☞ EAT: Harlem's Growing Food Culture

Harlem food culture has really started to transform in the past couple of years and uptowner now appear to be embracing the new arrivals within Harlem.  Maison Harlem just posted the top photo on their facebook site which shows the steak tartare which is served up daily.  This French, land-based take on sashimi entails extremely fresh raw beef that has been chopped and topped off with an uncooked egg yolk.  Mixed together, the delicacy is enjoyed with toasted baguette slices.  Vinateria also had a tartare on their guest menu at their soft opening so raw beef is basically a trend these days.

On the subject matter of sushi, raw fish also arrived in a big way when Nobu Otsu opened up Jado Sushi on the lower FDB corridor.  This sushi eatery is also one of the best modern spaces uptown and Jado is filled nightly with sushi admirers.  There definitely are more basic sushi roll diners who turn up but the actual sushi and sashimi is definitely worth ordering: LINK