We slipped into Williamsburg's 1 or 8 for a cocktail break between performers at Death By Audio across the street. The clean, hyper modern layout is a harsh contrast to the neighborhood's pot hole spiked roads and taunting graffiti. New York magazine describes the spot as "Williamsburg's very first ultra-high-end sushi restaurant." While I didn't have a glance over the menu, I did notice that our friendly (and generous) bartender was a Hungarian immigrant living in Queens and that there is a glass box specially crafted to keep their selection of cheeses as the proper temperature.
We sipped on Hannya- hot pepper infused plum sake and a cucumber margarita which also came hot pepper infused. The aroma of both drinks snared your throat in a oddly pleasant way. As we sipped our last few drops, the bar keep poured a bit more sake in with a smile and prepared citrus juiced sake shots for us.
Image: from my iPhone.
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