Restaurant Find: Nickel & Diner NYC
At the crossroads of SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown is design oriented Nickel & Diner NYC, a throwback to the five and dime diners bringing American classics to a melting pot neighborhood.
If you?re expecting greasy spoon home fries and syrupy milkshakes, you won?t find that here. Â Executive Chef James Friedberg (formerly of a slew of Michelin-starred restaurants, including Le Cirque and Aureole) purposefully eschews from typical diner fare, rather focusing on elevating classics to more refined versions of themselves, while playing to the appeal of modern palates. For example: Salmon Lox on Baz Pumpernickel Everything Bagel with cucumber, avocado, farm spinach, and citrus hollandaise alongside a Kale Cashew Bowl with poached egg, roasted sweet potato, avocado, asparagus, and green beans. Coffee, an integral part of diner culture, is further emphasized by Nickel & Diner?s sleek stand-alone, full service coffee bar helmed by veteran barista Alexandra Korves. It?s stocked with Nobletree Coffee for espresso-based beverages – all pulled from a custom Kees van der Westen Spirit espresso machine. N&D also offers cold-brew and nitrogen-infused cold brew on draft, as well as standard drip and pour-over brewing methods. If you?re in a hurry, get your coffee to go in art deco inspired to-go cups featuring black and white patterns designed by creative director and managing partner Ivy Tsang. Pastries are baked in house by pastry chef Scott Johns (formerly of The ...
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