"In the year 2022, almost every way you turn in Manhattan, there’s a new wine bar with vaguely European-leaning small plates rearing its head. No matter how many times wine is described as “funky,” lots of these bars are stuffy and staid. Yet Claud in the East Village, from co-owners who met at Momofuku Ko, Chase Sinzer, in charge of wine, and chef Joshua Pinsky, seemingly had the same trappings. Minimal design? Check. Fine-dining duo running the place? Double check. Yet the food goes beyond a run-of-the-mill wine bar. From the luxe chicken with foie drippings to the pillowy chicken liver agnolotti to the juicy red rock shrimp, which cooks itself in its own hot oil at the table, dressed-up comfort foods take the date-night main stage. While usually, we’re skeptical of a dish that got its fair share of play on TikTok, the devil’s food cake, a whopping slice made for two, is really worth all of its likes and shares." - Eater Staff