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What's going in on the corner of 6th ave st. marks?

burningorange
burningorange
edited November -1 in Park Slope

Subject: What's going in on the corner of 6th ave & st. marks?

Something new is going in across from Helios... It was a boarded up bodega for a few years...

anyone know?

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  • belzjm
    belzjm
    cubana cafe.
  • MOD
    MOD
    A second branch of the Smith Street Cabana cafe?
  • belzjm
    belzjm
    it's actually the 3rd branch i believe because there's also one on thompson street in soho.

    it's delicious. never been to the one on smith...
  • MOD
    MOD
    I thought the SoHo one was Havana Cafe, with the 2nd being Havana Outpost in FtGreen.

    eh, whichever way. Sounds like a really good addition to that corner.
  • belzjm
    belzjm
    http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cubana-cafe/
  • MOD
    MOD
    So there is a Cafe Habana in NoLita and A Cubana cafe in soho. And both have outposts in Brooklyn. It's Cuban MADNESS!!! Yummy Cuban madness of course.
  • wonderroom
    wonderroom
    This shouldn't be considered cuban food. The entire 1st section of their menu is quesadillas for pete's sake! I love me some quesadillas, but cuban food it is not....

    I wish we had some real cuban food in the immediate surroundings.
  • MOD
    MOD
    wonderroom, it's a sad fact that we must come to terms with that there is no actual authentic Cuban food in NY, as there are only rare instances of True mexican food. One of our members that grew up in Miami convinced me of this fact. Eh, but we get a lot of great dominican food and hot damn do we get amazing roast chicken and tostones around here. And I'll take even a half assed cubano sandwich as long as it's affordable.
  • drummachines
    drummachines
    I actually heard a totally different thing....It's a new place by the same owners of Shake Shack.

    Anyway, why would they open a Cubana Cafe there having one so close on Smith Street?
  • belzjm
    belzjm
    the new overhang and hanging lights on the facade look identical to those of cubana cafe's.

    hey...if it's a shake shack spinoff, i'd be even more pleased.

    http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/04/streetlevel_cub.php
  • drummachines
    drummachines
    Oh ok, my bad. Well I also hope a Shake Shack spinoff opens somewhere in Bklyn.
  • burningorange
    burningorange
    Too bad it isn't a shake shack although I am excited for something new regardless. That corner has been sad and I live only 2 blocks away.

    NY1 reported this am about the increase in commercial vacancies. They are expecting it to rise to 10%.

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