This was my third visit to this amazing city and once again
delivered something new to the table in terms of the delicious variety of food
available.
When one thinks of New York, the first thing that comes to
mind is pizza! This is a city that definitely has no shortage of pizza
restaurants and Rubirosa in my opinion is one of the best out there.
Located in Nolita, this small pizza restaurant delivers
thin, crispy pizzas with a variety of topping choices.
We ended up choosing a sampler of bruschetta for starters
and a large pizza (half classic half Rubirosa supreme).
The sampler bruschetta was a trio of different types of
bruschetta they had on offer. Each one packed with flavour but not over doing
it at all. A mixture of your typical bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, basil,
olive oil and garlic, a pesto bruschetta and a creamy cheese and honey
bruschetta.
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| Sampler bruschetta |
Onto the main course, the pizza! A beautiful circle of dough
half covered in bright red sauce and cheese and the other half covered with
mini meatballs, pepperoni, roasted garlic and mozzarella. It’s a thin crust
pizza cooked to perfection. The slices were nice and crispy with the perfect
amount of sauce as to not make the pizza soggy whilst cooking.
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| Delicious half and half pizza |
For me I usually never order the classic tomato sauce and
mozzarella but eating this one changed my appreciation for the simpler slices.
The cheese mixed so well with the home made sauce and the ratio of dough to
sauce to cheese was spot on. They also brought out small servings of chilli
flakes, oregano and extra cheese to sprinkle on the pizza. The classic slice
plus a little bit of chilli flakes was a winning combination.
Not to say the other half of the pizza was bad. Far from it!
The supreme packed so much flavour from the meatball, pepperoni and garlic that
it didn’t need any chilli or oregano flakes. From the photo you can instantly
see that they place large chunks of mozzarella throughout the supreme side and
when it comes out of the oven, it’s melted down like a crater of cheesey
goodness. By far one of the best pizzas
I’ve ever eaten.
The waiter also told us that they make their own pasta and
it’s just as good as the pizza however our stomachs had no more space for it
unfortunately. Until next time Rubirosa!
Next up I’d like to talk about Russ and Daughters Café. We
went for brunch one sunny Manhattan day to one of the most famous
establishments in town.
Known for their smoked fish and bagels, we ordered two
different breakfast boards to try out. One being the classic (smoked salmon,
cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers) and the other being mensch (sturgeon,
butter, tomato, onion and capers).
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| Smoked sturgeon breakfast board |
Both were beautifully presented on a wooden board with
slices of bagel with the sturgeon and pumpernickel with the salmon.
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| Smoked salmon breakfast board |
It’s a breakfast where you can create your own meal by
adding whatever you want to the bread and any additional toppings to whatever
your taste buds desire. The smoked salmon and sturgeon were both delicious yet
quite different in texture. The smoked salmon was thinly sliced and smooth like
velvet whereas the sturgeon was much rougher texture and had a stronger taste.
The addition of the capers and raw onions went well with the
saltiness of the smoked fish and was the perfect start to the day.
You can’t really walk around New York and not notice the abundance
of bakeries and sweet treats on offer and Dominique Ansel Bakery serves some of
the best not just in New York, but in the world.
Dominique Ansel is the inventor of the cronut and each month
he serves a different flavour of the flaky, crispy treat. However he never
repeats a flavour so if you go one month and try one, you quite possibly may
never have it again.
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| Box of goodies |
I went early to line up for the cronut (before 8am) and
there was already a line of about 15 people deep. Not only that, but it was a
Monday morning so to say these treats are popular is an understatement.
There were so many pastries and sweets on display but we
were there for one thing. The flavour of the month was pineapple with a hint of
basil and chocolate ganache on top.
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| The legendary cronut |
We sat out the back of the tiny bakery and tucked into our
cronut! The pineapple jam was in the centre amongst the layers of flaky pastry.
Not too sweet and not too sour, it went well with the crispiness of the sugary
cronut pastry. It was a reasonable size for a breakfast treat.
Speaking of sweet treats, another one on the list was Bibble
and Sip. A tiny café near Broadway specialising in matcha cream puffs and
matcha drinks.
The cream puffs come in a few flavours such as earl grey vanilla,
white chocolate matcha pistachio and matcha white chocolate.
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| Matcha puff! |
We chose the matcha white chocolate with an iced matcha
latte. The cream puffs are definitely worth getting! A sweet, slightly crispy
outer coating with a creamy, vanilla matcha centre. It wasn’t overly sweet
which was a good thing and I could really taste the matcha in the cream and
also in the pastry.
It paired well with the iced matcha latte and it’s the
perfect mid afternoon snack tide you over until dinner time!
I chose these 4 places out of the many places I ate at
because they were all foods that were either something I’ve never eaten before
or were the best I’ve ever eaten.
New York is a place filled with every cuisine imaginable. As
I said before this was my third visit and every time I go I uncover something
new and exciting to eat.
What Would Lobi Eat? Pizza from Rubirosa and cronuts from
Dominique Ansel Bakery.
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