mangia: Winter in NYC= Fondue!

Artisanal: "The Fondue" place in NYC.

Ignore the pungent force of cheese as you walk into this lively restaurant. Our table of 4 was placed in the most private space Artisinal can offer: Le Cave, surrounded on 3 sides were wheels, as well as small pucks of aged cheese, all protected behind clear doors.

We've dined in the main dining room before, and the atmosphere is similar to Pastis, lot's of noise, lot's of food, lot's of fun!

The specialty is of course the fondue. We chose the Artisinal Blend, & ordered apples. fingerling potatoes, kielbasa, & they brought out a basket of bread cut for fondue. We also added the small order of gougeres, or cheese puffs. We were pretty hungry so we added a 2nd petite fondue, same blend, and added orders of apples & kielbasa. The additional fondue tasted like swiss, so they graciously remade the artisinal blend and the pot was delicious...

We finished with coffee, the ice cream wasn't that impressive, in fact we couldn't finish it, & you have to understand, we usually finish all ice cream ordered...

End result: loved the hidden private room we were seated in, although it is really cozy, you might not want to be in there if you are afraid of enclosed spaces.

Skip the dessert. We had an awesome waitstaff, when one was busy, someone was always able to help us.

Located on:

2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016
at 32nd St.
212-725-8585