keys, Leon Michels and Edan (my personal favorite NYC DJ). It was a trip going back there as it was the first club I ever went to in NYC in the late 80s. I donât know what it is even called these days.
Finally hit Luigis in Park Slope. Pizza was very good. I absolutely LOVED the entire experience. Felt like I was in Saturday Night Fever! I was not expecting the all disco (and good disco) soundtrack at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Gio overheard my wife talking about the type of sauce she likes so he insisted we try the Gramma pie which was excellent and definitely their best pie.
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I get asked all of the time what my favorite restaurant is in NYC. The Four Horsemen is always my answer. The food continues to evolve and it is getting better and better. The current lunch menu is just stunning.
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Any suggestions for a last minute reservation for 2 on a Thursday at 6:30PM for:
- Anywhere in Manhattan, but FiDi/Tribeca
- One diner is from a foreign country, vegetarian and seeks creative mocktails
- The other diner can only eat steak
Help appreciated!
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Avoid steakhouses, even if they have a vegetarian option. The smell disturbs many vegetarians.
Ai Fiori has steak on the menu. And at least one zero proof cocktail Iâd try.
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I donât think Iâve ever seen âsteak onlyâ as a dietary restriction before lol
Anyway, I think bistros are your best bet - Le Rock, Frenchette, Claud, etc.
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Something like Jupiter is easy enough to book on short notice. Guessing something Italian is probably your best bet. Pasta options foe the vegetarian, and usually a few steak options for the other diner
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