Wechsler’s Currywurst & Bratwurst

Wechsler's Menu

One of the better things about my monthly work trips to NYC is the ability to reconnect with diverse cuisine.  For all Ithaca has to offer, the dining selection can get old quickly.  We have some great restaurants up here, but you can’t exactly stumble upon a new secret place like you can in a city like New York. So on last week’s trip, I met  my cousin and friend in the city for dinner and came across Wechsler’s Currywurst & Bratwurst on 1st Ave. & 7th Street.  It’s not a restaurant as much as a little bar serving beer, and a few selections of sausage, fries, german potato salad (vinegar-based not mayonnaise) and sauerkraut.  Their specialty is a little dish called currywurst.  Currywurst is basically pork sausage with a warm ketchup/curry sauce on top, served with fries.  And it’s really good. The picture below does not do it justice.      

Currywurst

The owner gave us a sampling of just about everything on the menu, and told us his story about leaving a cushy corporate finance career to follow his dream.  Anyway, if you find yourself in the east village and you’ve never had currywurst, or if you’re just in the mood for a friendly German host, offering great beer and sausage….pay Wechsler a visit.   Prost!