Out on the Town

We love our dive bars. The dimmer the lights, the sketchier the bathrooms, the better.

Of course, roughing it does have its disadvantages; no one you’d even think about leaving with (or even wanting to see in the daylight) would be worth even the most booze induced risk.

At the other end of the spectrum, there’s Terroir, the yin to your underground yang. From the famed restaurant owners, Marco  Canora and Paul Grieco, partners at Hearth and Insieme, Terroir is the latest extension to their culinary domain. And for this latest incarnation,

Canora is reviving some of the Italian snacks he concocted at Craftbar, like his sausage-stuffed sage leaves and a signature panino of duck ham with hen-of-the-woods mushrooms and taleggio. He also promises veal-ricotta meatballs; turkey wings agrodolce; braised rabbit leg with tomato, black olive, and polenta; and white anchovies with pickled onions.

As for the wine list, grape nut Grieco has selected international bottles that best express their terroir—that ineffable quality that connotes the juncture of place, culture, climate, soil, and any other factor that contributes to a wine’s distinctive essence.

And the bathrooms? They’ve even got toilet paper.

Terroir, 413 East 12th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A 646.602.1300.

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