Bread & Tulips
“The homemade ricotta was divine, the tapenade and pickled onions & peppers were also mouth-watering.”
“Nestled on the lower level of The Giraffe Hotel, Bread & Tulips is a welcome oasis in an area filled with mega-restaurants.”
“My personal favorite dishes are the house made Meatballs, Grilled Octopus, Brussels Sprouts, Baby Beet Salad, and Crostini.”
Bread & Tulips
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I went out to dinner here with some friends from grad school during a week night and it as a nice place. The food and drinks were good and I really liked the atmosphere.
It is a great place for a quite intimate dinner.
I am not sure if it gets crowded during the week but if you want a more low key place during the week I highly recommend it.
I came here with a friend on a weeknight for after work drinks and a light meal. We both ordered salads which were good sized portions and delicious and we ordered some flatbreads (I forget which sadly) but both were good enough to take a doggy bag home!
Skip the cocktails if you're thinking about them. Not enough alcohol and too sweet!
Three stars for food, four stars for everything else. I came here for a private event and was really surprised with how nice the ambiance is. The restaurant itself is downstairs and it has a rustic charm to it. The service is excellent, I really do need to give a shoutout to the wait staff, they were great.
The event I was there for had about 20 people, so we had a fixed menu and everything was served family style. The food isn't anything special, it's fine, but nothing mind blowing. We had the burrata, kale salad, and assorted pizzas as our starters. The burrata was good, the salad I could've gone without, and the pizzas were decent. They thrn brought out a few bowls of pasta caprese, which weren't that good and pretty basic (but hey, it's a large crowd, they need to please everyone!). The main dishes were plates of salmon and plates of sea bass. I'm usually more of a salmon person but I have to say the sea bass was better. For dessert we had the option of a pear tart or a chocolate-hazelnut mousse. Chocolate FTW!
For a Saturday night the restaurant was busy! The crowd is pretty mixed but the vibe is great, I think all 20 of us had a great time!
Initially this started with my telling my friend that I was going to walk north for exercise from the financial district until we had to go to a Yelp Queens event earlier this week. She then insisted I come join her for her company's happy hour session. I felt awkward but she insisted since a lot of people backed out and man was I glad I stopped by. The area in which we were situated was like a little alcove downstairs from the entrance of Bread and Tulips. The lighting is dim with old school lightbulbs and rustic warm wood tables.
The cocktail menu was both intriguing and held a variety of strong libations for everyone's palate and the wine menu was pretty fantastic as well. Between the two of us we tried about half the cocktail menu. Stares awkwardly at feet. My favorites were definitely a toss between the Detox: Reyka vodka, St. Germain, Kiwi, Cucumber, and fresh lime or the Strawberry Mint Julep for those wanting something sweeter that still packs a punch. The Rucola Gimlet was interesting as well (a vodka based drink that uses arugula as its base) and the Rosemary Collins was quite refreshing. I feel like a lush.
For bites in between drinks the girls ordered mini grilled cheese sammies with soup (tiny but so flavorful and adorable!), Meatballs (really seasoned and cooked well, only tried a half of one), a spread of a variety of cheeses and meats with crusty bread, and a wide variety of pizzas that were cut into sixteenths for us. There was the spinach with ricotta, grana padano, garlic, meyer lemon, extra virgin olive oil; Mortadella with salami parmigiano, fresno peppers, pistachios, olive oil, fior di latte mozzarella; Margarita with san marzano tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil; and lastly and my personal favorite the Quattro formaggi with mozzarella, grana, fontina, gorgonzola, and caramelized onions.
Two pasta dishes also came out on the bar area that I tried a forkful of each. Both were cooked al dente and had very rich and distinct flavors. The Bucatini was smothered with a fresh light tomato sauce, grana padano (which is like a very rich parmesan), and guanciale (cured or smoked meat from pork cheeks) with red pepper flakes. The pork was succulent and amazing with the thick noodles. Though, the winner on flavor had to go by a narrow hair to the Fettucine in a veal bolognese sauce. I had to stop myself from wanting to devour more than a small portion. Also, both pastas came in very hearty portion sizes.
I had never been to Bread and Tulips before but their hospitality was warm and both the food and drinks were pretty well above average. They have seasonal menus to keep in mind that change around a bit, a valentines menu prix fixe, and are also participating in restaurant week.
Excellent, rather low key restaurant hidden under the Giraffe hotel. A refreshing change to the overcrowded boutique restaurants in the area, Bread and Butter manages to be great, while still allowing dinners to have conversations. The wine list was quite good and not too pricey. The menu isn't huge, so getting a sampling of appetizers and pizzas is the way to go. The grilled octopus was incredible, I've never had such a thick, succulent tentacle before. The cristini with various sauces was tasty, and the berrata was delicious. The pastas were pretty good, though one of the more forgettable items. The pizzas were amazing. The four cheese and meat ones were my favorite and though the toppings were good, the dough was just incredible. Wonderful place for a great, relaxed meal with friends.
One of my favorite dinner experiences in Manhattan thus far! I made a reservation ahead of time for my sister's birthday on a Saturday night.
Though we arrive half an hour early, we were taken care of right away and led downstairs by the host to wait to be seated. As we sat down in the little nook of the lounge area, we thought to ourselves "we'd have no problem waiting here for half an hour!" While my sister went to use the ladies' room, I asked our waitress if there was anything we could do for her birthday, she said she'd let our server know to place a candle on the dessert we ordered.
Service was excellent — Ryan took care of us most of the evening, giving some of his own food recommendations. The FOOD. We ordered and shared the fried artichokes that came with a yogurt-type sauce. The balance was perfect. I also ordered us the burrata dish that came with sliced tomatoes in olive oil. I've had amazing burrata in San Diego (apparently it's a thing there), and this was definitely up there in terms of quality.
For dinner, I had some of the Hen of The Woods (mushroom) pizza with arugula. It was excellent and not too much. The pasta dishes were also exceptional and just enough. I tried my sister's bucatini dish and was in love.
For dessert, we shared the tiramisu (topped with a birthday candle), which was unsurprisingly very good.
The decor of this restaurant is so, so cute and refined. There was a lively communal-like table in the middle downstairs that further added to the rustic Italian feel of the restaurant. Lots of different seating arrangements, for intimate dates, to family engagements. The waiting area by the bar actually was reserved for a private event, which is something to consider in the future. Will definitely be back!!
Came here for my first time during last year's Winter Restaurant week. My party of 3 and I had reservations and we were seated immediately. The ambience downstairs is warm, rustic and modern. Really perfect for a date or girls night out.
For starters I had a light arugula based salad with a prosecco vinaigrette and freshly shaved sheets of aged Parmesan. As my entree, I went with their Quattro Formaggi Pizza (mozerella, granna, fontina, Gorgonzola and I asked them to nix the caramelized onions). Dessert, complimentary bread and cookies. I'm going back to the bread…it was delicious, warm and perfect. I get why their name is "Bread & Tulips"…
I also recently had the pleasure of my office hosting an event here. We had quite the impressive spread of meats, cheeses, pizzas, pasta dishes, grilled cheese/tomato soup things and meatballs. I got to help figure out what things to order and I could not have been happier with everything. The quality of the food and cocktails here is seriously superb and Jonathan (bartender downstairs) was really awesome.
I've now officially tried 4 out of the 5 brick oven pizzas available here. Including:
+. MARGARITA – san marzano tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil.
+ QUATTRO FORMAGGI – See above.
+ MORTADELLA (salami) – parmigiano, Fresno peppers, pistachios, olive oil and fior di latte mozzarella.
+ SPINACH – ricotta, grana padano, garlic Meyer lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
Pasta dishes I've tried here include:
+ BUCATINI – San Marzano Tomatoes, guanciale, pepper flakes and grana padano.
+ FETTUCCINI – veal bolognese sauce with grana padano.
Both pasta dishes were fantastic portions, perfectly cooked and had rich delicious flavors. Personally, the veal bolognese fettuccini was the pasta winner of night to me.
The meatballs here tasted homemade and were delicious but could have been bigger. The sugo added a nice flavor though and they were saucy and also topped with shaved cheese (maybe more grana padano? Tasted a little different from Parmesan).
Cocktail-wise I got to try 6 out of the 8 cocktails on their menu and some white wine on my first visit. I definitely recommend their Strawberry Mint Julep and their Detox as my favorites. The Rucola Gimlet with fresh flavors of arugula was also delicious and fresh – definitely a unique and creative way to use a salad base in a drink. Cheers to healthy drinking! Lol.
The management and staff were all friendly, warm, accommodating and awesome. Overall I really like this place and look forward to coming back again!
My friend and I came for Winter Restaurant Week. We were led to the downstairs dining area which was nice and inviting. I liked the wood tables, warm accents and intimate feel.
There was a yellow tulip on the table and we were given rustic white bread to start with. Our waiter, Ryan was amazing. He was so friendly and on top of it, even though the restaurant was quite busy that night. He answered all of our questions patiently and was very knowledgeable about the menu. He went above and beyond for us!
I decided on the house made meatballs for my appetizer, which I thought was pretty good. It had a hearty savory taste with yummy sauce, parmesan and basil leaves. My friend had the scallops and I think I actually liked this dish better. I normally am not a fan of scallops, but here it was delicious! It was pan seared to perfection, covered in flavorful juices and had tasty gigante (very large) and garbanzo beans on the side.
For my entree, I ordered the strip steak tagliata, which came with both parmesan fries and arugula salad with parmesan shavings. The steak was served sliced into small pieces and cooked in natural juices, which was lovely. I really enjoyed the tender and robust taste of the steak. I had it cooked on the well done side, but it wasn't dry at all! I liked the fries, which were slightly crispy, with fluffy potato taste inside. The salad was pretty bland though. I didn't taste any dressing on it.
I decided on the dark chocolate mousse cake with hazelnut gelato for desert. The cake itself was a little small, but tasted rich and creamy. The hazelnut gelato was wonderful and paired with the cake very well. My friend loved the gelato so much, she ordered another scoop. Ryan actually gave her 2 scoops, so she was able to share some with me. AND he didn't charge us for the extra gelato.
I also tried my friend's dessert – The crostata di pere, which is like a pear tart. I think I liked it more than her because she let me have more than half! The crostata came with blood orange gelato, which was just okay but the crostata itself was a delightful mix of almond and pear. There seemed to be an almond base and pear baked into it on the side. The crust was so good as well. It was lightly sweet and a refreshing contrast to the heavier chocolate cake.
My friend and I had a great time here and I'm happy I finally got to try this place out!