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Simone Tong opened the restaurant in July 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortney |first1=Luke |title=Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village |url=https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/16/21327538/silver-apricot-simone-tong-opens-west-village |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=16 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222214352/https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/16/21327538/silver-apricot-simone-tong-opens-west-village |url-status=live }}</ref> The restaurant closed temporarily in early 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sietsema |first1=Robert |title=Silver Apricot May Be NYC’s Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation |url=https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=8 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322024717/https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant |url-status=live }}</ref> The restaurant's name was derived from a name for the [[gingko tree]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chau |first1=Kevin |title=Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/features/silver-apricot-chinese-american-cuisine-new-york-city-michelin-guide |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=MICHELIN Guide}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and associated restaurant closures, the restaurant initially served food designed to work well as [[takeaway]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Scott |title=Silver Apricot, Simone Tong’s New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight |url=https://gothamist.com/food/silver-apricot-simone-tongs-new-west-village-restaurant-is-an-absolute-delight |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=Gothamist |date=5 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
Simone Tong opened the restaurant in July 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortney |first1=Luke |title=Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village |url=https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/16/21327538/silver-apricot-simone-tong-opens-west-village |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=16 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222214352/https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/16/21327538/silver-apricot-simone-tong-opens-west-village |url-status=live }}</ref> The restaurant closed temporarily in early 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sietsema |first1=Robert |title=Silver Apricot May Be NYC’s Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation |url=https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=8 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322024717/https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22204424/silver-apricot-chinese-american-restaurant |url-status=live }}</ref> The restaurant's name was derived from a name for the [[gingko tree]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chau |first1=Kevin |title=Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/features/silver-apricot-chinese-american-cuisine-new-york-city-michelin-guide |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=MICHELIN Guide}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and associated restaurant closures, the restaurant initially served food designed to work well as [[takeaway]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Scott |title=Silver Apricot, Simone Tong’s New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight |url=https://gothamist.com/food/silver-apricot-simone-tongs-new-west-village-restaurant-is-an-absolute-delight |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=Gothamist |date=5 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The restaurant's kitchen was characterized by co-owner Emmeline Zhao as "tiny" at 90 square feet.<ref>{{cite news |title=We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/video/watch/we-put-12-cameras-in-the-kitchen-of-a-high-end-chinese-restaurant |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=Bon Appétit |date=26 January 2023}}</ref> |
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Zhao operated [[Figure Eight (restaurant)|Figure Eight]] during same time she operated Silver Apricot; the two restaurants were located next to each other on Cornelia Street.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Figure Eight Takes a Southern Approach to Chinese Cuisine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203174611/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Orlow |first1=Emma |title=A Chinese American Spot in the West Village Is Done |url=https://ny.eater.com/2024/7/10/24194164/silver-apricot-closing-west-village |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=10 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Cora.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCart |first1=Melissa |title=All the New Restaurants That Opened This Week |url=https://ny.eater.com/2024/9/5/24231565/new-restaurant-openings-september-2024-nyc |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=Eater NY |date=5 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Reviews and accolades== |
==Reviews and accolades== |
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Revision as of 19:38, 28 September 2024
| Silver Apricot | |
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2024 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Street address | 20 Cornelia St |
| City | New York |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10014 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′53″N 74°00′07″W / 40.731398°N 74.002043°W |
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] The restaurant's kitchen was characterized by co-owner Emmeline Zhao as "tiny" at 90 square feet.[6]
Zhao operated Figure Eight during same time she operated Silver Apricot; the two restaurants were located next to each other on Cornelia Street.[7] 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,[8] Cora.[9]
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.[10] Adam Platt, writing for Grub Street, praised Silver Apricot's food, particularly the crab rangoon.[11]
Wells included the restaurant on a list of restaurants that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and which featured outdoor seating, published in 2021.[12] In his description of Silver Apricot, Wells praised the relationship between the all-American wine list and the restaurant's food.[12]
References
- ^ Sietsema, Robert (8 January 2021). "Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Fortney, Luke (16 July 2020). "Silver Apricot, the Hotly Anticipated Sequel from Simone Tong, Opens in the West Village". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sietsema, Robert (8 January 2021). "Silver Apricot May Be NYC's Most Exciting New Restaurant — When It Comes Back From Hibernation". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Chau, Kevin. "Silver Apricot: A Culinary Journey Rooted in Community and Innovation". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Lynch, Scott (5 August 2020). "Silver Apricot, Simone Tong's New West Village Restaurant, Is An Absolute Delight". Gothamist. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "We Put 12 Cameras in the Kitchen Of A High-End Chinese Restaurant". Bon Appétit. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (21 November 2023). "Figure Eight Takes a Southern Approach to Chinese Cuisine". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Orlow, Emma (10 July 2024). "A Chinese American Spot in the West Village Is Done". Eater NY. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ McCart, Melissa (5 September 2024). "All the New Restaurants That Opened This Week". Eater NY. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Wells, Pete (10 November 2020). "Silver Apricot Applies a Chinese Lens to Farm-to-Table Cooking". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Platt, Adam (7 December 2020). "Cold Comforts at Mokyo and Silver Apricot". Grub Street. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wells, Pete (20 April 2021). "17 Restaurants Where New Yorkers Can Make Up for Lost Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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