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Viva Latin Bistro ‘hot as a habañero’
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Colombian comfort food is what makes Viva Latin Bistro one of Brooklyn's best kept secrets.
The little Latin bistro deserves their reputation for food con sabor or with flavor. It's hot, hot, hot with sexy atmosphere and
The 45-seat restaurant, newly opened in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, just might be the borough's best bet for traditional Colombian cuisine.
And now it's open for brunch Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30-4:30.
All inclusive brunch items range in price from the Desayuno Americano (scrambled eggs, chorizo or bacon, toast and home fries, add an extra $1 for chorizo) for $4.50 to the Calentado, a Colombian classic of scrambled eggs with fresh tomatoes & scallions and toasted arepa with butter served with carne asada, rice & beans for $9.95.
Don't miss the Chicharroncitos con Arepa (crispy fried pork chunks on a toasted cornmeal patty).
This ‘hot as a habañero’ restaurant is a perfect venue for private parties or clubgoers can try their traditional Chivas too. The Chiva is a party bus complete with a DJ onboard that takes party-goers to Manhattan nightclubs for an all-nighter of dancing. The next Chiva event is set for July.
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Call to reserve or visit http://www.vivalatinbistro.com for all the details about the Chivas or renting the space for engagement and wedding parties, birthdays, baby showers and more. Sit-down dinners start at $20 per person and include a prix fixe menu that clients can customize to their tastes and needs.
Run by the beautiful Lopez sisters -- Jessica and Jennifer -- this small restaurant serves up huge Latin flavor. While the emphasis is on Colombian comfort food, the dishes they grew up with, the restaurant offers a range of specialties representative of Latin American cuisine.
At dinner choose from huge platters of saffron-scented paellas (Seafood Paella $15; Paella Valenciana $20) to fresh seafood selections such as Filete de Tilapia al Ajillo (Tilapia filet in a garlic sauce served with coconut rice and tostones $14) and Seviche de Camarones (shrimp marinated in orange, lemon, & lime juices $9), to a variety of appetizers such as Arepas de Chocolo (traditional sweet corn cakes served with goat cheese $4) .
A stylishly eclectic blend of traditional Colombian artwork and modern furnishings, Viva Latin Bistro is a perfect date restaurant with cozy, intimate banquette seating.
Parking is sparse on this stretch of Bay Ridge's busy restaurant row, but the restaurant offers valet parking weekends.
The Lopez sisters are as charming as their restaurant is inviting. You'll be tempted to linger long after your café con leche and chocolate lava cake ($4) or traditional Tres Leches cake ($4) are done.
For more info: Viva Latin Bistro 7107 Third Avenue Brooklyn , NY 11209 718.567. 2900 BYOB
NEW HOURS: Mon – Thurs 4:30-10pm Fri 4:30 – 11pm Sat 11:30-11pm Sun 11:30-10pm Brunch Sat & Sun 11:30-4:30
