On the whole, it was very well balanced between the salty and the sweet, the rich and the tangy.īut the truffle cheese fries? They were the real star of the show for me. The habanero honey was tangy and sweet, and the pickled shallots offered a nice bite of acidity. The house-made brioche bun was slightly sweet and almost croissant-like in its buttery-ness. The pork belly was melt-in-your-mouth succulent and tender. The Berkshire pork belly sliders were truly delicious. And let me tell you, that was absolutely the right move. For example, we ordered the truffle cheese fries and Berkshire pork belly sliders to share. The food menu appears to be a high-end play on comfort food. Overall, a very nice cocktail to begin with because it is so refreshing and compliments the coming food well. It’s almost somewhat comparable to Sprite with its fizzy lightness and citrus-y aspect. This cocktail is quite refreshing and lightly citrus-y. Now the drink itself is made up of Grey Goose La Vanille vodka, Roots Mastic liqueur and an aromatic tonic. We are instructed to drop the olive oil onto our tongues before taking a sip, so as to bring out the aromatics in the drink-an experiential element I haven’t been able to enjoy in dining since maybe last year. (Note: The cocktails we received appeared slightly different than the photos.) On the side of the cocktail is a tan-colored pouch that holds a teeny tiny serum bottle and dropper with a beautifully herbaceous olive oil. We both ordered the Cosmic Spring (pictured left), an ethereal-looking cocktail with a stunningly large rectangular ice cube housing a delicate pink flower in it. And on this particular night, we enjoyed the Emergence package, which meant we were now on to our Le Jardin cocktails. “It’s also the experience I have always wanted but had a hard time finding in the city.”Īs a New Yorker, I also couldn’t find any sort of outdoor dining experience like this, which is in large part what drew me to Thyme Bar. “This menu is designed to be enjoyed as a full sensory experience, which I feel New Yorkers could use right now,” Le Blanche says. Related In the Kitchen with Renowned Ballerina Misty Copeland Per the prix fixe-style menu, there are two different packages you can choose from for your Thyme Bar Experience: Emergence ($45), which buys you an amuse-bouche, a Le Jardin cocktail, one food item, a Floriography cocktail and a macaron of your choice and Euphoria ($85), which buys you much of the same, the key differences between the two options being that in this option you receive three cocktails instead of two and a dessert of your choosing, along with unlocking Euphoria-exclusive selections on the menu. Shortly thereafter, we received our first round of cocktails. ![]() ![]() It was a fun, slightly tropical way to begin our night. The little cocktail served in ornate glassware was made of Ming River baijiu, house-made coconut vodka, orange juice and grapefruit juice. To begin, we were served an amuse-bouche, which here took the form of a tiny coral-colored frozen cocktail named Frozen Thyme-something the waitress mentioned might leave the menu soon, as it was 64 degrees and slightly windy on this night. Related What Will Normal Look Like for New York City Post-Pandemic? This inspiration is described by Le Blanche as “a way of showing the language of cocktails through art with botanical elements.” The cocktail menu is nothing short of artful. The cocktail side of the menu is rooted in the idea of floriography. The ambiance was all there: flourishing plants, a little grey lamp that would be turned on as the sun went down, friendly and helpful wait staff and a menu to behold for any resident foodie. As a friend and I were seated, I couldn’t help but think that it really seemed fitting for a city that is often equated to a concrete jungle. When you approach Thyme Bar’s outdoor dining set up, there is something mildly jungle-like about the plants surrounding it. “Just like how chefs create art on a plate in gastronomy, I think we can do the same with cocktails,” head bartender Jeremy Le Blanche says. But now, it seems, Thyme Bar has hit its stride with its outdoor prix fixe menu that turns artisan cocktails into an experience. Located in the Flatiron District, Thyme Bar opened just a month before the pandemic hit and lockdown began. There is no better proof of this than The Thyme Bar Experience. ![]() If you were questioning the fate of New York City’s dining scene, I’m here to tell you that it is still alive and just as exciting as ever. All photos courtesy of The Thyme Bar Experience The Chatpata Fizz cocktail at The Thyme Bar Experience.
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