As promised, here’s your first look at Spiegelworld’s newly installed beer garden and restaurant. You may have to pay a cover to enter after 9 p.m., so our advice is to head there after work for Heartland Brewery drafts. Should you find yourself in need of sobering after a few too many frozen margs or kiwi-and-absinthe cocktails, there’s a Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee stand doling out shade-grown fair-trade coffee mixed with Hudson Valley milk. Look for it next to the fortune-teller’s table and the dance tent sponsored by “silent dance party” Headphone Disco. In addition to stand-up tables near the bar and a few seats next to a waste-of-space Boucheron jewelry exhibit (um?), there’s a tented waitress-service area that, as you can see in the following shots, offers prime viewing of the illuminated waterfalls.
Smaller Dishes
Moroccan spiced olives - $7
Crisp-fried zucchini sticks with Parmesan and lemon - $10
Carmelized spiced nuts - $8
Red-pepper hummus, eggplant caponata, E.V.O.O., and toasted pita - $12.50
Thai chicken spring rolls with fresh pineapple-mint sauce - $13
Freshly made potato chips with blue-cheese-chive dip - $9
Cornmeal-crusted calamari with spiced marinata - $11.50
Frissé and baby lettuce salad with Bosc pears, spiced walnuts, and manchego cheese - $11
Mini Angus beef sliders - $10
Coconut jumbo shrimp with Thai chili sauce - $13.50
Salad of roasted beets with goat cheese, pickled red onions, pine nuts, haricots verts $10
Shared Dishes
Antipasti platter: soppressata, roasted peppers, baby artichokes, artisan cheeses, olives, breadsticks, stuffed grape leaves - $17.50
Spinach, artichoke, chipotle, and Jack cheese dip with pita toast - $12
Larger Dishes
Char-grilled Black Angus burger on brioche with fries, melted cheese of your choice - $14
Fish-and-chips - $18
Grilled chicken paillard salad with baby arugula, endive, and grape tomatoes - $17
Steak frites - $22
Grilled Skewers
(Served with mixed-greens salad or fries, citrus chili dressing, balsamic vinaigrette, or lemon herb dressing)
Jumbo shrimp-and-vegetable skewer with lemon mint - $22
Grilled chicken-and-red-pepper skewers with apricot-chipotle glaze and corn salsa - $18
Surf-and-turf skewer with jumbo shrimp and tender beef - $24
Beef-and-vegetable skewer with sesame, soy, and ginger - $21
Earlier: Spiegel World Brings Beer Garden (Now With Cabanas!) to South Street Seaport