Gothamist: Early-Morning Sunday Brunch at Cafe Habana

DGH

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:13:16 -0500

geez people, it's just a restaurant review. back to more important issues at hand, i.e., the food. i'm glad you found cafe habana. the other dishes are pretty good but the grilled mexican corn is yummy and justifies cafe habana's existence.

L'Emmerdeur

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:43:29 -0500

Wow, tough crowd. Tell you what. Since you people don't like my gf's choice for brunch, I'll happily accept your donations to finance reviews of ANY SINGLE PLACE YOU CHOOSE. You will also have to spend countless hours persuading the phone-person on the reservations line to actually get a table for us, but hey, you guys are so bleeding edge hip-cool-down-with-it, you shouldn't break a sweat, right? If this is not acceptable, then please be patient. I'm sure the wonderful people at Gothamist will soon be kicking off Utahist or Wichitaist, and then you can read about your hometowns, you cliche hipster doofus wannabe tourists. As long as she and I are financing the meals related to these reviews, you are going to sit down, STFU, read them, and LIKE THEM.

bill

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:44:49 -0500

we have lives msnickel, and i assume you do too otherwise you wouldn't be posting comments on here as well. i think you have to agree reviewing cafe habana now is incredibly lame, meanwhile they review places i would never even want to go to half the time. and yes the site is free but i am guessing they do well with their advertising because of readers like us.

Roberto Smegmato

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:33:11 -0500

who the hell has never heard of this place. Nice job being 4 years late on the cafe habana hype, Gothamist.

msnickel

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:37:50 -0500

You know, some of the Gothamist readers are so snarky and just plain haters. It's just a posting about a restaurant on a blog that you don't pay for. Please. Get a life.

bill

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:29:32 -0500

you gothamists should stop eating at the high priced fancy eateries and try some more authentic places with character like cafe habana. i can't believe you've just discovered this. good lord. and you have to go BACK to try the corn on the cob? that's the first thing you get.

oriana

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:56:44 -0500

Good lord! You got in during brunch?! !!!

mugg

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:46:57 -0500

i always thought that place was a refuge escape pod from cuba the way it gets overflowing packed even when every other place within 5 blocks (besides the bowery mission) is empty.

duder

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:11:58 -0500

this AND the pigeon dunks story the other day? wow, gothamist, that new "trends" section is a GREAT idea! you guys are even more on top of things than the Post!

kdub

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:00:34 -0500

The best thing about Cafe Habana is that if you are a waitress there, Lenny Kravitz might cheat on Gina Gershon with you.

meme

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:49:30 -0500

Lucy BBQ on 18th in ABC Carpet and Home building also has the killer corn. Oh it is SOOOO good! And try their shrimp soft taco plate. No joke, it is so tasty. ps. what are people so pissed off about? so what, cafe habana has been around for a long time. there's annoying people on cellphones yapping everywhere.

meme

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:47:17 -0500

Lucy BBQ on 18th in ABC Carpet and Home building also has the killer corn. Oh it is SOOOO good! And try their shrimp soft taco plate. No joke, it is so tasty.

Anon

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:11:37 -0500

Wow- I am astonished at the highly emotional replies. FTD- you must think you're something else... who do those Europeans and Murray Hill girls think they are invading your space and all...

momo

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:50:04 -0500

yeah, not sure this is such a recent discovery for a lot of new yorkers. perhaps it should be mentioned that equally as delicious, cool atmosphere, not nearly as crowded/overhyped/eurotouristy: cubana cafe. there's one in soho and there's a new one in carroll gardens on smith st. their corn is pretty delicious too. good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. huevos rancheros- a tasty breakfast at $6.

ftd

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:41:18 -0500

I live a block away, and while I've been there dozens of time, it's for the quick, cheap and convienience factor. Why there are constantly throngs of eurotrash muddling around outside and packs of yapping murray hill girls complaining outside ... still blows my mind. REally ... c'mon people, a destination place?

shopgirl

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:34:39 -0500

wow, cafe habana is good for brunch? and it's really crowded? NO WAY. next you should check out this little place called Magnolia Bakery. I swear, no one's ever written about that before, either...

y2k

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:26:49 -0500

am i reading this in the year 2000?

petey

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:23:46 -0500

cafe habana's corn is like crack on a stick. i love it.