I know, I know. The surest sign that Asian fusion has jumped the shark may be that it has reached Warsaw. I am a firm believer in eating the local cuisine when traveling- when in Rome and all that. But we had had our fill of pierogies and were looking for something more. So we headed to Warsaw's version of Rodeo Drive, Nowy Swiat, and went to the trendiest place we could find. It's in all the guidebooks and websites, it's no "find", but we weren't feeling very adventurous. The bizarre menu of Asian and Mediterranean isn't really fusion, more a random mix of entries. But somehow, amazingly, it worked.
Vodka Ginger Wasabi (vodka, ginger beer, lemon juice, wasabi)
Spinach, fig, parma ham, blue cheese salad
Black bean, potato, green chicken curry
Grilled chicken and pork satays
Tom Kha Kai soup
Asparagus salad with feta, orange and pesto
Pumpkin, litchi & sweet potato vegetarian yellow curry
Everything was consistently good. The Tom Kha Kai soup was really near-perfect, although not authentic (it's Thai soup in Poland, after all), and the curries were surprisingly ambitious. I guess the lesson here, kids, is not to judge a book by its cover. Or, man cannot live by pierogies alone. Or, don't go to Warsaw for the food. Or...
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0
Cost: $$
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Nowy Swiat 19
Warsaw
(+48 22) 826 6570
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