Wilfrid Posted January 27, 2024 Share Posted January 27, 2024 No, I didn’t expect this. I remember eating there almost 30 years ago when the surrounding streets were just empty. Okay, I’ve been back since, often to take visitors who want a New York experience with good food. Same tonight, I guess. Friends from the non-food part of my life, one from the UK. Neither knew the place or the De Niro connection. We needed, I was told, to eat in Tribeca. The room and the art, all still lovely. And, again something I haven’t done in years, we ate the Restaurant Week menu ($45). Beet salad, then short ribs where I was struck by the attention paid to every little vegetable; little onions sweetly caramelised, tiny carrots perfectly turned. I don’t eat dessert but I tried a spoonful of the cheesecake and it was the best I can imagine. The guys eating it were ecstatic. Okay, it was the RW menu, but cocktails, a bottle of red and three courses in that setting, $120 each including tax and tip, very cool. Okay, they still have a coat check so I stuffed some bills in a jar. Where did I last see a coat check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted January 27, 2024 Author Share Posted January 27, 2024 Pre-dinner drinks at City Vineyard right on the river. It was almost empty but what a lovely space, although not remotely like a New York space. I would go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted January 27, 2024 Share Posted January 27, 2024 (edited) 7 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Pre-dinner drinks at City Vineyard right on the river. It was almost empty but what a lovely space, although not remotely like a New York space. I would go again. You probably didn't get a chance to walk around and see the absolutely gigantic Market 57 at Pier 57, the huge food (and event?) hall fronted by Google money. It's absolutely humongous, and I don't think I've seen such a large space in NYC with so few people wandering around. It's weird. Yet I have seen that area around the river packed with people, including tons of tourists, which must be what they're banking on in good weather. Right next to Diller Little Island, which draws a ton of people when the weather is nice. City Vineyard is nice. The Loft at City Winery is nice. City Winery itself is a great room for music (if you pick the right seats). But as usual with Michael Dorf places, the service leaves a bit to be desired. Edited January 27, 2024 by MitchW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 On 1/27/2024 at 7:35 AM, MitchW said: You probably didn't get a chance to walk around and see the absolutely gigantic Market 57 at Pier 57, the huge food (and event?) hall fronted by Google money. It's absolutely humongous, and I don't think I've seen such a large space in NYC with so few people wandering around. It's weird. Fletcher's had a pop-up there 12 years ago and can't believe they are still struggling to make this space happen. It's always been crickets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 I've seen lots of press about Market 57 over the past few weeks. Did they hire a new firm to do their publicity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 P57 got a ton of hype when Bourdain's name was attached to it. It is one of NYC's historically cursed locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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