The
Experience
Viva
Samba!
Latin Revolution of Love on the Plate
Samba Room, a
Cuban bar and Latin Cafe, combines South American traditions with a fusion
of Latin flavors. The stylishly seductive décor brings to mind a
mysterious tropical club in Havana. Floor-to-ceiling drapes float
effortlessly in the air, stirred by the pulsing rhythm of conga drums. The
bar curves in a serpentine fashion near the entrance, blending food, music
and art with Hemingway-esque cocktails, Brazilian Capraiahina and the
sugar cane-spiked Cuban Mojito. The mural, titled Havana 56, painted by
Cuban-American artist, Rolando Diaz, serves as an intriguing backdrop of
ochre and warm hues for long, slow looks and lingering
touches.
While the scene at the bar and lounge area entices you,
complete with deep club chairs and shrouded with drapery, attention snaps
back tableside with main dishes such as cumin-rubbed roast pork tenderloin
with sweet potato hash, black beans and pickled onions, or crisp, fried
whole red snapper with cilantro-coconut rice and garlic-ginger broth, or
the Palomilla - sliced steak served with a classic mojo sauce, caramelized
grilled onions, black beans and rice. Melt-in-your-mouth Rasta Rings -
crispy fried spicy red onion rings - or the Yuca Frita- fried yucca
seasoned with garlic and lime, topped off with a sprinkling of salt - make
great companions to any dish.
If the warmth and romantic atmosphere
leave you in need of something sweet, curb your cravings with orange
cinnamon flan, coconut crème brulee, Pastel Caliente - an ancho chile-chocolate flourless cake - or the ultimate Samba-Style Banana
Split.
Sink into comfy sofas and chairs as you watch the glamorous
crowd, have drinks or enjoy a fine cigar. The Samba Room well-stocked
humidor, a candy store for the jet set, never runs out of hand-rolled
cigar choices that include Partegas, Monte Cristo, Hoya de Monterey and
Romeo y Julieta.
Feel the Rhythm, Taste the Flavor, Live the
Life.
