ABOUT
PILAR (Pee-lar)
After 15 years of serving the Bed Stuy community, Pilar Cuban Eatery, the restaurant and bar closed its doors soon after the Covid 19 crisis. The bakery next door is now a smaller version of Pilar Cuban Eatery, serving many of the same foods, but in a smaller, mostly take-out, space with some limited seating inside and out. Here you can get many of the icon foods of Miami, from the Cuban burgers (a.k.a. the Frita), amazing crquetas, Cuban pastries (think guava and cream cheese), real-deal Cuban black beans, slow-roasted mojo-pork, and classic desserts. And of course our Cuban Sandwich has been ranked on of the best in the city. One of our main attractions has become our array of empanadas, such as the staples, picadillo, fricase de pollo, and bacalao. We have plenty of Vegan options, such as our vegan Cuban burger, tamales, and an amazing vegetarian platter, and an array of sides (yuca fries, maduros, tostones, Okra ad chickpeas).
At Pilar, we´re dedicated to preserving Classic Cuban cuisine – in its purest form – but from a modern, elevated and updated approach.
Our goal is to make iconic versions of classic dishes by sourcing the ingredients that are traditional to Cuban food (sour oranges, cachucha peppers, authentic Cuban bread), making everything in-house (such as our house-smoked Spanish chorizo), and paying attention to the details that makes simple ingredients shine. Come experience the best Cuban restaurant in NYC!
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