Caracas Arepa Bar
Venezuelan restaurant · Rockaway Park ·
Venezuelan corn cakes & frozen sangria on the boardwalk
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Venezuelan corn cakes & frozen sangria on the boardwalk
"Anyone who misses Caracas Arepa Bar in the East Village should know that they still have an outpost at the beach, located on the boardwalk at Beach 106th Street. It’s a great place for a quick arepa, they have A+ frozen drinks, and you’ll probably make some friends in the busy picnic area. Two or three of their palm-sized arepas can make a meal, especially if you get one that’s super stuffed. We like the arepa de pabellón, chock full of beef, beans, cheese, and fried plantains." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja
"Caracas is fun and lively place. It specializes in the Venezuelan street food – the arepas are very good, comforting, filling and reasonably priced. It's also hard to leave without having at least a few mojitos" - Swords-Smith
"The East Village location of Caracas has the honor of being the first, while the Rockaway outpost has the pleasure of being a few steps from the beach. But this Venezualan spot in Williamsburg has something that the others don’t - a beautiful backyard and a cocktail bar with more than 40 types of rum. Make use of both while sampling their wide selection of arepas any day for lunch or dinner." - matt tervooren
"Caracas Arepa’s original East Village location is a place we’ve probably had 15 random spontaneous dinners at over the years - it’s one of those spots you can always walk into for a cheap, highly enjoyable dinner without thinking too hard about it. The Williamsburg location is similar, with a few added bonuses. One, an awesome backyard patio. Two, a full bar - there’s actually a rum bar called Roneria that’s attached. Three, the ability to make reservations for a group of five to ten. This is a spontaneous dinner guide, but we don’t like to withhold useful information. You shouldn’t have a problem walking in with a small group." - katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg
"I consider Caracas to offer some of the best arepas in New York—previously only found at a seasonal stand at Rockaway Beach—making their Venezuelan street food a special treat; classics include the De Pabellón stuffed with shredded beef, black beans, cotija and fried sweet plantains, and the vegetarian La Del Gato with guayanés cheese, fried sweet plantains and avocado, and I’d order extra sides of the house salad, a citrusy bright yellow sauce you’ll want to slather on everything." - Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
