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restaurant

Cha-An Teahouse

Unagi Kabayaki - Cha-An

This place ended up being a great second choice to Boise Tea Parlor when it’s closed for a private party (boo!). You can get your craving of tea, have a decently priced lunch, and indulge on the desserts at Cha-An.

Lunch Set:

Now I am on the search for 7 grain rice to make on my own since the one that comes with the lunch set is so delicious.

Individual Desserts:

Closer look at the Chef Dessert Sampler:

from Chef Sampler
from Chef Sampler
from Chef Sampler

The desserts are not overly sweet and the chef sampler allows you try many different things. If I have to pick a favorite? Anything with mochi is a good choice. But only if you like mochi!

Cha-an Teahouse
230 East 9th St. 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10003

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restaurant

Del Posto

ORECCHIETTE - del posto
Lamb Neck Ragú, Minted Pea Puree & Dried Chanterelles
Grilled Romaine, Sweet Sour Onions & Pane Grattato
Crunchy Fried Chips of Salsify
Lamb Neck Ragú, Minted Pea Puree & Dried Chanterelles
Flat Herbs & Spicy Caper Butter
Sliced Jalapeño & Minced Scallion
Wilted Mustard, Fermented Apple & Truffled Pan Gratinato
Cauliflower Tri-Colore, Toasted Almonds & Moorish Spices
Hazelnut Cake, Pickled Apple & Sage Gelato
Celery & Fig Agrodolce & Celery Sorbetto
Coffee, Almond & Whipped Mascarpone

Birthdays are always a great excuse to go to a michelin star restaurant and I can justify that I am practicing my photography skills in low light areas!

Okay, who really believes that last part?

My favorites at Del Posto are the lobster alla cesare, spaghetti with dungeness crab, and wild striped bass in saor.

I know I picked all the seafood dishes but the spaghetti with dungeness crab was really good. You don’t exactly expect ‘spicy’ from spaghetti but it was delicious. Since it is a 5 course meal, I picked seafood items for most of my courses because it was much lighter and I was still stuffed at the end of the night. Okay, I really picked them because I love seafood but win win all around!

Tip: If you don’t have reservations, arrive at opening (5.30pm) and they might be able to fit you at the bar. If you don’t want to chance it, definitely make a reservation. The dining room looks absolutely beautiful with the double staircase.

Del Posto
85 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011