Est. 2019 · A tasting kitchen

The river,
on a plate.

A seasonal tasting kitchen by the water. Twelve seats at the bar, eight tables in the room. Chef Audra Bell cooks what the boats brought in.

1ST COURSE

Crudo & cured

Local catch, brined citrus, brown butter, white miso.

2ND COURSE

Hearth

Wood-fired oysters, smoked tomato, herbs on the bone.

3RD COURSE

Sweet

Bay-leaf cream, sorghum ice, summer stone fruit when in season.

Tonight · five courses

Service begins at 5:30.

Five courses, $125 per guest. Optional pairings, $65. Walk-ins at the bar from 9:30 PM, first come.

01

Hearth-cured river trout

Crème fraîche, dill, salt-cured egg yolk

02

Sweet potato agnolotti

Brown butter, sage, aged comté

03

Oysters Tidewater

Wood-fired, smoked tomato butter, herbs

04

Pan-seared rockfish

Buttermilk dumpling, charred leek

05

Bay-leaf cream, peach sorghum

In season — late August through October

T

The room

Twelve seats. Eight tables.
No televisions.

Audra Bell trained at an acclaimed New York kitchen and a quiet two-Michelin in San Sebastián before coming home to the river. Service is slow on purpose — the kind of evening you cancel a dinner for, not the kind you squeeze in.

Address113 Harbor Street · Riverside DistrictHoursTue–Sat · 5:30 → 10:00 PM
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