207 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10001
Open 24/7 – Catering also available
212-858-5001
By Jane Feehan
One may question why Coppelia bills itself as a diner. It’s not
a prefabricated building. It’s not one long train-like dining car. But a counter
dominates the main room and it does serve breakfast 24 hours a day, five days a
week with brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.
Coppelia is much more than their description as a New
York-style luncheonette with Cuban accents. It dishes up some luscious Latin
food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and offers house-made desserts and
breakfast sweets that alone would be worth a visit. Cuban coffees and Latin
music punctuate a menu of
Huevos Rancheros; Pan France or Challah French toast
heaped with fresh fruit; empanadas bursting with sweet corn, chicken or beef;
Ropa Vieja – slow-cooked shredded beef in tomato salsa; Mejillones - steamed
mussels, jalapeño bacon with cilantro and spicy fries; Camarones Diablo – dark rum-glazed
shrimp with rice. For the less adventurous, there are diner standards: eggs plain, hamburgers,
tuna melts, grilled cheese and more. Happy Hour draws devotees looking for a little
socializing to go with Coppelia’s great food.
I’ve traveled from midtown Manhattan to the Village a few
times just to visit Coppelia. I’ll dine there again before I return to South
Florida. Will I find a Latin diner as good as Coppelia in Fort Lauderdale or
Miami? For transit directions, visit: http://hopstop.com
Tags: NYC diners,
diners in Greenwich Village, Latin diners in Manhattan, good diners in NYC,
Cuban food, Latin food in NYC
For transit directions, visit: http://hopstop.com
For transit directions, visit: http://hopstop.com
