French
Cafe Gitane in Nolita
The original plan was to visit Pulino’s, an inviting pizza/Italian restaurant I spotted on the corner of Bowery and Houston one night (more on that in a near-future post). But when Sarah and I got there after trekking 30 minutes in the pouring rain only to be told it was a 40-minute wait, we decided to wander around instead. Several round-about blocks later, we ran into another friend and a “local” who directed us to Cafe Gitane.
It’s a small, buzzy Northern Moroccan/French restaurant with a pretty fashionable crowd (couldn’t expect less in Nolita). By this time, we’re so hungry and everything looked great on the menu so we started off our 3-course meal with their baked feta with thyme, tomatoes and capers.
Baked Feta with capers, thyme, olives and tomatoes
It was pretty good, but I think I may have OD’d on the feta/thyme combo with my own cooking at home. Sarah went for a chicken baguette sandwich and I ordered a baked pasta with gorgonzola and roasted tomatoes. Both ended up being a lot more bland than we had hoped for.
Moroccan inspired pastries, Masmoudi, Paris
This pastry shop in Paris looked so pretty from the outside, we had to stop in and see. Didn’t get to try anything this time but did manage to take some shots.
Store Info:
Masmoudi
Rue Dr. Ahmed Sekelli Sfax El Jadida – 3003 Sfax – Tunisie
216 74 400 753
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More reasons to go to the Creperie
I love the Creperie’s sweet crepes, but their savory ones are fantastic too. I’ve mentioned a long time ago how this one goat cheese/sun dried tomatoes combo rocked my world. So I went back to the LES for more…because that’s what I do?
Savory crepe, goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes
Savory crepe, goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes $8
Breakfast at Cafe Cluny – West Village
There is hardly anything better than starting your day at a bistro in one of NY’s cutest neighborhoods. Such was my day last week.
I met my two friends, Lisa and Ashley, there for breakfast. Lisa, who is all about the West Village, suggested we try out Cafe Cluny.
Photo Credit: Cafe Cluny
European dining at Bistrouge
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bistrouge.com
Found a gem of a place in the East Village tonight: Bistrouge. I just wanted to stop by somewhere for coffee, and saw their “Coffee – Wine – Bread – Odyssey” canopy outside, so thought I’d stop by. It’s a small rustic place, brick walls and dim lighting with jazzy tunes playing in the background.
More food from Paris…
I just realized how random our meals were in our trip to Paris. We were mostly on the go, walking around and coming back to our apartment to fix some quick meals. I also realized afterwards that 90% of our meals happened where we usually ended up — in the Latin Quarters..which ain’t so bad at all.
We went to Le Depart Saint Michel one night which is not very far from where we had our lattes the first day. I was happy for once I didn’t go my usual chicken route. Instead, we tried their beef and duck. It was my first time having duck! Meat is a little tougher than chicken but still really good.
