When in Chelsea to shop at Chelsea Market; on the Upper West Side to drop by the American Folk Art Museum, or in Greenwich Village to relax at Washington Square Park, eat a local Cuban restaurant for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Several New York City area restaurants offer authentic Cuban food in casual and upscale dining rooms.
Cuba, in Greenwich Village, features Cuban, Latin and Spanish dishes as of August 2010. The restaurant's upscale, cozy decor features wooden accent pieces, dim lighting and candlelit tables. Dinner menu selections include appetizers such as stuffed potatoes with beef, mixed seafood ceviche and roasted pork tamales; soups such as black bean soup and salads such as mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Entree offerings include shrimp enchiladas, pan-seared sea scallops, shredded skirt steak cooked in tomato sauce and mixed seafood paella. Cuba also houses three private party rooms available for gatherings for up to 50 guests.
Cuba
222 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
212-420-7878
cubanyc.com
Casa Havana, in Chelsea, offers authentic Cuban cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner as of August 2010. The casual, diner-like restaurant offers booth, table and counter seating and features vibrant mural walls throughout the dining room. Breakfast menu items include fried ham croquettes, fried sweet plantains and papaya, mango, passion fruit, marney and guanabana shakes. Lunch and dinner menu selections include Cuban-style steak, shrimp stew with garlic sauce, whole fried snapper, black bean soup, mashed potatoes stuffed with ground beef and octopus salad. Casa Havana also offers local lunch and dinner deliveries.
Casa Havana
190 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10011
212-243-9421
chelseadining.com
The upscale Calle Ocho Cuban restaurant is located on New York City's Upper West Side. The fine dining restaurant boasts exposed brick walls, a large vibrantly-colored wall mural and booth or table seating. As of August 2010, the restaurant's dinner menu selections include bacon-wrapped almond-stuffed dates, Columbian sweet corn cake, house-cured salmon, Cuban skirt steak, wild mushroom paella, and plantain-encrusted tilapia. The restaurant's dessert menu selections include bombas, or South American doughnuts, coconut ice cream served in a coconut shell and vanilla flan. Calle Ocho also prepares numerous cocktails including the Cojito with mint, coconut rum and lime, and the Cerezas with fresh cherry puree, dark rum, lime juice and mint.
Calle Ocho
447 Columbus Ave.
New York, NY 10024
212-873-5025
calleochonyc.com
