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Yi Li
6 reviews on 1 places
•Zeljanica - A delicious spinach pie made with phyllo dough, spinach, and feta. It was like a cloud of fluffy cheese!
•Cevapi - Flavorful sausages served with raw onions, simple but really good!
•Karadjordjeva - This was my favorite dish of the night.
Pork schnitzel rolled with ham and oozing with delicious kajmak cheese. Also the French fries it came with were amazing!
• Svinjska - Extremely tender braised pork shoulder with creamy mashed potatoes.
Drinks:
Kafana has a deep collection of wines from from countries that were previously part of Yugoslavia including Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Friuli, Italy (on the boarder of Slovenia). There are a lot of interesting older wines to choose from!
We started with the Simcic Sauvignon Blanc Opoka from 2006, skin-contact wine from Slovenia. The wine still had some of its original fruit flavors of juicy peaches and citrus, but there were a lot of interesting savory and tertiary flavors as well!
We also had to try a wine from the iconic Friuli producer Radikon. We got the 2020 Slatnik, a skin-contact wine made with 80% Chardonnay an 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The wine is made with about 14 days of skin contact, and is then aged for 1 year in barrel. It was delightfully aromatic and perfect with all of the delicious food!
•Cevapi - Flavorful sausages served with raw onions, simple but really good!
•Karadjordjeva - This was my favorite dish of the night.
Pork schnitzel rolled with ham and oozing with delicious kajmak cheese. Also the French fries it came with were amazing!
• Svinjska - Extremely tender braised pork shoulder with creamy mashed potatoes.
Drinks:
Kafana has a deep collection of wines from from countries that were previously part of Yugoslavia including Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Friuli, Italy (on the boarder of Slovenia). There are a lot of interesting older wines to choose from!
We started with the Simcic Sauvignon Blanc Opoka from 2006, skin-contact wine from Slovenia. The wine still had some of its original fruit flavors of juicy peaches and citrus, but there were a lot of interesting savory and tertiary flavors as well!
We also had to try a wine from the iconic Friuli producer Radikon. We got the 2020 Slatnik, a skin-contact wine made with 80% Chardonnay an 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The wine is made with about 14 days of skin contact, and is then aged for 1 year in barrel. It was delightfully aromatic and perfect with all of the delicious food!
The intimate space is warm and inviting, and might be the smallest restaurant I have ever seen, in the best way. Book a resy here for a romantic date night or the perfect evening of exploring natural wines with good food and friends.
Food:
•Red Endive - This salad was insanely good and definitely inspired me to try to recreate it at home. Served with bon bon dates, tango mandarin, and verbena. Each leaf was perfectly coated with the most delicate and flavorful dressing. So perfect
•Yellowfin Tuna - Amazing quality tuna served with a lovely horseradish cream. Definitely get this!
•Bucatini - This nautical pasta had calatura di alici, dulse, and egg yolk woven throughout. Very delicious if you are looking for seafood pasta vibes.
•Sunchoke Scarpinocc - This pasta was seriously delicious with chestnut, chanterelles, and pecorino.
Perfect comforting pasta dish for a rainy night.
Drinks:
I started with a glass of Ca'Liptra Arancio made with 70% Malvasia Toscana, 27% Trebbiano Toscano, and 3% Sangiovese from their estate in Cupramontana, one of the highest-quality villages in Verdiccio die Castelli di Jesi.
This wine offered a great balance between delicate aromatics and grippy tannins from the skin contact.
I also tried an amazing Chardonnay from La Fermented e Jeanne in Bugey. I think this is only the second Chardonnay I have trie from Bugey, and it might be one of my favorite places for this grape. Perfect tension between a round, oily texture and razor sharp acidity, alongside some stellar aromatics. I am always down for some Bugey.
Ended the night with a lovely blend of 50% Mencia and 50% Albarin Tinto from the Asturias region of Spain.
Food:
•Red Endive - This salad was insanely good and definitely inspired me to try to recreate it at home. Served with bon bon dates, tango mandarin, and verbena. Each leaf was perfectly coated with the most delicate and flavorful dressing. So perfect
•Yellowfin Tuna - Amazing quality tuna served with a lovely horseradish cream. Definitely get this!
•Bucatini - This nautical pasta had calatura di alici, dulse, and egg yolk woven throughout. Very delicious if you are looking for seafood pasta vibes.
•Sunchoke Scarpinocc - This pasta was seriously delicious with chestnut, chanterelles, and pecorino.
Perfect comforting pasta dish for a rainy night.
Drinks:
I started with a glass of Ca'Liptra Arancio made with 70% Malvasia Toscana, 27% Trebbiano Toscano, and 3% Sangiovese from their estate in Cupramontana, one of the highest-quality villages in Verdiccio die Castelli di Jesi.
This wine offered a great balance between delicate aromatics and grippy tannins from the skin contact.
I also tried an amazing Chardonnay from La Fermented e Jeanne in Bugey. I think this is only the second Chardonnay I have trie from Bugey, and it might be one of my favorite places for this grape. Perfect tension between a round, oily texture and razor sharp acidity, alongside some stellar aromatics. I am always down for some Bugey.
Ended the night with a lovely blend of 50% Mencia and 50% Albarin Tinto from the Asturias region of Spain.
this cute little spot in les opens from early morning until late night. the place is always packed all day long. not a good place to get work done bc they do not allow laptop. great coffee and various selection of pastry and food menu tho
Can't go wrong with anything u order! The pappardelle with white truffle + mushrooms was so good! Chewiest noodles and strong truffle taste & the calamari was so fresh but the pesto asparagus with melted mozz was insane.
Starting off the BEAUTIFUL indoor and outdoor design so much green plants. Here have the had the perfect weather for outdoor terrace seating. And the mini dessert platter with the yummiest bites esp the strawberry custard tart & and hazelnut cake. The oysters were so soft and fresh and the salmoriglio sauce made it so savory and special.