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All-Avocado Restaurant Invades Manhattan!
Sofrito Lovers,
Just the other day I was thinking that I need to add more avocados into my life, then, BAM! I received this article from Eater.com about a new all avocado restaurant opening in Manhattan.
I'm not going to waste any time belaboring the obvious health benefits of avocados, but what I will say is that this super food is often ignored and under valued. As ridiculous as it may sound, avocados do get out shined by fancier and cooler veggies and fruits like Kale, Cauliflower, and Dragon fruit. Maybe the international movement to open all avocado restaurants will put this green little miracle back in the limelight it deserves.
I'm going to check out Avocado Appetit one of these days! Look out for that blog! Read the post below and then go taste for yourself. ¡Buen provecho!
All-Avocado Restaurant Invades Manhattan
Everything on Avocado Appetit’s menu contains the trendy fruit by Megan McGibney Feb 9, 2018, 3:28pm EST
Following the smash success of Brooklyn avocado restaurant Avocaderia, an all-avocado restaurant has opened in Manhattan. Avocado Appetit is now open in Chinatown at 114 Eldridge St., between Broome and Grand streets, from lifelong neighborhood residents James Mai and Vincent Lin.
Inspired by other avocado cafes The Avocado Show in Amsterdam, Good Fat in Sydney (now closed), and Guac & Go in Singapore, Lin and Mai wanted to bring a healthy restaurant to the neighborhood, which they felt was missing. Thus, avocado became their focus, for a counter-service menu with dishes that all incorporate the fruit, such as four types of toast, sandwiches, and even avocado fries. Smoothies also include avocado, notably the coffee avocado smoothie that combines a Toby’s Estate espresso shot, iced avocado, condensed milk, and chocolate syrup. The full menu — still in progress, with tacos and salads on the way — is below, with beer and wine also to come.
As for the space, cushioned benches seat about 20 in a colorful, tropically decorated room filled with green imagery, photos of avocados, and lots of plants.
When Brooklyn’s Avocaderia opened, it debuted to bonkers lines, selling out of avocados a mere three hours after opening its doors. The craze prompted owners to start scouting locations in Manhattan, but Avocado Appetit has beat them to the punch. Avocado Appetit is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
