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Here’s What Everyone Was Eating at Last Night’s New York Taste

Pegu Club’s Little Italy cocktails. Photo: Dina Litovsky

To some, last night was just Monday. But for others it was a night for feasting and celebrating some of the city’s finest chefs and bartenders at the 2019 edition of New York Taste. As usual, the bites were incredible, the drinks were flowing, and a few of us had to be rolled home. Below, some of the culinary highlights, and be sure to mark your calendar for next year.

Alta Taqueria’s ACTQ roti with meatballs and serrano chili. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Roasted eggplant with tahini and olive oil from HaSalon. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Zucchini cake from MeMe’s Diner. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Caramel corn kakigori with corn mousse from Bonsai Kakigori. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Chama Mama’s khachapuri with eggplant, spinach, and beets. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Café Altro Paradiso’s chicken liver crostini. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Baked clams Francesco from West Village fave Don Angie. Photo: Dina Litovsky
A slice of Emmy pizza with banana peppers and red onions from Emmy Squared. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Hanoi Soup Shop’s lamp kho with pickled red onion and cilantro. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Jungle bird cocktails with pina ruma, Campari, and lime juice from Jungle Bird. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Rice cake dumpling from Momofuku’s Kawi. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Llama San’s Harajuku Is Dead cocktails with gin and milk punch. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Lokanta’s manti beef dumplings with yogurt sauce. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Maison Yaki’s pommes dauphine. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Mission Ceviche’s classic Peruvian ceviche with tiger’s milk and sweet potato. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Nur’s vegetable couscous with semolina and chickpeas. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Oxalis’s fermented pepper barbajuan with shishito peppers and smoked avocado. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Wayla’s larb kua nue with marinated steak and dried chili. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Pig Beach’s 27-hour smoked beef shoulder with Alabama white sauce. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Pilar Cuban Eatery’s beef picadillo empanadas. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Rezdôra’s doppio tortello with wild mushrooms and truffle butter. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Saint Julivert Fisherie’s pickled red shrimp with sweet onion and a fried saltine. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Superiority Burger’s bean soup. Photo: Dina Litovsky
The Beatrice Inn’s beef tartare with Spanish anchovy and marcona almond gremolata. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Paccheri Genovese with smoked short rib ragù from the Standard Grill. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Undercote’s Esteban cocktail with mezcal and Cocchi Rosa. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Wayan’s clams Jimbaran style with sweet onion and coconut. Photo: Dina Litovsky
People lining up for Adda Indian Canteen’s tawa keleji chicken liver and peppers. Photo: Dina Litovsky
The Aviary booth serves up Green Lightening cocktails with bourbon, apple, and chamomile. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Breads Bakery’s chocolate babka. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Crown Shy’s sticky toffee pudding with smoked pecan and apple sorbet. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Dragon’s Beard Hand-Pulled Cotton Candy from East Wind Snack Shop. Photo: Dina Litovsky
East One Coffee Roasters serve a brew from Honduras. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Salt & pepper calamari from Golden Diner. Photo: Dina Litovsky
People line up for Gotham Bar & Grill’s all-day eclair with smoked sturgeon and mackerel. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Dirty chai tiramisu from Gramercy Tavern. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Hunky Dory’s Green Can Be Cool cocktail with whiskey, dry vermouth, sour apple, and matcha. Photo: Dina Litovsky
JeJu Noodle Bar’s pyunche salad with pork belly and brown butter yang yum sauce. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Kopitiam’s nasi lemak with coconut rice, fried anchovies, and hardboiled egg. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Levain Bakery’s cookie selection. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Mifune’s foie gras miso monaka with mochi and miso. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Republic of Booza’s meyer lemon booza with tahini brulée. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Silk Cakes’ strawberry chantilly, ube chestnut, and pandan coconut cakes. Photo: Dina Litovsky
Mini key lime pies from Steve’s Key Lime Pies Photo: Dina Litovsky
Here’s What Everyone Ate at Last Night’s New York Taste