Openings

Freud, From the Edi & the Wolf Team, Serves Up Austrian Mountain Cheese, Pork Neck, and Spaetzle

Freud Burger with farmhouse cheddar, onion jam, and crispy fennel.
Freud Burger with farmhouse cheddar, onion jam, and crispy fennel. Photo: Melissa Hom

La Guardia Place is quickly turning into a restaurant hotbed: Court Street Grocers opened in August, and now Freud, from Vienna-born Edi & the Wolf chef Eduard Frauneder, is open on the block. Like its sister restaurant, Freud offers a contemporary take on Austrian fare, and Frauneder’s menu includes a stew of pig trotters, coco beans, and farm eggs; Wiener schnitzel with a Yukon Gold potato salad; and dark-rye spaetzle with 5 Spoke Tumbleweed cheddar and cauliflower.

To start, Freud is only open for dinner, but the plan is to make it an all-day restaurant — and the pretty, vintage vibe of the space (designed by Austrian native Florian Altenburg) is the perfect complement. Also, because this is an Austrian restaurant, there’s an impressive beer list — the on-tap offerings include Radeberger Pilsner, Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen, and Braufactum Progusta — as well as wine and cocktails, too. Take a look:

Onion tart with braised cipollini, mountain cheese, and onion gravy.
Onion tart with braised cipollini, mountain cheese, and onion gravy. Photo: Melissa Hom
Albacore crudo with pumpkin, basil, and crispy sunchokes.
Albacore crudo with pumpkin, basil, and crispy sunchokes. Photo: Melissa Hom
Dark rye spaetzle with 5 Spoke Tumbleweed cheddar and cauliflower.
Dark rye spaetzle with 5 Spoke Tumbleweed cheddar and cauliflower. Photo: Melissa Hom
Pork neck with bacon, caramelized lettuces, and annatto sweet potatoes.
Pork neck with bacon, caramelized lettuces, and annatto sweet potatoes. Photo: Melissa Hom
Déjà Raconté: peach-rooibos-tea-infused bourbon, lemon, and orange bitters.
Déjà Raconté: peach-rooibos-tea-infused bourbon, lemon, and orange bitters. Photo: Melissa Hom
The Slip: Zubrowka, kaffir leaf, lime, and egg whites.
The Slip: Zubrowka, kaffir leaf, lime, and egg whites. Photo: Melissa Hom
The space.
The space. Photo: Melissa Hom
It seats 65.
It seats 65. Photo: Melissa Hom

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Freud, 506 La Guardia Place, 212.777.0327

Freud Opens Tonight, With Austrian Food