Vandaag, a beautiful Dutch restaurant in the East Village, has gotten plenty of good press and yet it took us over a year to finally stop into the relative newcomer down the way. Thankfully, Hudson was happy to quietly stare at neighboring diners so that we could linger over brunch this past weekend.
The menu seemed fresh and inventive and the space was gorgeous. I thought the New York Times review puts it well when they say it has a “casually luxe, Wallpaper-magazine feel.” I loved all the windows and clean lines.
We shared slow-poached eggs (with pickled beets, corn, and kale) and french toast with strawberries made from their own sugar-bread and served with a caramel-like syrup, stroop. They make their own breads and pastries, so we couldn’t resist a basket–which was so lovely and tasty and seemed a bargain at $6.
I’d love to try it for dinner. Hopefully we’ll be seated by equally beautiful people for Hudson to stare at next time.
(P.S. On Baby Mine today: a few notes on having a baby in the city, so far.)
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Be sure to walk around the grounds at Tanglewood. The concert season is over but the gardens/foliage is just beautiful there!
Great to see this restaurant featured! I've been keen to try it out for some time now after reading about it, and I love the decor.
Wow! This looks so wonderful. I love the food in California but nothing beats the food in NY. Cannot wait to go back and just eat for days.
This looks fantastic guys! Thanks for sharing! This is now on our to-visit list! Awesome posts as always!
The food and drinks look so good!!..But nothing beats 'little man' sitting there looking at the other diners. How precious!! :-]
This looks great! And I love the view of Hudson from under the table.
He was so cute, so good! And I know it's partly perspective, but he does have really long feet–he's going to be tall like daddy I'm guessing.
I'm so glad we tried this place. They also have a little takeout window on the side for coffee and pastries on weekdays.
the photo of hudson under the table is killing me. frame able!!
or frameable rather. if that's a word?
Carb Heaven. I'm there.
oh my goodness, that french toast looks unreal. i love the aesthetic of the place! and loving hudson's stripes too
Love the idea of a pastry basket!
Hudson is SO adorable snuggled right next to Aron! cutieee! and the food looks amazing~~
I love these all photos, Great to see this restaurant featured! love these amazing recipes.
Oh what a little Mister! He's so adorable!
And the restaurant is pretty nice too!
That place looks amazing! And Hudson looks so cute there on the couch!
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