Cuisine and ambience double delight at this newish AvroKo gem on the Bowery. Don’t miss the coconut chicken salad appetizer, which packs a punch into its saucy, peanut-flecked preparation. Yellowtail sashimi is also a must—buttery, thick pieces of fish doused in a sweet and tangy vinaigrette. A pint of prawns is excellent to share—especially if someone at your table will enjoy the crispy flash-fried torsos.
The snapper is a double whammy entrée with its crown of shrimp dumplings. The lamb meatballs introduce Indian flavors that dance on the taste buds. Skip dessert in favor of more cocktails. Go for the cucumber-elderflower or the ginger and spike. You’ll want to linger—the room is a stunning take on East Asian colonialism. Intricate carved wood and latticework are enticingly regal. My visiting French friend asked me after washing his hands, “I can sleep tonight in the bathroom here?”
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