Dinner from 5:30 pm · Wed to Sun

Vegetables first.
Wine always.

A neighborhood bistro on Linden Street. We cook seasonal vegetables over oak embers, roll pasta by hand every afternoon and pour low-intervention wine until late.

Book a table See tonight's menu

Plates: 22
Wines open: 40+
Last seating: 11pm

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Tonight's pick

Ember beets, smoked labneh & hazelnut

Charred radishesHand-cut pappardelleRhubarb pavlovaSkin-contact winesSunday long lunchKitchen till 11

The menu

Our menu follows the market and changes every few weeks. Order two or three plates per person and let the table share. Prices in USD.

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Charred radishes V
Whipped miso butter, nori salt, radish-top salsa verde
$12
Ember beets V
Smoked labneh, toasted hazelnut, blood orange
$14
Grilled flatbread VG
Wild garlic oil, preserved lemon, sea salt
$8
Crudo of the day
Line-caught fish, green strawberry, chili, shiso
$17
Crispy artichokes VG
Caper aioli, charred lemon
$13

V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten-free. Tell us about allergies when you book and the kitchen will adapt.

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Since 2019

Linden Street, Eastport

The kitchen

A grill, a pasta table and a very good greengrocer.

Chef Noor Halvorsen opened The Velvet Radish in a former radio repair shop with one idea: cook vegetables with the care usually saved for a steak. Everything passes over oak embers or through her hands at the pasta table.

Most produce comes from three farms less than an hour away, and the menu changes when they tell us something is ready.

"If a carrot can make you close your eyes, we've done our job."

Noor Halvorsen, chef & co-owner (fictional)

3
partner farms within 60 minutes
0
gas burners, only fire and steam
6 wk
average life of a menu

The room

Low light, loud laughter.

Forty-two seats inside, a twelve-seat wine bar and a lemon-tree terrace that opens May through September.

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Glossy 3D illustration of a wine bar counter with stools and shelves of unlabeled bottles — Wine bar

Glossy 3D illustration of vegetables cooking on a wood-fired grill with glowing embers — Oak grill

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Guest notes

People leave happier than they came.

Sample reviews written for this template. Names and quotes are fictional.

"The ember beets made my partner, a committed carnivore, go quiet for a full minute. Then he ordered a second plate."

Maya P.
Regular since 2021

"Booked the long table for my mom's 60th. They printed a tiny menu with her name on it and the pappardelle was perfect."

Jonah R.
Private dinner, 14 guests

"Sat at the bar alone on a quiet Wednesday. The staff talked me into an orange wine I still think about."

Sofia K.
Wine bar regular

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Private dining

The long table is yours.

Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, team nights. Take the back room for up to 24 guests or the whole restaurant for up to 60.

The back room

12 to 24 guests

Shared family-style feast from $65 per person, with an optional wine pairing.

Full buyout

Up to 60 guests

Seated dinner or standing reception, Monday and Tuesday nights only.

Plan with us

Tell us the date and headcount. We reply within one business day.

Enquire about an event

Reservations

Save me a seat.

We hold half the room for walk-ins every night. For groups of 7 or more, please use the private dining enquiry.

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Prefer to call? (555) 0187

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Visit

Find the pink door.

220 Linden Street, Eastport

Two doors down from the old cinema. Tram 4 to Linden & 3rd, then a two-minute walk.

Monday – TuesdayClosed (private events)
Wednesday – Thursday5:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Friday – Saturday5:30 pm – midnight
SundayNoon – 4 pm · 5:30 – 9:30 pm

Get directions Call (555) 0187

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Tram 4 · Linden & 3rdBike racks out front

Hungry yet?

Tables open 30 days ahead. The bar is always first come, first served.