Buddha Bar NYC
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 647-7314
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Between 9th Avenue and Washington Street
- Hours:
- Sun-Wed 6pm-2:30am, Thu-Sat 6pm-4am
Editorial Review for Buddha Bar NYC – by Justin Hartung
The Scene
America brought Euro-Disney to the French, and now they've returned the gesture with this enormous Asian-themed restaurant and bar hailing from Paris. Beyond a circular tunnel lined with golden statues lie three massive adjoining rooms, separated by columns of rolled-up wooden mats and decked with red chandeliers, large teak tables and dragons coiled around heating pipes. A towering Buddha beams under a huge skylight. Meatpacking hotties and business-dinner parties are part of the show, especially in the glassed-in smoking room.
The Food
The pan-Asian cuisine fares better than expected for a factory-sized restaurant. Starters of chicken samosas are flaky and addictive, but thinly sliced scallops and sea bream saduchi suffer from overly similar lemon sauces. And while a too-sweet sauce mires braised short ribs and sliced rib-eye, both squeak by as high-end comfort food. Buttery sablefish with crisp greens in a robust miso needs no such qualifications. Desserts, including a curiously soapy iced-tea mousse, make for an anticlimactic ending.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe Saketini ($15), though a bit too sweet, brims with fresh cucumber flavor. For a splurge, try a bottle of the hard-to-find J pinot noir ($65).
Know Before You GoIf the dining room is full, see if you can get a seat at the sushi bar, located along the far right wall of the restaurant.
The ExtrasPurchase the restaurant's own mix CDs at the kiosk near the coat check.
User Reviews for Buddha Bar NYC
08/11/2008 Posted by LindseyB2008
I recently dined at Buddha Bar along with five other friends. We were seated on top of one of the ultra trendy banquets suspended above a Koi pond where we could watch the fish literally swim under our feet. The service was impeccable. Our very attractive waiter stood post throughout the whole meal as we dined on Tuna Tartar, Chinese Style Roast Duck and phenomenal sushi including my favorite of the night the Green Dragon Roll. Too bad we only planned to have dinner or I would have stayed and joined the crowd in the lounge for drinks and music. All the more reason to go back again and not only try the food but the drink menu as well!
Pros: Design, food, drinks
08/11/2008 Posted by ValG1893
If you're looking for incredible asian-fusion cuisine and a fun-sexy atmosphere then you definitely need to make you're way to Buddah Bar. Their yellow-tail roll is amazing and their cocktails are spectacular.
Pros: Ambeince, Food
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