The executive menu is one of the house’s highlights; know the details
In the wake of Middle Eastern flavours, increasingly intense in Pinheiros, Azay has just opened its doors on the corner of João Moura and Arthur Azevedo streets. Neither small nor authoritative like the premises inaugurated in the neighborhood last year – led by young chefs who offer particular versions of Mediterranean cuisine at a good price – the restaurant is the new adventure of Lalo Zanini, also a partner of Virô Bistrô and da Luce.
It is a well-appointed, pleasant house with natural lighting and a relaxed atmosphere. The kitchen is under the command of the expert Kleber Kloch (ex-Manish, ex-Saj), who focuses on the freshness of the vegetables, the profusion of spices and the olive oil, which inspires the name of the house, in a game sound .
If I were you I would go for lunch and order from the executive menu. For R$49.90 you can choose a starter, main course and dessert. Start, for example, with falafel served with a green salad and tarator sauce; as a second course, order the lightly spiced octopus rice, cooked in white wine with olives and cherry tomatoes – impeccable, with the tentacles cooked under vacuum at low temperature and then grilled. And for dessert, the yogurt ice cream quenelle with red fruit sauce and pistachio farofa is a great option.
À la carte, order the hummus with pomegranate and sumac vinaigrette, soft and delicious (R$38), or the beetroot hummus (R$36). And, to accompany it, a combination of artisan bread (R $ 16), comes the pita and the Moroccan, a little smaller and taller than the pita. The two portions are to be shared.
The prawn skewer is an excellent choice: there are six large prawns, seasoned with spices, grilled and served with wild potatoes (I confess that I found the side dish strange, even if the potatoes were divine, crunchy, dry and with the sweetness of paprika and spices under control). It costs R $ 85. There is also steamed yellow hake, which comes with vegetables and macadamia farofa (R $ 78), lamb …
If the idea is to eat less, the menu offers options for salads and some sandwiches, such as falafel (R $ 45) or lamb shawarma (R $ 59) and pastrami with canasta cheese, which can be good, but that’s a long way out of Levantine cuisine… (R$56).
The wine list is extensive and includes orange, biodynamic, pet-nat and dessert wine labels, in perfect harmony with the moment, but I missed budget options: prices range from R $ 101 (Ferrer Points, Cabernet Sauvignon) to BRL 700 (Champagne Moët & Chandon).
Rua Joao Moura 591, Pinheiros. Every day, from 12:00 to 24:00 / @azaygastronomia.
Source: Terra
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