New Eatz: Salumi Tapas and Wine Bar in Massapequa


Salumi Tapas and Wine Bar
5600 Merrick Rd.
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 620 – 0057
http://salumibarli.com


Sea-salted marcona almonds. Oil-drizzled, house-baked bread. Roasted chorizo. Citrus herb-chilled mussels. Meatballs. Marrow bone with onion jam.

[extended inhalation, trouser adjust, sip of Shipyard Brewing Company Blue Fin Stout, continue.]


THREE different cheese-and-cured-meat boards (Italian, Spanish, French) on antique timber, with selections like d’Affinois, a buttered, whip-like double-creme soft cheese, and a 24+ month-aged prosciutto from Fratelli Galloni.


[sips of Garnarcha de Fuego. phew.]


Though our pre-opening visit and small plate samplerthon at new Salumi Wine and Tapas Bar concluded about twelve hours and thirteen days ago, the tummy is happystuffed. Still.

Ask Anthony Jacobs about the handclaps.

niko krommydas

Niko Krommydas has written for Tasting Table, BeerAdvocate, Munchies, and First We Feast. He is editor of Craft Beer New York, an app for the iPhone, and a columnist for Yankee Brew News. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.