A believer in saving the best for last whenever possible, my final Restaurant Week meal was a Friday dinner at Ibiza. The 90-seat restaurant was absolutely packed, having apparently done 140 covers for lunch alone. Even the bar area was uproariously busy. This is how it went for New Haven’s elite participating restaurants,
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 6B—Ibiza
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 6A—Central Steakhouse
If anyone should be thanked for the vitality of the Ninth Square restaurant scene, it should probably be Hasni “Jeff” Ghazali, who has anchored this New Haven neighborhood with not one but two important restaurants. His successful upscale Malaysian restaurant, Bentara, was followed by also popular Central Steakhouse. I have known Ghazali since the 1995… Continue Reading
New Haven Restaurant Week, Day 5B—Pacifico
For my late dinner on Day 5 of New Haven Restaurant Week, I visited Pacifico, a Nuevo Latino seafood restaurant located on the northwest corner of College and Crown Streets. I have known chef-owner Rafael Palomino and business partner Mo Gad for several years, and during that time I have written about three of their restaurants… Continue Reading