TummyTrip New York: Bistro Les Amis and Rice to Riches in SoHo

If Paris is the most beautiful, New York is the most exciting. I simply love New York! We all love New York And if there's a part of the city that I frequent in terms of shopping and eating , it has to be SoHo.The historic SoHo, short for South of Houston always has something for everyone, from designer boutiques to vintage ones, works of art, housewares, furnitures and let's not forget gastronomic treats from the restaurants that thrive in the place.

One gem of a find is Bistro Les Amis along Spring Street. Bistro Les Amis (180 Spring St)  is a French bistro and my good friend Armi suggested the place since she knows I love everything French haha...

We ordered the warm goat cheese salad and calamari to start.

warm goat cheese salad

calamari with marinara sauce

The salad was really yummy. The warm cheese was perfect with the dressing. The calamari was ok nothing really unusual but it was tender so we liked it , with the marinara sauce.

For the main course, we ordered the salmon with mashed potatoes, penne with asparagus and other veggies and burger for Armi.

salmon and mashed potatoes..drool!!

really good

The salmon was delicious. Grilled until the salmon fat melted and mixed with the sauce of balsamic reduction if I remember it right.. Omega 3 heaven! The mashed potatoes were good too  but  potatoes are potatoes and  heavy haha..

penne pasta with roasted vegetables

The pasta was very simple, olive oil and roasted vegetables with fresh parmigiano shavings. It was good on its own but perfect when we ate it with the salmon.

For dessert, we transferred to Rice to Riches for heavenly , rich and creamy rice pudding!!! This is a must to try when you're in NY and when you're in Spring...They have a variety of flavors with funny names like Sex Drugs and Rocky Road, Hit and Run Custard ( haha) , Almond Shmalmond , Fluent in French Toast and a lot more.  We got the Take Me To Tiramisu, The Corner of Cookies and Cream and Chocolate Chip Flirt. Everything was good!!! This is one thing I miss in New York, this rice pudding!!! But boy, it really felt heavy with all those carbs : ))

the place is sunny and cheerful

the pudding in plastic bowls

 

 

 

We were so full but craved for Magnolia cupcakes along Bleecker...

a short walk to burn some of the food ..

magnolia cupcakes

Ahh..Magnolia cupcakes, the original store in Bleecker maintains that neighborhood feel which I like..

These cupcakes are really too sweet so just take out the frosting...

Thanks Armi for a heavy and delicious afternoon in SoHo.