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Chubo

6 Clinton St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Houston St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-674-6300 Send to Phone

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Prices

$19-$25

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Hot Spot
  • Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
  • Romantic

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Recommended

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After leaving Manhattan to spend years in the Michelin temples of France, chef Claude Chassagne returned to the city with an artistic and international sensibility that pervades the menu at this quaint culinary atelier. He uses the plate as a canvas, presenting carefully constructed dishes like duck shumai, shreds of duck stuffed into a delicate wonton wrapper and accented with dabs of bright orange red-pepper cream. Brushstrokes of truffle oil and a sprinkling of salty Parmesan make beef carpaccio—often bland in less capable hands—absolutely entrancing, while beef two ways is a juicy, meaty sculpture of slices of coffee-rubbed hanger steak resting next to soft, spherical oxtail ravioli. Desserts are perhaps the most eye-catching; a green-tea mousse with sake-steeped cherries shows Chassagne’s colorful affection for Asian flavors. One of the greatest attractions at Chubo, however, is the monthly “theme ingredient” tasting menu: four courses that can range from a study in swordfish one month to a portfolio of soft-shell crabs the next. The walls of the small but cozy brick-lined room double as a rotating showcase for neighborhood artists, too.

Recommended Dishes

Beef two ways, $23; green tea mousse, $9

9.5 "Highly Recommended"
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Hidden Gem

dhockaday from new york | Posted on 1/22/07

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 9

The food is fantastic: Definitely do the tasting menu which is very reasonably priced. If not, the foie gras, the hamachi, and the beef with ravioli stuffed with oxtail and truffle oil are worth the trip out there alone. All were...Read More

wonderful

chops from upper west | Posted on 10/30/03

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 9

truly impressive place. informal, small, no: i'd say more intimate than anything. extremely flavorful food all produced in a tiny kitchen at the back. wednesday single ingredient night is recommended too. one of the better meals i have had in...Read More