Eating Restaurant Week: August
What to eat during Summer Restaurant Week at this cozy Bleecker Street hideaway
August
Hearty Mediterranean fare rules at wee August.
Summer Restaurant Week is on. Through July 31, out of the 250+ eateries participating, we bring you a crib sheet to our favorites.
August
359 Bleecker Street near Charles Street; 212-929-8727; augustny.com
(Note: August runs Restaurant Week through July 30 only.)
Why: We’ve loved Tony Liu’s August from the beginning. It has a wood-fired oven, it has a garden, and it has a neighborhood vibe that says more Barcelona back-alley than Bleecker Street. All that, and hearty, rustic fare that’s Mediterranean-plus (sometimes, the plus means “Alsatian,” as with the regular menu's unstoppable bacon-onion tart).
What to order off the RW menu: Kick it off with crispy ham croquetas and red-pepper aioli, then go for the Spanish mackerel charred in the oven (with fennel, grapefruit, and saffron salsa) or a roasted chicken with greens, kohlrabi, and spiced prune jus. Whipped ricotta with cherries and pinenut brittle does you right for dessert. (See the full menu – which is dinner only, by the way -- here.)
During Restaurant Week, lunch at participating establishments is $24.07, dinner $35.00. Reserve early.
See our previous Restaurant Week picks.
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