Restaurants & Bars
Filipino Restaurant Is Coming To The Lower East Side
Tsismis NYC will open at Orchard and Rivington streets on the Lower East Side.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A new Filipino restaurant is coming to the Lower East Side at Orchard and Rivington streets.
The restaurant, Tsismis NYC, will open Friday at 143 Orchard St., the New York Times reported. The owners, Reggie Aguinaldo and Stephen Dee Young, will serve up a variety of Filipino dishes, led by the executive chef, Jappy Afzelius.
Some starters on the menu include fried spring rolls with vegetables, wings with Tsismis hot mango salsa, fried pork dumplings. A few mains include a crab meat pasta dish, braised oxtail in a ground peanut-rice sauce, and grilled ribs in a Pinoy BBQ marinade.
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The eatery has been in the works since at least 2017, when Bowery Boogie first reported the restauranteur Young was bringing a Filipino restaurant the neighborhood.
The Filipino-American restaurant is named for the Spanish word chisme, which means gossip.
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The hours will be Sunday-Tuesday, 5-11 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday, 5 p.m. - 12 a.m., and Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m. - 1 a.m., per the restaurant's website.
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View this post on InstagramA taste of the Philippines in the Lower East Side. Stay tuned for our grand opening, coming soon! . . . . #TSISMISNYC #tsismis #newyorkcity #lowereastside #filipino #filipinofood #newforkcity #nyceeeeeats #manhattan #manila #igersphilippines #lunch #dinner #nyceeeeeats #foodgasm #yum #manila #manhattan #les #lowereastside #pinoy #pinoyfood #pinoyfoodie #COMINGSOON
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View this post on InstagramThursday means the weekend is almost here but you’ll have to wait a little longer before you can get your hands on these babies! Tsismi's Kabuti Sliders are a vegetarian alternative to traditional beef sliders that includes mushrooms and seasonal squash on a toasted bread roll. . . . . . . #philippine #tsisminyc #lowereastside #filipino #filipinofood #newforkcity #nyceeeeeats #manhattan #manila #igersphilippines #lunch #dinner #nyceeeeeats #foodgasm #yum #manila #manhattan #les #lowereastside #pinoy #pinoyfood #pinoyfoodie #COMINGSOON #kabuti #sliders #mushroom #squash #seasonal #vegetarian #vegan
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