New NYC Restaurant Haymarket Opens by Saga Alum in June | Eater NY
"A modern European restaurant in Chelsea opening Friday, June 27, led by London-born chef India Doris, who blends English and Caribbean influences rooted in memories of her Jamaican grandmother and childhood visits to Nando’s. The menu is divided into snacks, appetizers, pastas and grains, entrees and desserts, and is described as “a bit spicy, a bit bolder,” with a starring peri peri dish: a deboned half-chicken marinated in bird’s eye chile, served with a side salad and a single crispy wing ($36). Other highlights include salt cod fritters, lamb-and-mushroom skewers, and braised oxtail with oxtail jus and crispy cheddar polenta; desserts are nostalgic and focused, led by a layered mango-coconut-lime pudding with mango-lime gelée, young coconut relish and rum-syrup crisps, plus a strawberry cheesecake Swiss roll and a mocha crème caramel finished tableside. The 2,200-square-foot dining room seats 75 and centers on a 15-seat bar, with interiors in greens and burnt oranges and a custom-paneled mural by Charlotte Terrel depicting English and Hudson Valley countryside scenes. Bartender Chris Figueroa runs a punchy cocktail program featuring categories like Tall & Crisp and Stirred & Bold (examples include the mezcal-and-aquavit Hay Barbie-style sour and a boozy Cafe du Bois), and a separate basement bar at the same address is planned to open later in July; the overall intent is fine-dining technique delivered in a raucous, hospitable dinner-party atmosphere." - Nadia Chaudhury
