The third time the lights went out, a server brought every table an unnecessary but delicious little apology, a plate of mieng kum, little one-bite snacks.
Then, as he confiscates their Hot Bites snacks and starts to eat, they look at him with envy.
"Bar bites" snacks — 13 in all — are $4 apiece, appetizers sell for twice that, and no entree costs more than $19.
For lighter bites, snack on a bagel from one of the many street stands, or try Poland's national dish, pierogi at Zapiecek (ul.Slawkowska 32), a tiny bar specialising in sweet and savoury varieties of these tasty dumplings, stuffed with cabbage and mushroom, sheep's cheese, black pudding, blueberry or cherry.
Take a one-bite snack between meals, if you'd like.
As at Noma, dinner begins with a parade of small bites called snacks.
Others, hearing about the wonderful bite-size snacks being made at Twitter, came in to consume them.
But now a few companies have turned brownies into crispy, bite-size snacks to satisfy that quick whim.
Admittedly, it's a sit-down restaurant with no bite-sized snacks on display, but it is a fun place to split a few dishes with friends.
Mr. Giglio suggested that simple, bite-size snacks be passed or put on platters like a four-section stainless-steel hors d'oeuvre set by Ron Arad, also at Alessi.
