Eating out New York City - Day 1 (Greek)

The two cities in US that I have always loved to visit and never got bored are NYC and Las Vegas. Beside the hustle and Bustle the food definitely is the main attraction. On this week long visit to NYC my boys upfront decided that highlight of this trip is going to be checking out several NYC restaurants.




Kellari Taverna
19 West 44th Street New York NY 10036 (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
Restaurant Phone: 212-221-0144
Executive Chef / Partner: Gregory Zapantis
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

As we head out to restaurant around 11 p.m. after 12 hrs of train ride we were hungry. We decided to order tasters menu for 3 of us. And we were glad we did.

First came the appetizer platter with breaded fried calamari, soft and tender inside and nicely crisp outside, succulent grilled lamb ribs and the wonderful grilled octopus. The seafood were fresh and done to perfection.

Next was a grilled whole Lavraki - (imported) "The Greek Pride" loup de mer, a mild
Mediterranean bass. The fish was accompanied by a scallops avocado sauce that blended very well with this mild fish. The fish was also done very well, not overcooked.

Next was,Paidakia - rib cut, grilled lamb chops with olive oil & oregano potatoes
They were cooked medium well however was tender and flavorful.

Then came the desert tray which had the
Rizogalo -
Arborio rice pudding with mastic & spiced poached quince
Bougatsa -
Semolina & ricotta custard in cinnamon phyllo with fig ice cream
Baklava
Traditional phyllo and walnut pastry with honey and rose-water syrup

They were all excellent. Even the Baklava was crispy and done just right.
Kellari had 14 out of 20 rating from the gayot.com but we felt it was definitely
under rated. The ambiance of the restaurant, service and food quality put this restaurant in the definitely revisit list.










Crossing the US Canada boarder via train to NYC. The 12 hours journey was great, and truly Train journey is the most civilized way to travel, however Amtrak ran out of food at the snack bar by the aftrenoon and we were really hungry by the time we reached Penn Station.