Silver Apricot Explained

Silver Apricot
Established:July 2020
Closed:August 2024
Street-Address:20 Cornelia St
City:New York
State:New York
Postcode:10014
Country:United States

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

History

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sietsema . Robert . Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation . 3 July 2024 . Eater NY . 8 January 2021 . en . 22 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322024717/https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant . live .
  2. News: Fortney . Luke . Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village . 3 July 2024 . Eater NY . 16 July 2020 . en . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222214352/https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/16/21327538/silver-apricot-simone-tong-opens-west-village . live .
  3. News: Sietsema . Robert . Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation . 3 July 2024 . Eater NY . 8 January 2021 . en . 22 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322024717/https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant . live .
  4. News: Chau . Kevin . Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation . 8 July 2024 . MICHELIN Guide.
  5. News: Lynch . Scott . Silver Apricot, Simone Tong's New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight . 17 July 2024 . Gothamist . 5 August 2020 . en.
  6. News: Gold . Michael . Outdoor Dining Confronts Its Latest Challenge: Snow . 28 September 2024 . The New York Times . 15 December 2020.
  7. News: Brown . Haley . Kesslen . Ben . Owner of outdoor dining 'love shack' says NYC won't help her . New York Post . 7 August 2022.
  8. News: We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant . 28 September 2024 . Bon Appétit . 26 January 2023.
  9. News: Fabricant . Florence . Figure Eight Takes a Southern Approach to Chinese Cuisine . 3 July 2024 . The New York Times . 21 November 2023 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203174611/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html . live .
  10. News: Orlow . Emma . A Chinese American Spot in the West Village Is Done . 17 July 2024 . Eater NY . 10 July 2024 . en.
  11. News: McCart . Melissa . All the New Restaurants That Opened This Week . 28 September 2024 . Eater NY . 5 September 2024 . en.
  12. News: Wells . Pete . Silver Apricot Applies a Chinese Lens to Farm-to-Table Cooking . 3 July 2024 . The New York Times . 10 November 2020 . 17 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417151102/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/dining/silver-apricot-review.html . live .
  13. News: Platt . Adam . Cold Comforts at Mokyo and Silver Apricot . 8 July 2024 . Grub Street . 7 December 2020 . en.
  14. News: Wells . Pete . 17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time . 13 August 2024 . The New York Times . 20 April 2021.

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