Now here's a bit of a surreal experience. Here I am at the largest rooftop bar I've ever seen smack in the middle of Manhattan. I am surrounded by the trendy set, women in cocktail dresses so short, they have to precariously perch or risk showing their see you next Tuesday. There are investment types, stag party types and those who are suckers for the spectacular views on the rooftop.
Now the thing about rooftop bars is that it toes the line at tacky. It's a bit of a showboat and usually sells overpriced drinks. However what's interesting here is that they serve Malaysian sliders called Romli burger. We kid you not! It's actually inspired by our own street-side Ramlis except here they stuff it between potato buns and have a beef-lard combo on the patties. The lard is to ensure that the patties stay moist. Oookay... not exactly kosher.
Here's what they wrote on their website, "try our famed 'Romli Burger,' Kuala Lumpur's famous spiced slider beef 'burger' served with pickled cucumbers and housemade aioli". They also have vegetarian 'chow' kway teow, short-ribs rendang, kari puffs and even their own version of nasi lemak can be specially ordered. According to the chef, they are really popular especially during private parties and launches. Afterall, you can affect worldliness just by serving 'exotic' Malaysian food during your hen party.
It's far from authentic but imagine the PR. More people in New York probably know nasi lemak and rendang from 230-5th than from going to a proper Malaysian restaurant. And frankly once the door is open, they are more likely to try our food in it's original form. Because when trendy rooftop bars start serving Malaysian inspired food, we're just a couple of steps away from the mainstream population.
230 on 5th Avenue,
New York,
NY 10001
Just take the elevator to the roof. Open from 4pm-4am
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