How to Eat at Foul Witch in NYC

"A small, roughly 50-seat East Village wine bar that opened in January and has developed a reputation for being extremely hard to book—Resy reportedly showed a Saturday waiting list as long as 1,400—yet in practice the dining room can feel surprisingly calm. The reviewer arrived at prime time (7:30) and was seated immediately with a polite request to return the table by 9:30, a deadline that wasn’t enforced; several two- and four-top tables remained empty all night and friends have also reported quick walk-in seating. The meal included a chilled red and finished with a pleasantly salty sake-lees cake topped with clotted cream and honey; the tab for two came to $313.52 after tip. The reviewer plans to return and wouldn’t worry about making a reservation next time." - Zach Schiffman