39th St.? There's a 39th St. at BGC? Believe me, I asked myself the same question the first time I was invited to dinner at Gustare, the commissary/private events place located at W Tower (one of 3 in BGC, I believe). When you get to the building, you have to walk past The Goose Station out front and turn right. What greets you seems less like a standalone establishment and more like a room just one step up from your stereotypical back room of a deli that serves as a front for the mob.
Unassuming interiors, just a hint of fancy lighting, and refrigerators of wine, dips, and sauces for take-out. For the purposes of our dinner, a long table was set up. Crackers, served with a very interesting dip that I thought was spinach but turned out to be malunggay (and it worked real well). We had pasta, paella, and my personal favorite, a sinful beef caldereta in which I tasted a healthy dash of red wine. Gustare isn't a place where you take a first date, or business associates you want to impress; it's a place where you take your closest friends for an intimate dinner, where you can enjoy great food, good laughs, and leave deliriously drunk.
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