Bill Telepan Heads Downtown With Telepan Local, Opening in Tribeca Tonight

Telepan Local
329 Greenwich Street
212-966-9255
telepanlocal.com/
Status: Opening Tonight

This evening, farm-to-table king and all-around nice guy Bill Telepan will open Telepan Local, a cozy American restaurant in Tribeca. This is a more casual affair than his Michelin-starred Upper West Side restaurant. The menu is full of shareable small plates, like grilled cheese "pane con tomate," shrimp poppers, fluke crudo, grilled octopus with almonds, corned beef tongue, escargot with chickpeas, and lamb tartare with black olives and fennel. The menu also has three sourdough pizzas.

Telepan Local was designed by Home, the North Brooklyn studio that also created the interiors of Paulie Gee's, Donna, and Goat Town. The space has a large bar in the front, and a square shaped dining room that's lined with reclaimed wood and subway tiles. Will the young Downtown foodies embrace Telepan's cuisine, now that it's served in a stylish Tribeca space? Only time will tell. Check out the menu below, and please send any early reports our way.
Previous Coverage: Coming Attractions, 10/16; Fall Tracking, 08/26; Plywood Report; 05/17; First Word, 01/10.
Further Reading: New York Times, Time Out New York, Tribeca Citizen.

GRILLED CHEESE 6
'pan con tomate'

CHEESE BALL 7
'riss' crackers

PIGS-IN-A-BLANKET 7
honey mustard

ARANCHINI 8
bone marrow & parmigiano aioli

SHRIMP POPPERS 9
green chili aioli

FOIE GRAS JAMMERS 12
apricot jam

CARROTS 8
feta & oregano

ROASTED BEETS 8
house ricotta & honey

SUNCHOKE & MUSHROOM SALAD 9
mushroom vinaigrette

BRUSSELS SPROUTS & FINGERLING SALAD 10
coddled egg

CAULIFLOWER GRATIN 11
cheddar & breadcrumbs

FRIED WATERCRESSS 9
cashews & chili oil

MUSHROOMS IN PARCHMENT 12

FLUKE CRUDO 14
fermented radishes & celery

CORNED TONGUE 12
grilled cabbage & russian dressing

LAMB TARTARE 12
fennel & black olive

ESCARGOT 14
black pepper chickpeas and mint

SWEETBREAD GRATINEE 12
parsley & garlic

SOURDOUGH PIZZA 14
brussels sprouts, pecorino & sage

bacon, jalapeno, red onion & mozzarella

fried calamari 'marinara' & pecorino

GRILLED OCTOPUS 15
red wine & almonds

SNAPPER 16
pickled beets & bitter greens

NANTUCKET BAY SCALLOPS 18
black trumpet puree & garlic

QUAIL A L'ORANGE 17
rutabaga

GRILLED BEEF SHORT RIBS 18
spicy fermented cabbage
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