Cornelia Street Cafe

(212) 989-9319

29 Cornelia St
New York, NY 10014 40.7316 -74.0017

Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown

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Last updated 4.01.09

Cornelia Street Cafe

What People Are Saying About Cornelia Street Cafe

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In Short
The downstairs performance space hosts a packed calendar of poets, novelists, storytellers and musicians. On Saturday evenings, a multi-cultural reading series features work by writers from the Arab-American, Italian-American, Russian-American and Greek-American communities. Unlike its ritzier neighbors--Po, Home, etc.--Cornelia Street Cafe remains true to its humble beginnings, offering such contemporary cafe fare as grilled portobello sandwiches and fish and chips.

RestaurantReviewer234

April 29, 2009

Went there for lunch. It was about 80 degrees out, they had the windows/walls at the front open. My table was almost outside. It was great ambiance, like a nice European cafe. The lunch menu wasn't very long, but everything they had on there looked good. And it was good! I've had better of course at much more expensive restaurants, but this was still pretty good, and definitely worth going back. And if you're a poet, apparently this is the place to be.

iamed28

August 14, 2008

A quick exit at Cornelia. It was 5pm on a summer Tuesday. Looked over the menu, and they had a pre-dinner menu posted with light appetizer style food. We told the waiter/host that we would like to sit outside and eat light. He basically said no, these 'empty' tables were for people ordering full course dinners. Since I am not a tourist, and I know Greenwich Village has a lot of other places, me and my date simply walked to another restaurant, relaxed with a few glasses of wine and some light food. NYC is filled with restaurants, if Cornelia Street Cafe doesn't want me, I won't go back.

madmax64

May 21, 2008

The Cornelia is a charming little place in the Village. Nice atmosphere, excellent food, and then you can go downstairs in the evening for some high-quality jazz, or a poetry reading. The menu is not extensive, but some of the entres are unusual and worth the try. Overall an excellent experience, which can be repeated depending on who plays downstairs.

The Details on Cornelia Street Cafe

One of New York's Best:

Nominated for best reading series for hosting one of the city's long-running and most convivial reading scenes.

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Date Spot, Outdoor Dining, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Traditional American

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