Sanctuary T
Prices
Average main course: $16, three-course prix-fixe $30.
AmEx, MC, V.
Description
The first outpost of this local company helps tea sheds its grannyish rep. A hip crowd gathers at the dark-wood bar to savor more than 50 brews, infused cocktails and Kevin Stantons (Bouley) tea-based food menu. Although cubes of barley jelly in an appetizer of crab, olives and matcha tea reminded us of agar, our entrées were winners, especially plump pillows of caramelized gnocchi luxuriating in a jasmine-tea–accented brown-butter sauce dotted with dried cranberries and baby squash. With fare like this, having a cuppa may become a dining ritual.
Hours
Mon–Thu 8am–11:30pm; Fri 8am–12:30am; Sat 10am–12:30am; Sun 10am–7pm.
This is my new go-to place to take a date. The servers are so friendly and it makes women feel comfortable without being too girly. Plus the food is great!