Bar Bites: Crema

At Chelsea's Crema, high-end margaritas go well with wee bites like $4 sea bass ceviche and chile-cinnamon plantains

By Elizabeth Bougerol
|  Wednesday, Jul 1, 2009  |  Updated 3:30 PM EDT
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Bar Bites: Crema

Crema

Delicate Mexican bites for $5 and under.

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Crema: Neo-Mexican from French-trained chef Julieta Ballesteros (who was a consultant for Gordon Ramsay on 'Kitchen Nightmares,' by the way). 111 West 17th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues; 212-691-4477; cremarestaurante.com

On the bar menu: Sea bass ceviche with coconut-ginger broth, crispy chicken flautas with caramelized onions and chili aioli, slow-cooked pork mini-tacos with jalapeño vinegar, sweet plantains with cinnamon and chile.

They'll run you: Everything on the bar menu – which is served all day long -- is $5 or under

Washed down with: A ginger-and-passion fruit margarita imperial, or a mojito with raw sugar and muddled strawberries

Tip: Hit Crema Monday to Friday between 5 and 7PM, and the cocktails (regularly $7-16) are delightfully 2-for-1.

Posted Jul 17, 2009
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