Encebollado Lunch Then Mango Dessert in Bensonhurst
Pair hearty Ecuadorean encebollado soup with layered mango crepe cakes and sago bowls along 86th Street.
📍 Savory to Sweet on 86th Street
🍲 Ecuadorean Comfort at Casa Raymi
Begin on 86th Street at Casa Raymi, where the kitchen turns out authentic Ecuadorean home cooking. The star dish is traditional encebollado soup simmered with tuna and yuca, served alongside hearty plates of seco de chivo goat stew and citrusy ceviche. Doors open daily at 11:00 AM, with affordable lunch specials on weekdays.
🥭 Refreshing Sweets at Mango Mango
Walk a short distance down the avenue to Mango Mango Dessert, where the dining room smells of ripe tropical fruit. Treat yourself to layered mango crepe cakes, fruit smoothies over sweet jelly, or chilled bowls of mango juice, sago pearls, grapefruit, and ice cream. Doors open at 1:00 PM every afternoon.
🥄 An Easy Neighborhood Pairing
This Bensonhurst walk creates the ideal flavor balance. Sit down for a savory lunch bowl of fish soup, then wander over for delicate fruit desserts right after 1:00 PM when the dessert parlor begins afternoon service.
