After asking for NYC recommendations our friend suggested Eataly NYC. It is difficult to explain what it is. I guess a simple description of Eataly would be a collection of restuarants, food markets, and food related products.
When you sit down to eat at Eataly, you must choose a specialized restaurant to eat at. The menu will be limited to dishes of a certain food type. If you want to try variation, you must move on to another restaurant.
We choose Il Pesce NYC, a fish restaurant, to start with. We ordered a salad and fish to share.
My husband loves whole fish and this orata did not disappoint. It was cooked perfectly.
While we enjoyed our salad and fish, Eataly was quite busy.
When we were ready to move on to the next food stuffs the restaurant portion was getting ready to close. We were unable to try more of the restaurants.
I was able to spend some time looking at all the food for purchase at the market.
I love squid ink pasta.
There are so many desserts. Too bad I was not in the mood for dessert. They look so good.
Last but not least is the cheeses. I could tell if I lived in NY this would be where I would hang out. I will take a cheese plate over a dessert any day!
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