My mother never writes her recipes down. Her name is Iran, and this is her kitchen, carried from Tehran to a small, modern room just off the High Line. Shiraz Kitchen & Wine Bar Chelsea is the Manhattan sister to our White Plains flagship. The menu is built for sharing: smoky Mirza eggplant, velvety labneh, feta-stuffed dates, charcoal-grilled kababs, and saffron-scented stews that keep the table moving at an easy pace. Warm bread comes with the dips, the way it should. The bar pairs craft cocktails with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list of 235+ biodynamic and small-production bottles, chosen to sit beside the food, not above it. Come hungry. Sit close. Stay a while.
