Fresh Salt 146 Beekman St. (Front & South Sts.)
South Street Seaport
212.962.0053
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Fresh Salt:
Oh, hey! The Seaport isn’t just half-assed chains and ripoffs. Scurry past the Gap toward the water and shove open a wood door. To the right, a stocked bar with a stained mirror. To the left, a raised seating area where you can kick up your workboots (or broughams, but definitely not Blahniks) and feast on a salad, bagel, or sammy with Di Palo’s cold cuts. Don’t bother looking for landlubbers' specials or "Tuna Shots." You’ll find no TV, no video Keno, no $300 bottle of something you could buy at a liquor store--just mellow light and generous drinks and the close company of construction workers and well-intentioned execs from nearby nonprofits. Let the tourists make landfall on Pizzeria Uno. Fresh Salt gives a breath of fresh air.
Just happened onto this place as I was visiting South Street, looking for somewhere to have a quiet and hopefully not too expensive dinner with an old friend I hadn't seen in many years. The atmosphere is authentic and charming, as it's in a very old building that's been stripped to the bare brick. You order food at the bar & they bring it to you at your table. Simple, but special food. I got a hummus plate that was huge and tasty, and I couldn't even finish it, a cup of delicious soup for only $3 (!), and my friend ordered what has to be the best meatloaf sandwich in Manhattan, which came with a surprisingly elegant looking spring mix salad. All that, and two glasses of decent red wine, for $36. It's a completely unpretentious place, and yet you feel you're in someplace special. It's one block off the main drag in South Street, so not many of the tourists find their way there. I loved it!
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