DINING
Anchor Marked by just an anchor over the front door, don’t be fooled by the simple façade of this West Soho bar and lounge. Open from 10-4 on Thursday to Saturday, the crowd peaks around midnight and becomes packed wall to wall with “the beautiful people.” Reminiscent of the nightlife crowd frequenting the Hamptons but without the hassle and pretension or mandatory minimum bottle service, the energetic crowd is comprised of junior associate bankers, girls in Herve Leger-esque minis, and parties celebrating their 25th birthdays who are all out to have a good time and shimmy to some of the top celebrity DJs in the city like Mark Ronson, Mel Debarge, Mos, Q Tip or Alexandra Richards to name a few. Or perhaps what gets the crowd going is the punch bowl sized potent elixirs crafted with 5 types of liquor that are dangerously smooth.
Anchor Bar 310 Spring St. NY, NY 212.463.7406 www.theanchornyc.com
Artichoke Pizza 114 10th Avenue NY, NY 212.792.9200 www.artichokepizza.com
Ken & Cook While Nolita hotspot Ken & Cook has been known for their trendy scene, the menu got a revamp thanks to newly appointed Chef Hido Holli who changed the offerings from American comfort food to a Provencal Mediterranean menu. While their famous seafood raw bar tower remains along with their imported charcuterie and cheese plates, main courses tend to be more seafood centric with an Alsatian flair. Chef Hido excels in classic French bistro fare like a seafood bouillabaisse is chock full of shellfish and branzino in a rich seafood tomato broth, whole branzino with herbes de provence, olives and pequillo peppers, salmon avocado tartare as well as meat classics like, braised lamb shank, cote de boeuf, and aged strip steak and frites. On Sundays enjoy 50% off all bottles of wine with any entrée as well as live jazz that fills up this hotspot.
112 • Resident April 2014
Ken & Cook 19 Kenmare St. NY, NY 212 966 3058 www.kenandcook.com
Artichoke While NYC has its fair share of pizza joints, Artichoke Pizza stands out from the crowd. Self declared Pizzaiolos, cousins Francis Garcia and Sal Basille grew up in the pizza making business at their family’s restaurant Basille’s in Staten Island. Since 2008, they have expanded their operations to 4 locations throughout NYC. Dedicated loyalists swear by the filling artichoke pizza which uses artichoke hearts, spinach, cream sauce, mozzarella and pecorino cheese or the stuffed artichoke brimming with garlicky goodness. Other favorites are the vodka Sicilian dripping with a rich tomato vodka sauce and mix of Italian cheeses, and the classic margherita pizza with a robust marinara sauce, cheesy top, and thick crust. With its close proximity to the heart of NYC’s nightlife, expect to see celebs and club kids stop in to fuel up for a long night of late night revelry.