joethefoodie Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I paid my first visit to The Tin Building yesterday, about a 2.5 mile round-trip, so a good exercise walk - though I sure wish our lower east side waterfront wasn't so fucking horrendous. I didn't eat at ay of the restaurants or anything like that - plenty of others have, and will in the days to come... https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-drink-new-york/tin-building-jean-georges-seaport https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/dining/jean-georges-vongerichten-tin-building-food-hall.html Sietsema - https://ny.eater.com/2022/8/30/23323065/tin-building-jean-georges-vongerichten-review There are a few tiny spots along the walk, when you can get right next to the river, and where a decent view may be had... And there are others where the view isn't exactly great...though the graffiti is pretty damn good... I'm sure the comparisons to Eataly are apt, though I found it much more multi-culti that Eataly is. Browsing around the various "markets" is something I could do for hours. I have never seen so many olive oils or vinegars assembled in one place... And they have this, at least currently...and not just yuzu, but a number of flavors as well as classic... So how bad can it be? It's gorgeous, and I look forward to many more visits, especially in the dead of winter, when most of the pain in the ass innocent bystanders tourists will be home. I don't know, but does JGV do this kind of thing better than most? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 How was the seafood counter? If you saw it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Oh right, of course I walked past all this last night to see Adia Victoria, and I wasn’t really focused on any of it, but I did notice how busy the neighborhood was with late night drinking and dining, way beyond anything I remembered. I had been down here in the last two years, but not at night for any reason. It’s crazy popular I see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 One of the greatest shames of my life is that Sloppy Louie’s was still open first few times I came down here and I failed to eat there. ☹️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 My first law job was near there (there wasn't a Seaport development yet). And boy did I hit that place HARD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 There was also the other Old Skool Fish House nearby. I can't remember its name. I'd ask for help, but I have a feeling that anybody who's old enough to know will also be too old to be able to remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Sweet's! (Not to be confused, of course, with Sweetings in London.) ETA -- I have the mind of a 58 year old! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 I am envious. I castigate myself because I knew about Sloppy Louie’s but lazily assumed it would always be there. A lesson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 That shark head skeleton in the window. What was I thinking? Next week? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 There's a lesson there for all of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 At least I got to Foxface before they closed. That being tonight’s party. But seriously you are right. Walk through those doors today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Oh right, of course I walked past all this last night to see Adia Victoria, and I wasn’t really focused on any of it, but I did notice how busy the neighborhood was with late night drinking and dining, way beyond anything I remembered. I had been down here in the last two years, but not at night for any reason. It’s crazy popular I see. Yes, especially on a gorgeous summer's eve (though most of the crowd are summer's eve douches). Certainly, the shows at Pier 17 draw a nice crowd, and the tourist situation is pretty big at the seaport, on a nice day/night. You wanna see a crowd? Come to the corner of Ludlow and Canal, say 8 PM, on a Friday night (or any night, for that matter)...my neighborhood has been officially massacred. I'm looking forward to seeing what it's (The Tin) like in mid-January, on a nice, crappy, freezing cold day! If we ever have another nice, crappy, freezing cold day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 And oh - I forgot, but I "borrowed" this specifically to show to @AaronS and other beer lovers - there is a beer bar in the building as well (it was mentioned that the list will be rotating), and here's the menu from the other day... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Sneakeater said: My first law job was near there (there wasn't a Seaport development yet). And boy did I hit that place HARD. When I was driving a cab (early - mid 70s), that area was pretty wild to be around, say 4 AM. (Don't get me started on what the Meatpacking district was like at that time). I remember this well... This, not so much... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 hours ago, joethefoodie said: Yes, especially on a gorgeous summer's eve (though most of the crowd are summer's eve douches). Certainly, the shows at Pier 17 draw a nice crowd, and the tourist situation is pretty big at the seaport, on a nice day/night. You wanna see a crowd? Come to the corner of Ludlow and Canal, say 8 PM, on a Friday night (or any night, for that matter)...my neighborhood has been officially massacred. I'm looking forward to seeing what it's (The Tin) like in mid-January, on a nice, crappy, freezing cold day! If we ever have another nice, crappy, freezing cold day. 20 years ago I would walk from 6th Street down to the streets between Houston and Delancey for a really quiet night out. Nobody around. A few peaceful bars open. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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