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I finally made it to Birreria, the new rooftop beer garden at Eataly. The fried shitake mushrooms in this photo were perfect. The Cotechino sausage was also very good. As for beer, the Sofia—a cask beer styled after classic Belgian Wits—was really nice, although on a hot muggy day like today, Dogfish Head’s Festina Peche was much more enjoyable and a great match to the food. At noon on a Friday, the place was empty, but it quickly filled up. I’ve seen complaints about the price, and I can understand why: for a salad, fried shitake, a sausage, and two beers, the bill was $86. Still, I’d say it’s worth going at least once to check it out.

I finally made it to Birreria, the new rooftop beer garden at Eataly. The fried shitake mushrooms in this photo were perfect. The Cotechino sausage was also very good. As for beer, the Sofia—a cask beer styled after classic Belgian Wits—was really nice, although on a hot muggy day like today, Dogfish Head’s Festina Peche was much more enjoyable and a great match to the food. At noon on a Friday, the place was empty, but it quickly filled up. I’ve seen complaints about the price, and I can understand why: for a salad, fried shitake, a sausage, and two beers, the bill was $86. Still, I’d say it’s worth going at least once to check it out.

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Posted Friday July 8, 2011

tags: eataly beer nyc
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