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Restaurant
Cafeteria
119 7th Avenue, New York City
by Mark Thompson & Robert Doyle
January 6, 2006
 
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Not only did we find ourselves at Cafeteria twice in one week, but in two different locations: both the Lincoln Road location in Miami Beach and the original in Chelsea in New York.  Such is the allure of a consistently good restaurant with a stylish clientele and an energized vibe.  You can’t go wrong sitting outside at Cafeteria’s Lincoln Road locale where the never-ending passeggiata of the bronzed and beautiful continues long after midnight – and fortunately, Cafeteria is there to serve you around the clock, long after the margaritas have worn off and the hangover has commenced.  Housed in what was once the Cadillac showroom for Miami Beach, Cafeteria’s interior dining room is streamlined and moderne with a ceiling open to the sky, thereby insuring that even inside, you’re a part of the Beach’s fabled balmy nights.  An elevator whisks you upstairs to the stylish bathrooms (and also the rooftop lounge, Air), while downstairs the spacious bar with its flattering lighting proves to be a perfect perch to linger over a cocktail while munching on fries and a salad.  The menu on the Beach is more or less the same as that served in New York, and you can’t really go wrong with the iceberg wedge or the mac-and-cheese or any of the sides.  It’s comfort food thoughtfully prepared in proportions designed to keep your profile as attractive as those seated around you.  The scene in New York is a little more intense, perhaps given to Cafeteria’s cameo in Sex and the City, and the din can sometimes accost the ears.  Similarly, eating outside along Seventh Avenue with the endless traffic spewing fumes, doesn’t quite enable the same feeling of chic that can occur while lounging on Lincoln Road.  Nonetheless, the staff at both locations is incredibly flirtatious, and with good reason – and as a rule, eating at Cafeteria can make you feel equally sexy.
 

 
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