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“Cafe Condesa”


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  Night Out New American West Village Cheap Eats Good

atballs were just dabbed with a scant bit of tomato sauce that made the dish look like a sad assembly of leftovers. These meatballs were quite good and they deserve a little more sauce and a bed of rice that is cared for a bit more on the pickup.

We were quite stuffed at this point, with the several rounds of beers and food and all, and after dinner, we decided to walk off our meal with a stroll home through the damp and steamy streets of the Village. As we walked along, I thought about the restaurant and the food, as I am prone to do after a meal, and most all times, other than when I am thinking about things like how we are going to rescue the planet and our world from its current state.

I liked the energy and the soul of Café Condesa. It is sweet in a bohemian chic sort of way, and I think the owners have done a wonderful job of creating a space that offers the neighborhood a sweet spot to gather all day long for café con leche, a bagel, a nice fat cemita, a bowl of fresh pasta, or a great little lamb chop. The menu seems a bit ambling and not focused enough in some ways, which I think could strengthen the concept. At a place named for La Condesa, an artsy neighborhood in Mexico City, I would imagine seeing more Mexican fare on the menu, not a bowl of fettucini and a Portobello mushroom salad. But conceptual issues aside, the food is reasonably priced, and is simple and enjoyable. It’s the sort of food I might cook at home for friends in my tiny little apartment, if I closed my eyes and imagined setting a table and turning on the stove and cooking. But it’s too hot to cook.

Café Condesa is located at 183 West 10th Street, 212-352-0050.

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