Over the weekend I went to Esperanto (145 Avenue C at the corner of E. 9th Street). It's a South American bistro.
It was quite good! We all shared some red sangria. ($35/pitcher). The wine list offered several very affordable options like a $26 Rioja and a $31 Malbec. The menu was surprisingly diverse... usually when I think of South American, I think it's going to be really heavy on the meat, but this wasn't. Also, as you would probably expect on Ave. C, the prices were all quite reasonable. I had a delicious tuna steak with a salsa and rice ($17). It was perfectly seared (very rare) and the tuna itself was beautiful quality - - not a bit of that stringy stuff you sometimes get with tuna. My friend had the salmon with mango salsa ($15.50). She gave me a taste... also delicious!
The interior is a bit quirky, but it works. It has a cheerful and lively vibe, not dump vibe.
The service was good, a bit slow at times, but nothing dire. Despite being quite busy by the time we left, they didn't rush us at all. I was really quite pleasantly surprised. I'm looking forward to going back!
It was quite good! We all shared some red sangria. ($35/pitcher). The wine list offered several very affordable options like a $26 Rioja and a $31 Malbec. The menu was surprisingly diverse... usually when I think of South American, I think it's going to be really heavy on the meat, but this wasn't. Also, as you would probably expect on Ave. C, the prices were all quite reasonable. I had a delicious tuna steak with a salsa and rice ($17). It was perfectly seared (very rare) and the tuna itself was beautiful quality - - not a bit of that stringy stuff you sometimes get with tuna. My friend had the salmon with mango salsa ($15.50). She gave me a taste... also delicious!
The interior is a bit quirky, but it works. It has a cheerful and lively vibe, not dump vibe.
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