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Read the NY Post's feature on El Cafe's "Off the Menu" favorite: the Quesadilla
Maple Syrup Festival
March 3-7
Menu
Miniature Maple Candied Apples
Maple Roasted Almonds
Maple Caramel Corn with Walnuts
$3/each
Roasted Sweet Potato Soup
with Mexican Cinnamon and Maple Sugar Marshmallows
$4
Pan Seared Salmon
Maple Glazed Apples with Golden Raisins, Pine Nuts and Frisee
$9
White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Bread Pudding
with Maple Bourbon Glaze
$4.50
El Cafe's Ceviche is the Talk of the Barrio
Check out Chef Marc Spooner's ceviche recipes or visit El Cafe to sample them yourself.
El Cafe Celebrates Dia de los Muertos
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday that has been celebrated for over 3000 years. The Aztecs and other Meso-American civilizations created the holiday as a joyous occasion emphasizing the continuity of life marked by a tribute to deceased friends and family.
Today, the holiday continues. Celebrants don wooden skull masks called calacas and dance in honor of their deceased relatives.
Celebrated rituals on Day of the Dead include decorating gravesites, building altars within the home, and eating specialty foods. These dishes include pan de muerto (a sweet bread in honor of the dead) and sugar skulls (made with the names of the dead person on the forehead), as well as mole and tamales (both particular to Mexican cuisine) and candied pumpkins.
Read the NY Times' coverage of El Museo's OpeningRead about El Cafe on BizBash
"Great Performances, which has made its mark running restaurants in a number of public venues, has added this addition, with a Latino menu, to the newly reopened Museo del Barrio."
- Florence Fabricant, NY Times
"Great Performances is heading to Barrio - El Museo del Barrio that is. Chef Chris Harkness designed a pan-Latino menu that incudes mahimahi ceviche, a taco station and a chili bar."
- Valerie Block, Crain's New York Business
Read our Customers' Reviews:
"The food is great! Really unique cold drinks! Wonferful café con leche. Some food highlights- steak burrito, duck and chicken empanadas. Recommend being open 7 days per week until 8pm."
"We thought the food was absolutely wonderful. Very bright and cheerful too."
"Fantastic! This is the best museum café experience. Food is great- I LOVE the made-to-order preparation. Yum."
"Great food, great prices. Nice variety and true latins loved it all around!"
Visitors to El Museo del Barrio can experience the tastes of Latin American and Caribbean cuisine by visiting El Cafe. Our 100-seat cafe offers a daily menu of Latino-inspired meals such as empanadas, ceviche and tacos. Need a coffee break during your visit? We carry an array of coffee roasts and refreshments from various Latin American countries.
El Cafe's multi-functional room also serves as a community gathering for El Museo's Education and Public Programs. Surrounded by 7-foot arched windows that overlook the Central Park Conservatory, El Cafe's multi-functional space provides an intimate setting for small and large gatherings alike. El Cafe includes an open view food servery, where our staff is pleased to offer an array of Latino-inspired cuisines for your special event.
Capacities:
Cocktail/Standing Reception: 325 guests
Seated Dinner: 120 guests
Dancing: 199 guests
El Cafe is also available for private events.
For more information, please email rentals@elmuseo.org.
Cafe Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212.831.7272
elmuseo.org
