Dinner

Dinner at Ayza Wine & Chocolate Bar starts the way it should: with a board and a bottle. Our Signature Boards for Two anchor the NYC dinner menu the Fromage Board brings Tête de Moine, French Brie, Parmigiano Reggiano and Shropshire Blue, while the Maison Board leans savory with Prosciutto di Parma, bresaola and Shropshire Blue. Order either one and take 15% off any bottle of wine, which is the easiest way to begin an evening in Midtown Manhattan.

From there the cold plates keep things bright: hand-cut Empire steak tartare with quail egg, watermelon and mint salad with feta and Modena balsamic, classic hummus with EVOO, blue cheese Caesar. The warm plates are where the kitchen shows its hand white truffle pizza with garlic cream and beef pastrami, hand-rolled pici cacio e pepe, slow-braised short rib in port wine jus, roasted chicken with avocado salsa verde, and truffle waffle fries that rarely make it back to the table intact.

Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free plates are marked throughout, and the Chef's Selection for the Table chicken skewers, avocado fritters and classic hummus is built for groups still making up their minds. Whether it is a quiet table for two or a long night with friends after work, Ayza is a Midtown wine bar where the food and the wine list are meant to be ordered together.

Come for the food. Stay for the feeling. Leave with a story worth telling.