Ladder up
Sardinia, Noho listings, Coco Boys, Thailand, Entre Nous, best Copenhagen restaurants, MORE
REAL ESTATE • First Mover
Three for-sale properties in Noho that came to market in the last 30 days.
→ 14 E 4th St #827 (Noho) • studio, 1132 SF condo • Ask: $2.15M • 1st time on market in 18 years, in Silk Building • Days on market: 6 • Monthly tax: $1757 • Monthly cc: $1175 • Agent: Dorothy Zeidman, Corcoran
→ 722 Broadway #2 (Noho, above) • 3BR/2.1BA, 2200 SF co-op • Ask: $3.495M • updated loft with 13’ ceilings • Days on market: 4 • Monthly maintenance: $3010 • Agents: Jonathan Stein & Courtney Heisen, Elliman
→ 30 Bond St #6 (Noho) • 2BR/2BA, NA SF co-op • Ask: $3.695M • full floor with 2 add’l sleeping areas • Days on market: 25 • Monthly maintenance: $5395 • Agents: Tony Testa & Emily Stein, Corcoran. Open house Sun 2-3p by appt only.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: NYC’s ferries helping fuel waterfront housing boom • Luxury building amenity watch: private somms • Battery Park City’s Wagner Park reopens with new flood protection • The bookseller versus the frankenmansion on Perry Street.
GETAWAYS • Sardinia
Italian isolation
Off the coast of Italy, southwest of Rome, the island of Sardinia is a land of stunning rugged mountains, silky white sand beaches, and swimmable waters the color of FDC Blue #2.
Off the coast of Sardinia lies another, much smaller island, famous for its tonnano. To get there, fly into Sardinia’s capital, Cagliari, rent a car, and drive one hour flat to a port on the west side. Drive onto the ferry, drink a corretto (spiked or “corrected” espresso), and drive off. Congratulations, you’ve made it to Isola San Pietro, and now you’ll never want to leave.
Yes, there are centenarian bocce players enjoying the longest sunset of their lives. Yes, there are winding cobblestone streets where standard housing units reminiscent of fortresses were built in the 1700s. Yes, there’s the aforementioned ocean and sandy escarpments and simply spectacular fried seafood stands at said escarpments.
But you’re here off the beaten path for the tuna. For that, you should really go to Ristorante da Andrea al Cavallera, in the island’s singular town, Carloforte.
Since Sardinia is in the middle of the ancient migration pattern of bluefin every April, the famed fish are caught, then preserved for consumption year-round. Cured, chilled, tinned or stored, it doesn’t matter — it’s delicious and available nearly everywhere you look. At Ristorante da Andrea al Cavallera, a jewel box farmhouse of a seafood restaurant run by a local gastronome mini-empire builder, there really isn’t any reason to not have the tuna in each of your dishes.
We started with tuna carpaccio, delicate enough to read The New Yorker through, ruby-red-edged and flecked with peppercorns, dabbled with olive oil, tinged with greatness. For our entrees, we had the tuna pesto lasagna and tuna steaks two ways — both seared, one topped with a bruschetta-like tomato relish and the other anointed with aioli. And for dessert, another local delicacy, this one tuna-free: sebadas, deep fried cheese pastries drizzled with honey. And chocolate mousse. And cafe coretto (with grappa this time) to finish it off. –Matt Levy
→ Ristorante da Andrea al Cavallera (Sardinia) • Corso Battellieri • Wed-Mon 1-2p & 8-10p • Reserve.
GETAWAYS LINKS: 20 years in, Portland’s Duckfat is an institution • Soho House opens wellness-focused ‘farmhouse’ in Ibiza • New Aman hotel debuts in the Dolomites • Do luxury hotels need a farmer-in-residence?
CULTURE & LEISURE • Friday Routine
Drink 'em both up
DUSTIN MACKAY • owner • Coco Boys
Neighborhood you live in: Bed-Stuy
It’s Friday afternoon, how are you rolling into the weekend?
I don’t have a ton of free time these days, but I also LIVE for summer. So on Friday before the big weekend at the shop, I like to wake up extra early, make coffee at home, and read a little in my living room (may mean I’m restarting Moby Dick… yet again). Then my girlfriend and I might hop on our bikes and ride down to Fort Tilden for a quick splash in the surf before I head to Dumbo. Our favorite route takes us through lush trails in Canarsie Park, under the Belt Parkway, and along the scenic Jamaica Bay Greenway.
Any restaurant plans?
Coming back from the beach I might stop off at Lahori Chilli in Kensington for a Pakistani breakfast and Kashmiri chai, or the Park Slope Food Coop (when I’m not suspended) for some cheap sushi, or the Montague Diner if there’s time. After work I like to go to River Deli on Joralemon Street for a Cynar Manhattan and some mussels, or Ferdinando’s Focacceria (which is currently closed) in Carroll Gardens for the pasta con sarde and a glass of red. Then Montero Bar & Grill for a nightcap!
How about a little leisure or culture?
It’s summertime now, so most of my plans revolve around the ocean, or at least take place very near it. This includes trips to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone rand get our picture taken. Also Brooklyn Cyclones games with the whole crew — one of those big group ticket package deals where everybody gets hats! Dinner and a floor show at Tatiana Restaurant in Brighton Beach — singing, dancing, magic.
Any weekend getaways?
Every July, my girlfriend and I squeeze in a woefully brief trip to Maine to see family and friends. We bring our bikes on the Portsmouth, New Hampshire-bound C&J bus. From there we ride into Maine on back roads that hug the coast, passing through quaint vacation towns until we reach our friends’ cottage in Ogunquit. Then it’s bodysurfing, sandcastles, and tinfoil turkey sandwiches by day, and backyard barbecues, karaoke, and mosquito bites by night.
What was your last great vacation?
I can’t stop going to Thailand. Ever since I lived there 10 years ago I just keep going back. My most recent trip was particularly special. I spent the better part of a week hanging out in coconut-growing communities in Samut Songkhram province, learning about various stages of coconut production and processing. If you are in Bangkok and a little coco-curious, the family-run Coconut Sugar House (an hour and a half from the city by car) is a great place to start. You can tour their plantation and watch them cook coconut palm sap into bricks of gooey brown sugar, and they even sell coconut wine. At least they did to me.
What was your last great vacation?
The only fairly large purchase I’ve made recently that wasn’t work-related is a new Audio-Technica turntable and speakers. I still have hundreds of records that I collected back in college, but for many years I’ve had no way to play them. The Boss, D’Angelo, and Busta Rhymes are on heavy rotation in my house this summer!
What product or service do you always recommend?
I love going for a nice long shvitz from time to time. For years I favored the Russian & Turkish Baths on East 10th Street but more recently I’ve been enjoying the Wall St Bath & Spa 88, especially on a rainy day when I don’t feel like I’m missing anything outside. I like to sit by the subterranean pool with a book and spend the whole afternoon lounging around.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Outlaws
Giants v Mets • Citi Field (Flushing) • Sat @ 410p • sec 112, $213 per
Outlaw Music Festival • Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Lucinda Williams et al • Jones Beach Theater (Wantagh) • Fri @ 4p • sec E, $158 per
Jacob Collier • SummerStage (Central Park) • Fri @ 7p • GA, $76 per
CULTURE & LEISURE LINKS: Prospect Park's LeFrak Center reopens this weekend with pickleball • Private cinema coming to Chelsea • Expanded Aire Ancient Baths has reopened in Tribeca • Photographer’s 50-year quest to capture the Chrysler Building • The art world’s age of empires might be over.
BARS • First Round
Avec toi
The Skinny: The husband and wife team behind Fradei Bistro opened wine bar Entre Nous late last year, bringing natural wines and seasonal French bites to a quiet corner of Clinton Hill.
The Vibe: Co-owners Clément Besset and Allie Prater-Besset drew heavy inspiration from their favorite Paris wine bar, Aux Deux Amis — most notably, that shiny copper bar. Terrazzo floor tiles and sleek midcentury light fixtures draw the eye but don’t overwhelm it. The corner real estate lends a spaciousness that can be hard to come by in a wine bar.
The Food: Small dishes that can be easily cobbled into a meal, with an emphasis on what’s in season. I checked off half of my spring produce bucket list in one meal here: asparagus was tender and blanketed in aioli and shards of Parmesan, while strawberries and rhubarb were melded into a tart blood-red jam inside a galette. Other hits included a silky chicken liver mousse surrounded by a thick layer of salted butter, delicate shreds of Jonah crab, and buttery scallop crudo. There’s also a sizable list of cheeses, all of which are served with sliced baguette from La Bicyclette.
The Drink: A 33-page wine list, mostly French and natural, and at every notch along the funkiness spectrum.
The Verdict: Entre Nous is an impressive newcomer and an unpretentious neighborhood haunt. Your next great date night awaits. –Alice Gilbert
→ Entre Nous (Clinton Hill) • 39 Clifton Pl • Tue-Thu 5-11p, Fri 5p-12a, Sun 3-11p • Reserve.
GETAWAYS • The Nines
Restaurants, Copenhagen
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