{"id":129484,"date":"2026-02-11T00:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/129484\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T00:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:03:18","slug":"this-upstate-restaurant-masters-bistro-classics-with-southeast-asian-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/129484\/","title":{"rendered":"This Upstate Restaurant Masters Bistro Classics With Southeast Asian Flair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">It\u2019s easy to spot the steel-outlined neon \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizakingston.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eliza<\/a>\u2019 from blocks away, its gentle rose glow the first beckoning sign of warmth inside this nearly two-and-a-half-year-old Kingston community favorite. Inside, tin ceilings, a ginormous skylight, and plush green banquettes preempt a meal to linger over \u2014 a romance of Euro-leaning bistro staples, many redefined by Southeast Asian ingredients or techniques.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">\u2022 What accompanies the scallop crudo ($18) may change from week to week, but the punchy lime-fish sauce emulsion stays pretty consistent, and that\u2019s a good thing. This is the perfect way to open a meal at Eliza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">\u2022 Don\u2019t miss the malt salt fries \u2014 scene-stealing and the apt accompaniment for either the juicy roast half chicken with garlic jus ($38) or thick pub burger ($28) with cheddar and pickles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">\u2022 The short rib massaman ($32) was my favorite dish of the evening. Somewhere between the slippery ribbons of fresh pappardelle and the velvety coconut curry they were cloaked in, I began to see visions of pad see ew and ragu Bolognese dancing together in my head. Crushed peanuts, a few pickled Thai chiles, and a scattering of cilantro sent this outstanding dish over the edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Don\u2019t skip Eliza\u2019s amari list. It\u2019s short but star-studded with lesser-known bottles\u2014read: not somewhere you\u2019re going to find Fernet Branca or Montenegro. We tasted a few, and Bigalet China Amer ($13), a bold amaro heavy on the citrus flavors and earthy bitterness, was a fan favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Sadly, sister market and next-door neighbor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fletcherandlu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fletcher and Lu<\/a> closed last fall. Luckily, the grocer\u2019s beloved seeded crackers and house-cured meats live on in Eliza\u2019s menu offerings and at many other local spots like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosiegeneral.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rosie General <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagegroceryandrefillery.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Village Grocery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s easy to spot the steel-outlined neon \u2018Eliza\u2019 from blocks away, its gentle rose glow the first beckoning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17863,9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-129484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-dining-reports","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-city-news","13":"tag-ny"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}