High Street on Hudson

Came here for lunch with a friend and we both ordered the turkey sandwich, and honestly it was great. The bread was perfect, not too soft, not too hard and very fresh. The turkey wasn’t dry, there was lettuce, tomato and some mayo on it.
I asked our very friendly server if the restaurant had honey mustard, she said no then later came back and said she asked the kitchen and they told her that they have a «maple mustard». I gave it a try, and it was delicious. (I love sauces, especially sweet ones)
The potato salad wasn’t really my thing, although my friend liked it. The restaurant itself is very nice, I love the set up. The hostess was very friendly and actually allowed us to wait for the specific table that we wanted, as the people occupying it were about to head out. I’ll definitely return to try their pastrami on rye.

I’m definitely missing something and I think it’s probably the experience here at meals other than dinner.
When Food and Wine magazine named them the top restaurant in NYC this past week, we grabbed an immediate reservation. Given this top prize, I had high expectations.
The space is nice… casual and café-​like but slightly cramped for the two-​tops along the wall. Service was good. The menu was simple and I was excited to try it given focused menus with sharing plates are my jam. Here’s a synopsis of the food we tried:
Crispy broccoli — tempura broccoli with a tangy kimchi-​like dressing. It was good. But you could fry a piece of cardboard and it’d be tasty.
Burrata — very small portion but good Burrata. The prettiness of the dish outweighed the tastiness.
Mushrooms — in the top two… an assortment of mushrooms in a bit of a creamy sauce. This dish would’ve been great with a side of crostini. But alas, we ate them solo.
Bucatini — very good dish, simple and fresh. It’s considered a full portion but it’s an appetizer size. For $ 28. Good but I would not consider it worth the price.
Duck — great dish… smokey and savory flavor and not too fatty. This would also not be considered an entrée size dish as there were four small pieces of duck.
As for drinks, I sampled both a cocktail and a glass of wine. Cocktail was meh… it wasn’t complex at all and tasted like lemonade. The red wine list by the glass was primarily Long Island (which I don’t care for) with only two choices outside of there… I went with a California cab which was decent but not great, especially not for $ 16/​glass.
Our bill was $ 200 without tip, and I was still slightly hungry when I got home.
I’m still trying to figure out F&W’s award. HSonH was solid but by no means great in comparison to others in this giant city of the N-​Y-​C.

After we finished dinner here, we had to go somewhere else to get an actual meal.
Service: 5 star. Truly professional level staff.
Food: The chicken was perfectly fine, if it cost $ 20 for a serving for 1 I would rave about it. It costs $ 52 for a serving for 1 however and then they lie and claim it will feed 4. The rest of the food is empty calories and fiber. Over-​sauced pastas and lettuce essentially round out the menu and cost $ 15 to $ 30 per order for tiny 4 morsel tasting plates.
Drinks: Poorly conceived. A teenager was locked out of the house with his parents garden and their patio bar. The result? Cheap liquor poured over «Spring» veggie flavors. I ended up asking them to just leave everything out and give me vodka on the rocks.
Ambiance: It’s a sandwich shop with tables and an open kitchen. Pleasant. Booths were comfortable and spacious and tables were properly spaced. I can find no fault with the restaurant here. Bit loud actually, no music but something about the place made the crowd noise echo. It was pretty hard to hear my table.
Value: The only reason this place received a positive review from the NYT is because the NYT wasn’t paying for their food.
Simply nonsense, there is no reason to ever dine here. $ 90 per person for 2 (bad) drinks, about 2 oz of chicken per person, and a couple morsels of appetizer. Absurd, even for meat packing. You would be better served at a restaurant like Fedora. You would pay just as much but at least you would receive a special experience and extraordinary flavors for your investment.
To be fair, my experience was with the dinner menu only. Other reviews seem to reflect that the lunch menu is reasonably priced and edible. I wish I had read the dinner menu reviews before I went here. Never again.
And the two dollar sign rating on Unilocal?This restaurant straight up lies.

This place is my favorite place in all of North America! Haha jk, but it’s damn close. I was first introduced to their pastries at Rival Bros. in Philly. I then tracked down High Street on Market to stock up on pastries since my trip to Philly was coming to an end. I was literally heartbroken and contemplating another trip to Philly just for High Street when I found out about their NYC location and man, I cannot rave enough about it! Their red eye danish is all my dreams come true, the Bodega (which they don’t have in Philly) is one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had, their (Rival Bros.) coffee, their cauliflower side, their ginger yogurt, and literally everything else I have ever ordered in this place, is perfection. Thank you so so much for opening a Manhattan location; I am obsessed with you guys!!!
One con: they’re not open ²⁴⁄₇.

Would love to learn more about the chef because we were blown away by EVERY dish. The very inventive combo of flavors really reminded me of Yottam Ottolenghi’s dishes.
The squid ink pasta was tender, tangy, crunchy, with very interesting flavors. And lobster? discs? Not sure what they were but they were a great addition. And visually stunning! The scallions also went so well with this dish.
Mushrooms with black, wild rice was also a great combination of chewy, nutty, and tangy.
Funnily enough, the bread was not my thing. I really love bread that’s fresh baked, hot, crusty (or not) and tender on the inside… and that’s not the type of bread that’s here.
Either way, I can’t wait for whoever the chef is to come up with more insanely creative and tasty dishes for us.

Feel like the place should only be 3.5 star, but i rounded up. Came here for dinner and we thought the food was good but not amazing. All the plates were innovative and the presentation was very nice. However, the portions are small. The dishes are meant to be shared but i thought they were pricey for just shared plates. There weren’t that many choices for dinner either We ordered 7 dishes between the 3 of us and that was 70% of the menu. We liked the bucatini dish and the duck dish was good too. Dessert was bleh. I got the melted chocolate with Japanese cheesecake.
The décor was trendy. Open kitchen and huge windows. The noise level is loud. I had a hard time hearing my friends. Make sure u make reservations because by the time we left at 9pm there was a line waiting. Read a lot of good reviews about this place. Maybe breakfast and brunch is better than dinner.

Since this place opened, not once was I able to get reservations that weren’t 9:30pm or later but I finally did it! Let’s start with the décor and ambiance– loved the open kitchen, tall ceilings and wide windows. The insane amount of lighting I got for my pictures were perfect. #doitforthegram. Now with service, it could be better. My main server didn’t do a good job at all– didn’t bother explaining the menu or overall seem inviting. Later on I guess they switched servers and the girl I had latter was much much better.
Let’s chat about the food. First off, simple menu which is always a good sign. Goes to show the ingredients are fresh! I had the Burrata– which was divine. The blend of all the ingredients in the dish went so well together. From the moz, to onions, and sauce, every bite was perfection. I also ordered the duck and beef dish which were great. Lots of flavor in all the dishes and what I loved was the amount of different greens they had in each dish that surprisingly paired really well with the meat. Highly recommend coming here. I was sad I was not able to order the dish with fried broccoli and other veggies (too much food already) Super excited to come back for brunch!

Had a great weekday lunch here. No wait for a table, though the menu is extremely limited. I shared a bowl of three sides (beets, cauliflower and mushrooms) and it was delicious. I then split the pastrami sandwich, which was flavorful and not too fatty, and I loved the beet-​dyed hard deviled egg it came with. Finally, I had a molasses cake and mini doughnut to go from the bakery. Really high quality, natural products here! Will definitely return for brunch when I’m up for the wait.

3.5 rounding down to a 3. Yes, High Street is better known for brunch /​lunch and its breads and sandwiches, but it is not memorable as a dinner joint, especially considering its price point.
The décor is extremely dim — to the point where I struggled to see what my food looked like, so definitely a good spot for a self-​conscious first date if that’s what you are striving for here… Service was very friendly and homely, giving educated advice on food orders and portion sizes.
Some of the dishes were excellent, but others suffer from the traditional New American curse of just putting a bunch of «interesting» ingredients onto the plate together and praying it works. We ordered:
— Vollkornbrot (⁴⁄₅): yes, the bread is absolutely the best part about High Street. The vollkornbrot is excellent, filled with strong dark rye aroma and dipped in delicious rutabaga hummus. Just wish there were more than 4 tiny pieces that came with a $ 12 order.
— Anadama (⁵⁄₅): best thing on the menu. Eel and radish paired with sweet tomatoes on top of a slightly sweet molasses bread. It just works. But again, $ 16 for one small tartine?
— Tripe diavola (³⁄₅): not quite spicy and sounded more interesting on paper than it did in taste. Just your standard tripe dish without much to make it too interesting.
— Grilled squid (³⁄₅): five stars for the plating — the dish is pretty as a picture, but again, nothing to write home about. Carrots add a nice crunch I suppose? But the squid itself is just nicely cooked, perhaps on the dryer side.
— Cauliflower caramelle (4.5÷5): High Street does carbs the best. These little stuffed pastas are absolutely fantastic, swimming in delicious rosemary and buttermilk that reminds you of an elevated version of the traditional Italian sage and butter preparation. Delicious, but very small portion size — have I mentioned that before? Among the four of us we probably got two small caramelle each. Did I also mention this costs $ 24?
— Seaweed bucatini (⁴⁄₅): again, carbs shine here and this is another winner. Comes with nice crab lumps and topped with scallions to give it almost an Asian inspiration. Portion is a bit more generous as well (i.e. we maybe could have three bites instead of two).
— Both the entrees (duck and beef) were good but absolutely standard modern American preparations (i.e. forgettable). I’d double up on the pasta.
— Saving graces would be that the desserts are actually extremely interesting. We had a carrot cake that was perfectly baked and slightly crispy on the outside and a little moist on the inside, served with a scoop of slightly salty bourbon ice cream that complemented the flavors perfectly. The salted caramel and chocolate budino was also excellent, but runs the risk of being slightly too salty than sweet.
All in all, I’d come back to High Street for dinner if it was half the price and put its breads and pastas — what it is really good at — much more front and center. But for now, just ok.

While visiting New York, many people told me about a café spot that originated from Philadelphia and is killing it in the meat packing district. I heard they made great sandwiches and thats exactly what I came in for. The interior gave off a upscale/​relax feel for lunch.
I ended up ordering their take on a pastrami sandwich while my girlfriend chose the duck meatballs sub. Both our meals were amazing! I really enjoyed her sub because the toasted bread and the flavor coming out of each duckball. These sandwiches are priced pretty high but they are quite filling. I left stuffed and at the end of the day, I want my meal to do that. For my sandwich, they had big thick cuts of pastrami and gooey cheese falling off the side.
Overall, just really elevated flavors in each meal. I would 100% come back when Im back in NYC. Service was awesome and made sure we were enjoying all meals. 5 out of 5 in my opinion. They created unique sandwiches with great taste and big portions. I could not ask for more!

Really busy, but great brunch spot.
We stopped by as a party of 2 around 11:15 on a Saturday morning, and we had to wait about half an hour before being seated. We waited by the bakery in the front and had a citrus doughnut and crêpe cake to start, both of which were solid, particularly the latter. For our meal, we split the hickory town and the bodega sandwiches, both of which were very good. I thought the hickory town in particular was really good, the cheddar and mayo going very well with the meat, while the bread on both sandwiches was also great. The old bay potatoes were also very good, lightly fried without being overcooked. I’d definitely come back to try some of the other dishes or for other meals.

KenScale: 8.0÷10
There are not many all-​day restaurants in New York City; it takes certain amount of courage and dedication to operate a place in this hectic, high-​rent city. Yes, there have been some restaurants notable for offering some amazing breakfast and/​or lunch options, but mostly the focus of most restaurants in Big Apple still lies in dinner. Chef Eli Kulp and his business partner Ellen Yin came all the way from Philadelphia to change that with a New York outpost of their highly acclaimed High Street restaurant. In the morning, the restaurant is a bakery serving pastries; at lunch, it serves a variety of sandwich options; for dinner, it becomes a full-​fledged restaurant incorporating many of the breads baked in the morning. That kind of versatility is a scarce asset in New York dining scene, and I was certainly intrigued to see what kind of food the kitchen was delivering. Overall, I had a very pleasant dining experience on my recent weekend dinner.
There is nothing fancy about the food at High Street, but you can tell that a lot of thoughts and preparations have been devoted to it. There are a handful of toast menus, and I enjoyed the one with smoked eel, spicy radish and parsley that had a lot of delightfulness to each bite. Among a small list of pasta dishes, don’t skip seaweed bucatini that comes with nduja, mussels, bread crumb and lobster bottarga. It was a wonderful (and beautifully plated) pasta dish that has great balance of flavor; I initially wished the noodle were a little bit more firm, but over time, the softer texture of noodle started to gel really well with the other elements of the dish. For the entrees, I felt the Long Island duck was a bit more successful than grilled arctic char. Arctic char, which came with crispy potato, mustard greens, pickled gribiche and black olive, came away a little too aggressive in seasoning, although the fish itself was very nicely cooked. On the other hand, duck was cooked to near perfection for absolutely juicy, tender texture, and worked harmoniously with soured oats and grains, charred leek and turnip that accompanied it. For dessert, we had roasted milk chocolate with Japanese cheesecake, preserved lemon and cocoa bean, a solid but not particularly memorable dish.
The restaurant has a somewhat concise menu of wine (many of them from the nearby New York area) and beer and I wish they could’ve really ramped up their wine selection to make the dinner even more memorable. Getting a reservation wasn’t particularly challenging, but the restaurant has been getting a lot of buzz lately and the dining space is not particularly large, so make sure to book in advance if possible. I really liked the inviting vibe of the dining space that makes it well-​suited for the type of all-​day neighborhood restaurant that it strives to be. Well, there is at least one Philly import that has made a successful move to New York; I’m curious to see if other Philly restaurateurs and chefs will follow the path of chef Kulp. Certainly, High Street on Hudson is the type of restaurant that is so reliable as to make it a place that you would want to visit again.

Come here for brunch under $ 20.
My 2 girlfriends and I came on a Saturday noon and the wait was about 45 minutes to an hour. The location of the restaurant is great. It’s steps away from the Hudson River so walk along there while you wait. It’s also close to the Whitney Museum, the Standard and the High Line for a lazy afternoon, post-​brunch stroll.
The restaurant is rustic and café like. There’s an open kitchen which adds to the authenticity. I got the $ 16 «meatpacker» (didn’t want to dirty my hands for the sandwiches) which is different from your traditional eggs and hash dish. It didn’t leave me super stuffed like brunch usually does or hungry after. The potatoes it came with were the bomb.
My 2 friends both got the pastrami sandwich. I tried some of it and it was decent but not amazing. Reminded me of a burger.
Overall, a solid new addition to the west village!

This is an awesome spot to go before work, or take a leisurely weekend lunch. Can’t speak for times when it’s crowded, but in the early morning hours this really is a great spot
I had the bodega breakfast sandwich, which I really liked minus the sausage (it was a tad too sweet). Everything else about it was great, though, especially the biscuit.
Service is awesome, prices are fair for the area!

Came in on a Sunday afternoon and surprisingly there was no wait. Here’s what we got:
— Toast — great assortment of bread and butters. And for $ 5 can’t complain about the value
— Forager– lived up to expectations. Add on some of the relish and it was the perfect amount of food mixed with richness
— Pastrami and hash– was ok but nothing special to note
— Salmon– really great, lighter dish
Also had the Bloody Mary which was solid if not great.
Overall great place for a low key brunch and also really affordable.

I’d come to terms with basic brunch. My brunch criteria has become more about finding a better atmosphere to enjoy my eggs benedict. But then I had the pastrami and hash breakfast sandwich and it has restored my hope in the NYC brunch game.
I’m being a little melodramatic, but this sandwich was really inspiring and messy and delicious. Layers of textures and flavors and an array of sauces and pickles to jazz it up to your liking, all sandwiched between a very pretty poppyseed bun. Served on a cutting board– there isn’t anything else you need besides coffee to wash it down.
The meatpacker is also a tasty well-​rounded plate of food. I found the coppa salty, but that’s easily fixed. Take a bit of that with the eggs and broccoli rabe for an excellent bite. The potatoes steal the show, almost halfhazardly broken up with rough edges that increase the surface area = crispy and crunchy all around.
Highly recommend arriving early. I waited 30 min at noon on a Saturday. The wait had gone up to an hour around 1pm. The prices are affordable, the brunch ambiance is great, and the service was super friendly.

The line was already long on Sunday brunch at noon, although the opening was not so long ago. THE BODEGA ($ 13) was one of the best Sausage Egg-​Chedder Biscuits. It’s greasy as McDonald’s Sausage Biscuit with Egg and was equally delicious. DUCK MEATBALL SUB ($ 16) was good too. The meatballs were surprisingly soft and juicy. But lacking in duck flavor was a bit of disappointment. House sparkling water in a cute glass bottle that had good punch of bobbles as Gerolsteiner was fun.
It’s still new but for busy weekend, having just one person at the front to take care of all the anxious customers seemed to be daunting.

Breakfast– Philly style in the West Village. Newly opened, this bakery cum restaurant displays some of the best looking breads since Scratchbread in Brooklyn.
Ate & Drank
Housemade everything bagel w/​smoked onion cream cheese
Chocolate brioche
Fish kill farms apple cider
Rival bros decaf
The bagel was almost Montréal/​malt like w/​a mix of flours, it was unusual & exceptional. The brioche was warm-(be still my heart) & rugalah Like. Yum. The cider was sooo fine & tasty & coffee on point. You really can’t go wrong with any bread product/​pastry at this Philly import.

Not really for me.
Oatmeal was ok, toast had some strange apple butter which didn’t work.
Seemed a bit chaotic (no menus) but chalk that down to it being new.
Cappuccino a pale imitation of what’s on offer elsewhere and didn’t act as an ‘eye opener’
Shame, as location is stunning (was always a big fan of café cortado before in this location) and it’s clear money’s been lavishly spent in the refurb and subsequently a nice dining room.
It’s ok. They’re are better places within a stones throw however.

The new location of the super popular Philly spot is even better than the original, with some great new menu items and a more sensible layout.
Now you can peruse and purchase the great pastries from the takeout counter up front, rather than fighting your way through the line to get to the register in the back like in the first location.
For breakfast, I tried a few of the great new choices. The Whitefish Bialy ($ 7.50) is a startlingly black (squid ink) disc topped with whitefish and pickled peppers — definitely a fork and knife deal, and less of a sandwich. The slightly crispy bialy is delicious and goes well with the salty whitefish. Also, The Bodega ($ 13) is an incredible, rich take on a sausage, egg and cheese. For the bread, an amazing Sage-​Black Pepper Biscuit is used, adding even more butteriness to the equation, which is definitely not needed, but still very welcome. These few options make me want to stop off frequently before work, since they are gone at lunchtime (except on the weekends, when they are served along with the brunch menu).
On the way out, I picked up some of the pastries (I passed on the Red Eye Danish, but only because I’ve tried it in Philly, and it is a great choice if you only get one thing). I also tried an Everything Bagel ($ 2.50), which is not at all like a classic NY bagel, in that it is very small and quite crunchy, but it is really delicious.
I will be back very soon for the excellent sandwiches at lunch, such as the Duck Meatball Sub and the Grilled Cheese.