On our first evening in NYC we wandered around the streets of Greenwich Village despite the blistering cold wind. Two Floridians not properly dressed for the winter weather is an amusing site. We strolled along the narrow streets of the Village checking out menus of promising restaurants; eventually choosing Yerba Buena. While I love latin cuisine and Michelle said a friend had recommended this restaurant to her, the main reason I chose the Yerba Buena was to get out of the cold. The wrong motivation but the right choice as we soon discovered.
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| Ropa Vieja de Pato |
The Yerba Buena is a very inviting and stylish restaurant and bar with blue, green yellow lighted walls and textured mirrors beneath a sea-foam colored ceiling. The servers were attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. We shared rib eye and tuna ceviches. Both preparations and presentations were definitely the chefs interpretation of the classic ceviche. I liked the rib eye but wouldn't order it again. On the other hand, I highly recommend the tuna.
I ordered the Ropa Vieja de Pato (tamarind glazed duck confit, mangu, and duck egg). Not your typical ropa vieja presentation, but very delicious. The duck was tender with crispy skin and the egg was a nice addition to the overall mixture of flavors. My wife had the suckling pig and was equally impressed and Michelle was reluctant to share her empanadas which she proclaimed were yummy. Overall a wonderful place to spend an evening with friends on a cold night in the city.
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