Engagement Party Restaurant , Covo

A few weekends ago, my husband and i decided to try one of the new restaurants under the west side highway in Harlem. Covo Lounge is one of three new spots to open on 12th avenue and 137th street. Where you say? Totally hidden from any kind of pedestrian traffic it is literally on a dead end street a little ways down from the Harlem outpost of Fairway.

Covo sits between Body Restaurant and Lounge (sultry Miami Beach decor) and Talay ( Thai - Latin fusion) on a stretch of road that is perfectly timed for Columbia's expansion.

The food was good ( not great) standard American-Italian fare and mid priced.
What really made this place for me was the ambiance. Rustic decor with an open kitchen in the back made it a pleasurable experience. the crowd was more mature than one would awesome in that area but the service was quick, the staff super friendly and the wine list had everything I liked.