Silver Apricot

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Silver Apricot
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The restaurant's exterior in 2024
Silver Apricot
Restaurant information
EstablishedJuly 2020
ClosedAugust 2024
Street address20 Cornelia St
CityNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10014
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°43′53″N74°00′07″W / 40.731398°N 74.002043°W / 40.731398; -74.002043

Silver Apricot was a Chinese restaurant located in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. [1]

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History

Simone Tong opened the restaurant in July 2020. [2] The restaurant closed temporarily in early 2021. [1] The restaurant's name was derived from a name for the gingko tree. [3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restaurant closures, the restaurant initially served food designed to work well as takeaway. [4] During the pandemic, the restaurant had an outdoor dining shed. [5] [6] The restaurant's kitchen was characterized by co-owner Emmeline Zhao as "tiny" at 90 square feet. [7]

Zhao operated Figure Eight during same time she operated Silver Apricot; the two restaurants were located next to each other on Cornelia Street. [8] 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, [9] Cora. [10]

Reviews and accolades

Pete Wells, the restaurant critic for The New York Times praised the restaurant for synthesizing recent New York City dining trends with Chinese cuisine. [11] Adam Platt, writing for Grub Street , praised Silver Apricot's food, particularly the crab rangoon. [12]

Wells included the restaurant on a list of restaurants that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and which featured outdoor seating, published in 2021. [13] In his description of Silver Apricot, Wells praised the relationship between the all-American wine list and the restaurant's food. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Sietsema, Robert (January 8, 2021). "Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation". Eater NY. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Fortney, Luke (July 16, 2020). "Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village". Eater NY. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Chau, Kevin. "Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Scott (August 5, 2020). "Silver Apricot, Simone Tong's New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight". Gothamist. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Gold, Michael (December 15, 2020). "Outdoor Dining Confronts Its Latest Challenge: Snow". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Brown, Haley; Kesslen, Ben (August 7, 2022). "Owner of outdoor dining 'love shack' says NYC won't help her". New York Post.
  7. ↑ "We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant". Bon Appétit. January 26, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ Fabricant, Florence (November 21, 2023). "Figure Eight Takes a Southern Approach to Chinese Cuisine". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ Orlow, Emma (July 10, 2024). "A Chinese American Spot in the West Village Is Done". Eater NY. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ McCart, Melissa (September 5, 2024). "All the New Restaurants That Opened This Week". Eater NY. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ Wells, Pete (November 10, 2020). "Silver Apricot Applies a Chinese Lens to Farm-to-Table Cooking". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ Platt, Adam (December 7, 2020). "Cold Comforts at Mokyo and Silver Apricot". Grub Street. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. 1 2 Wells, Pete (April 20, 2021). "17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2024.


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