After visiting the Whitney Museum, we started walking on the Hudson River Parkway south toward Tribeca. Before dining, we were stopping in at the closing party of the Salomon Arts Gallery exhibition “Donald & Victor: Under the Influence.” The show contained paintings by artist (and podiatrist, as we learned when we spoke to him) Don Hershman and photographs by his late partner Victor Arimondi.

After the event, we ate at the bar of Terra, a cozy wine bar serving small plates. (Sidewalk seats are also available.) We sipped Montepulciano ($16 for a large pour) as we ate.

The dish not to be missed is their stewed calamari ($14). Squid cooked in an olive-caper tomato sauce. It was so good, I requested bread to sop up the sauce as I didn’t want to miss a drop. Although flavorful, I wish the meatballs (4 for $14) had been in that same sauce.

 

 

The grilled octopus was one of the evening’s specials.  The tentacles and large chunks of the head and body came with potatoes and greens.  We also tried the sauteed broccoli rabe ($8) and a salad with olives, cucumbers, tomato, peppers (pepperoncini), arugula and the feta on the side as my dining partner doesn’t eat dairy ($14). I liked the latter.

I’d recommend a visit to Terra as a fun place to get a bite.

Terra
Tribeca
222 W Broadway
New York, NY 10013
(212) 625-0900
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