rev:text
| - Nhâu Bar is located in the basement of its sister site: Hà restaurant. Opened since Feb. 2018- the set up here reminds me of David Schmitz's, Le Mal Nécessaire in Chinatown, with an ongoing theme of an underground Asian inspired tiki bar. The decor is a Vietnamese botanical Garden - Asian lanterns hanging from the ceiling, bar seats and leather couches, the dim light sets the tone.
The bar is a strong highlight displaying crystal canisters with dry ingredients. The drinks average around 14$ individually or 40$ for a huge drink for 2! (Pink fighter is adorable!) I had the pleasure of chatting with my bartender, Max, who has bartended in previous venues like Mimi la Nuit. He made me a Dji (5/5) a spin off of an old fashioned with mezcal, tequila, pineapple, chanterelles and beurre noisette bitters (a French syrup often used in cooking). It was great!!! The second drink-Indo China Punch (4/5) was an interesting suggestion ft. 4 elements: booze, sweet, sour and H2O explained Max. Oolong tea, cardamom, honey, citrus and a base of your choice of alcohol: Gin, vodka, aperol or mezcal. All these ingredients are then clarified by a hot Goat's Whey-very cool!
For food there is a selection of a few items - I tried the Beef Tataki salad (3/5) which had some nice elements: like the crab chips and peanuts for a crunch. The beef was hidden in this dish-which should be the main attraction. Le Red tiger still holds strong competition on their beef Tataki dish!
I liked that the venue didn't get crowded to maximum capacity - it is a nice environment for afterwork drinks, girls night or a date!
|