Ponty Bistro - Harlem

Head uptown to Harlem for a taste of West African–French fusion. Ponty Bistro offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, late night meals and weekend brunch, and each menu includes dishes influenced by Senegalese and Mediterranean cuisine. At brunch, that might take the form of a classic French croque monsieur ($14) or a merguez and roasted pepper sandwich ($15). At dinner, that might mean starting with escargots in herb-garlic butter ($12) and ordering an entree of grilled shrimp with saffron rice and a lemongrass curry sauce ($27) or a chicken tagine ($21). Other French classics like steak tartare with shoestring potatoes ($26) and mussels in white wine sauce dot the menu. Finish the meal with some profiteroles ($7) or a tarte tatin ($7), perhaps with a cappuccino ($4) or digestif to wash it down.