Figure Eight blends Chinese and Southern flavors in a cozy West Village spot, spotlighting seafood with creative, crave-worthy fusion dishes.
"A Chinese American Southern coastal restaurant that closed after just over a year." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A Chinese-meets-Southern restaurant by Emmeline Zhao, sibling to wine bar Cora." - Melissa McCart
"This Thanksgiving, Figure Eight and pastry chef Janice Sung (previously of Two MICHELIN Star SAGA and One MICHELIN Star One White Street) will be offering mini pies like kabocha pumpkin pie with a black sesame crust and a rich brown butter maple pecan pie. The pies will be available for pick-up on November 24th and 25th, from 10 a.m.—2 p.m." - Kevin Chau
"There’s nothing better than a freshly prepared dessert hot out of the oven. And that’s just what you get with this cornmeal pancake, delivered in an individual cast-iron skillet at the Upside Down Luncheonette, a pop-up for the next few weekends — Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — at Figure Eight in the Village. The cornmeal cake ($17) is topped with maple creme fraiche and some sliced fruit (in this case peaches) at the height of their season. The bolo burger ($19), a good-size patty with sweet onions and Champagne pickles on a house-baked (slightly sweet) Chinese bao, is also very tasty. Pair it with a black sesame and chocolate egg cream ($8)." - Robert Sietsema
"Figure Eight in the West Village makes Chinese-American food inspired by the lowcountry, which sounds a little confusing. What’s not confusing is how to make a reservation here: one simply goes and chooses the time they’d like to dine. At this sister restaurant to Silver Apricot, you can get things like corn and jalapeño bolobao, “hong shao” collard greens, and a $55 seafood tower in a small, lively room that feels like an intimate dinner party. They also do a weekend tea for $88, where you can eat dainty sandwiches." - bryan kim, neha talreja, kenny yang, willa moore, will hartman