The same people that own Rayuela on the LES also own the tapas/small plates restaurant called Macondo. The owners basically took the idea of South American street food and packaged it in a cute wooden restaurant in downtown NYC. The menu is separated out according to the regions of South America. I’ve had dinner here before but never blogged about it until today due to the bad quality of the photos.
Saturday I met my friend for brunch there – I thought it very appropo as she’s Columbian and I knew she’d instantly be down. She had a spinach and egg arepa and I ordered the chimichurri chico. It’s tender spare ribs clearly stewed in delicious broth and flavors, pulled and served on a bun with peppers, onions, manchego cheese and cabbage.
YUMMY! The meat was really tender and although a bit salty (I love salt) quite delicious. The onions and cabbage lend a nice fresh crunch and the tiny burgers come with a side of the crispiest yucca fries and a pot of what tasted like basil mayonnaise for dipping. I thought the portion was perfect — the meat and the yucca fries are heavy and quite satisfying so a little goes a long way. You know when something tastes so good you can’t eat it fast enough? haha I had to sort of pace myself so it didn’t look like I hadn’t eaten for days.
We also got a side of chorizo to share.
Chorizo was grilled so it only enhanced the smokiness of this spicy sausage. Half a chorizo was enough for me…as if i wasn’t eating enough meat for a Saturday brunch!
Macondo, 157 E. Houston Street, New York, NY















