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Zarela
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Hours
Mon-Thu, noon-3pm and 5pm-11pm; Fri, noon-3pm and 5pm-11:30pm; Sat, 5pm-11:30pm; Sun, 5pm-10pm
Nearby Subway Stops
6 at 51st St.; E, V at Lexington Ave.-53rd St.
Prices
$16.50-$23
Payment Methods
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Delivery
- Good for Groups
- Prix-Fixe
- Singles Scene
- Take-Out
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Recommended
Delivery Area
40th St. to 60th St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.
Profile
What passes for Mexican cooking in New York is a joke, though Zarela Martinez has never found it all that funny. So it's lucky for you that her fierce pride in her country's maligned cuisine is backed up by her fiery bravado in the kitchen. Taste her blazing poblanos rellenos, snapper hash, or her slow-cooked Oaxacan lamb, and you may suddenly have an urge to buy a great big Doberman pinscher on the outside chance that you might come across that Taco Bell chihuahua in a dark alley. Now, Zarela might find that funny.
Prix-Fixe LunchMon.—Fri., $16.95
Catering
Those who have enjoyed romantic dinners at Zarela Martinez's eponymous Mexican restaurant will appreciate the huitlacoche-crêpe casseroles and crab tostadas she serves at weddings and other events. Prices are $100 and up.
Tuna steak, $20; roasted duck, $21
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Recipes at Zarela
- Brussels Sprouts With Chorizo (2007)
- Roasted Calabaza (2007)
- Savory Corn Bread (2007)
- Pumpkin Cheesecake (2007)
- Stuffed Roast Suckling Pig (2007)
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