NYC Tip: New Market Opening in the West Village

Not part of the crowds now skipping out of work and making a run for NYC's bridges, tunnels, and jitneys?

Those of us staying in the city for the long weekend will be able to check out Market Table's "pre-soft-opening" while everyone else is at the beach.

Market Table (54 Carmine St.) will be both a restaurant and a gourmet market.

"You'll have to go through the market to get to the restaurant. Fresh meat, fish, and produce will be up front. Come in for dinner, then come back in the morning and pick up a few pounds of the cod you had the night before," co-owner Gabriel Stulman told Eater.

We don't talk restaurants here, but we love picking up home-cooking ideas from restaurant dining.

Daily Candy says you need to climb a rolling ladder to get to the canned goods. So, here's our Sunday plan: we'll hit Market Table first and then end up at Whole Foods Bowery's new beer room.

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I would probably shop there but as for the restaurant, it'll depend on how the ambiance is affected by having the market right here. If there is enough separation, the idea floats.

In St. Louis, Brandt's Café not only pulls this off, they also sell wines and have live entertainment. It's a casual, lively experience, helped along by the fact that while the highly edited menu is simple, the food is very well prepared.

We have a nice italian market restaurant in Saint Paul, Cossetta's. But we desperately need more.

Graton, California has something similar in The Willowood Market & Cafe.

It's wonderful.

The ambience is sweet, especially for a casual meal.

If you go to Market Table, get the bread pudding with figs. Sooo good. Tried a free sample over the weekend.