Say cheese!
The hospitality powers behind a few of New York Metropolis’s liveliest sizzling spots are opening a ’70s-style neighborhood pizzeria within the West Village.
White Horse Tavern proprietor Eytan Sugarman has teamed up with Zero Bond co-owner Will Makris and Dandelion artistic administrators Emily Pires and Elena Hristu to launch a brand new downtown pizzeria referred to as Keepers, Web page Six can solely reveal.
“I feel there might be one thing for everybody,” Sugarman informed Web page Six. “You’ll be able to have a drink and a pie for a median worth and have an excellent expertise in, for my part, the most effective neighborhoods in New York.”
The restaurant – a refined interpretation of a traditional nook tavern with a nostalgic environment – will serve thin-crust pizzas in addition to an elevated cocktail program helmed by Ricky Dolinsky, the previous beverage director of Danny Meyer’s The View restaurant.
“Our pizza might be a Jersey-style pie — a really skinny pie,” Sugarman stated, including, “I haven’t seen that in New York.”
Sugarman stated friends ought to count on “enjoyable garnishes, wonderful substances and nice cocktails.”
“I hope folks actually take pleasure in it,” he stated.
The extremely anticipated pizza program might be led by Louis Tomczak, previously of beloved Brooklyn pizzeria Paulie Gee’s, in addition to his franchise and Sugarman’s Made in New York Pizza.
Pizzas on the menu embody creative bar pies, conventional traditional cheese pie and Chicagoland topped with sausage and Bargherita giardiniera and candy and spicy Pineapple Specific. Different highlights embody the New Jersey-inspired Thunder Highway, the crab-topped Shore Factor and the Vodka Chicky Parm.
Friends can even be capable to order different dishes like a Black Garlic Caesar Salad, Spicy Italian Sub Salad, Housemade Chips with Caramelized Onion Dip, and Oven Charred Wings in a wide range of daring flavors like Brown Butter Buffalo and Charred Lemon Pepper.
For a candy deal with, diners can take pleasure in decadent dessert pies, together with a cinnamon roll-inspired possibility topped with streusel, frosting and sprinkles, in addition to one other made with contemporary peaches and cream.
“It is completely embarrassing for anybody making an attempt to keep away from sugar,” Sugarman joked of the dessert tarts, including, “It is one thing distinctive that I’ve by no means seen earlier than.”
Dolinsky guarantees to supply a brand new lineup of cocktails centered round an intensive collection of Negronis and traditional drinks impressed by previous New York bars. There can even be signature cocktails just like the Watermelon Daiquiri and Biscotti Previous Usual, in addition to nostalgic frozen drinks, approachable Italian wines, native beers and rotating spritzes designed to pair with the bar’s pies.
With its approachable menu, premium drinks and thoroughly curated retro aesthetic, Keepers is poised to turn out to be a go-to spot for locals and stars alike.
“I feel it may very well be a household place,” Sugarman stated.
“I feel it may very well be for {couples}. I feel it might simply be folks coming for a beer and a pie or a pleasant cocktail,” he added. “I don’t assume it’s only for one group.”
Keepers is scheduled to open July 7.