After walking for many blocks thinking you’re lost in the middle of a New York unknown for most tourists, you will see it. In the middle of nowhere. It all starts with a grocery shop, with lots of sophisticated items that contradict the extremely laid-back atmosphere. And that’s what’s cool about the place. Wooden chairs that look like they were just taken from a very old American decadent farm. And yet, nice (even famous) people hanging around. For dinner it’s hard to get a table and photographs are forbidden inside.
Here’s The New Your Times service on the place, and also a review about the place.
16 Bank Street at Waverly Place, Greenwich Village; (212) 243-7900.
ATMOSPHERE Ye Waverly Inn, a nearly century-old tavern with a series of cozy rooms below street level, has lost the “Ye” and gained some polish, a warm glow and a retro glamour.
SOUND LEVEL Loud.
RECOMMENDED DISHES Clam chowder; tuna tartare; beets with goat cheese; wood-grilled mussels; short ribs; wild salmon with lentils; Dover sole; pan-roasted Amish chicken with wild mushrooms; burger; fries with truffle oil; apple crisp; bananas Foster.
WINE LIST International, with an emphasis on France, a much shorter list of whites than reds and many bottles in the $40 to $65 range.
PRICE RANGE Appetizers, $8 to $14; entrees, $14 to $55; desserts, $7 to $8.
HOURS 6 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Sunday and Monday and to 12:45 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
RESERVATIONS Not being accepted over the main telephone line. Walk-ins can request reservations.
CREDIT CARDS All major cards.
