Absinthe Wine Bar
5.0
Oddly enough, you won’t find the namesake liqueur on the menu at this elegant East Village wine-and-tapas boite from the same folks behind Atlas Café and Angelina Café: The place is named after the vice of choice of artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose artwork plasters the walls here. What you will find: French- and Spanish-influenced small plates from former Gramercy Park Hotel sous-chef Nelson German, who calls out his grilled octopus with Moroccan chermoula, and camembert-stuffed goat cheese with caramelized shallots and orange blossom honey. The 100-bottle wine list is equally Euro—Italian, Spanish, French—with about 40 available by the glass, plus four beers on draft.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Seventh St.
- Public Transportation:
- L to 14th St.
The Basics
- Hours:
- Mon.-Sun. 5 p.m.-12 a.m.
- Cuisine:
- Tapas
- Meals Served:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer and Wine
Features
- Features:
- Late Night
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"Great New Restaurant"
By EVgirl10003 from east village, January 26, 2009
This place has an eclectic menu and everything is extremely tasty and well prepared. The bread pudding is out of this world!
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"Great New Place!!"
By Lala from New Jersey, January 11, 2009
As great and perfected as everything at this place is, you would never know it just opened recently! This is definitely a place that other tapas r...
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