Silver Apricot
| Silver Apricot | |
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2024 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | July 2020 |
| Closed | August 2024 |
| Street address | 20 Cornelia St |
| City | New York |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10014 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′53″N 74°00′07″W / 40.731398°N 74.002043°W |
Silver Apricot was a Chinese restaurant located in the West Village neighborhood of New York City.[1]
History
[edit]Simone Tong opened the restaurant in July 2020.[2] The restaurant closed temporarily in early 2021.[3] The restaurant's name was derived from a name for the gingko tree.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restaurant closures, the restaurant initially served food designed to work well as takeaway.[5] During the pandemic, the restaurant had an outdoor dining shed.[6][7] The restaurant's kitchen was characterized by co-owner Emmeline Zhao as "tiny" at 90 square feet.[8]
Zhao operated Figure Eight during same time she operated Silver Apricot; the two restaurants were located next to each other on Cornelia Street.[9] In July 2024, the restaurant's operators announced Silver Apricot would close the following month and that they would retain the space to open a new restaurant,[10] Cora.[11]
Reviews and accolades
[edit]Pete Wells, the restaurant critic for The New York Times praised the restaurant for synthesizing recent New York City dining trends with Chinese cuisine.[12] Adam Platt, writing for Grub Street, praised Silver Apricot's food, particularly the crab rangoon.[13]
Wells included the restaurant on a list of restaurants that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and which featured outdoor seating, published in 2021.[14] In his description of Silver Apricot, Wells praised the relationship between the all-American wine list and the restaurant's food.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Sietsema, Robert (8 January 2021). "Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Fortney, Luke (16 July 2020). "Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sietsema, Robert (8 January 2021). "Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Chau, Kevin. "Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Lynch, Scott (5 August 2020). "Silver Apricot, Simone Tong's New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight". Gothamist. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Gold, Michael (15 December 2020). "Outdoor Dining Confronts Its Latest Challenge: Snow". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Brown, Haley; Kesslen, Ben (7 August 2022). "Owner of outdoor dining 'love shack' says NYC won't help her". New York Post.
- ^ "We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant". Bon Appétit. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (21 November 2023). "Figure Eight Takes a Southern Approach to Chinese Cuisine". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Orlow, Emma (10 July 2024). "A Chinese American Spot in the West Village Is Done". Eater NY. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ McCart, Melissa (5 September 2024). "All the New Restaurants That Opened This Week". Eater NY. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Wells, Pete (10 November 2020). "Silver Apricot Applies a Chinese Lens to Farm-to-Table Cooking". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Platt, Adam (7 December 2020). "Cold Comforts at Mokyo and Silver Apricot". Grub Street. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wells, Pete (20 April 2021). "17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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