cafe sabarsky: a little viennese strudel in new york

April 7th, 2009 | food, manhattan

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sometimes it’s really nice not to feel like you’re in new york but that somehow you have escaped to another world like a viennese cafe for example.  café sabarsky is that place for us.  located on the first floor of the exquisite neue galerie (featuring only german and austrian art so it’s not for everyone), which had been a carrère & hastings designed mansion that was lovingly restored by ronald lauer to great effect and with a lot of resources.  

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j. spent seven years living in germany so he has a great affinity for all things german but he really mostly misses some of the food  (yes that is hard to believe, but now that i have been there a few times, the germans really know how to put together an excellent breakfast spread).  one of his all time treats is apple strudel, and we have tried every single strudel place in this city and café sabarsky continues to top the list.  and since the owner of café sabarsky kurt gutenbrunner also owns blaue gans we sometimes go there instead for his fix.  the strudel is perfectly light and not too sweet and importantly the fruit-pastry ratio is just right.   café sabarsky also serves their coffee (cannot say it matches in quality to the pastries) in that classic viennese style with the little side glass of water that i find so cute.  they have a selection of other beautiful pastries that we have never tried and also serve a mean bratwurst.   the room itself is beautiful and relaxing, and especially nice in the morning for breakfast before a met outing or in the afternoon after some heavy duty shopping.  keep in mind that while all children are allowed in café sabarsky, the neue galerie only allows children ages 12 and older.    café sabarsky, 1048 fifth avenue at 86th street, new york, new york, .

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  1. taste of tribeca: food festival and mini guide to shopping and things to do in tribeca | cherrypatter says:
    May 15, 2009 at 1:08 am

    [...] gans:  located in a lovely space with soaring ceilings and a great bar, this sister restaurnt to café sabarsky turns out  very tasty austrian fare which always features some schnitzel and some form of [...]