The Tasting Room

Critics' Pick

72 E. 1st St., New York, NY 10003 40.723319 -73.988493
nr. First Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-358-7831 Send to Phone

Cuisine: American Nouveau
Price Range:
$$
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Reader Rating:
10 out of 10
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Photo by Jeremy Liebman

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Official Website

thetastingroomnyc.com

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$13-$22

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Notable Chef
Notable Wine List
Reservations Not Required

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

This venue is closed.

When Colin and Renée Alevras's Tasting Room outgrew its prohibitively tiny East Village space, the couple moved the restaurant to larger premises in Nolita. They've since reopened the original location as the wine bar and café it was perhaps always meant to be, with a daily-changing blackboard menu and an all-American wine list. But the modesty of the setting can't curb Colin's aggressively seasonal, Greenmarket-dependent style, which expresses itself in rustic bar snacks like buttery heirloom popcorn, 3-Corner Field Farm's sheep's-milk-cheese-and-onion tart, and pheasant terrine with pear mustard. The café has also inherited the restaurant's custom-built Synesso espresso machine. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld