Great Lunches!

Wed & Thurs: lunch & dinner 11-6 • Fri: lunch & tapas dinner 11-10 • Sat & Sun • breakfast & lunch 9-4
Local Delivery $15 minimum weekdays only 518.326.2064
198 First Street • Troy, NY

Cuban BreadCuban Bread

straight from the source

We are now importing Pan Cubano, made the Cuban way, all the way from the source— Papito’s Cuban Bakery in New Jersey’s Little Havana! We drove down specifically to get these beauties, and we’ll be bringing them in fresh twice a week so our flavors are more authentic.

The little ones are Media Noches (middle of the night), a sweeter bread and just as tasty!

Tapas Samples!Holiday_Partyc6d7b6

Try tastes of our famous tapas— we’ll have Jamon Serrano, Marinated Manchego with Marcona Almonds, fine cheeses and fresh fruits. We’ll pass out sips of Sangria and our new Fentiman’s sodas!

Fentiman’s SodasFentiman's Sodas

Imported from England, these botanical soft drinks feature complex combinations of flavors, distilled and fermented from herbs and spices.

Reduced sugar, eminently satisfying, they are a delicious alternative to mass-market soft drinks.

Salads!Salads

Cleanse your palate– build your body right with Carmen’s half and whole Garden Salads

Sandwiches!Chicken B.L.A.T

All w/ our own cole slaw and potato wedges

Roast Turkey w/ Wensleydale– Cranberry Wensleydale, arugula & our own marinated tomato spread

Grilled Brie– w/ thin sliced apples and arugula pesto on artisan bread

Black Bean Burger– fresh and tasty, vegetarian, w/ lettuce, onion, & tomato on artisan roll

Soups!Soups

All home made and tasty

Flamenco – yes, our favorite egg dish starts with a stew! And it’s great as a stew without the eggs. Available w/ chorizo or vegan

Cream of Mushroom– with exotic mushrooms

Turkey Rice – with our own fresh baked turkey

There’s always the CubanoCubano

with real Pan Cubano!

We have always built great Cubanos, now they are even better! We start with Pan Cubano, authentic Cuban bread (or a Media Noche if you prefer, a bit sweeter and just as delicious.

We layer it with Pork, Ham, Swiss Cheese, and Pickles, add a dab of Mustard and wow, what a flavor!

Cuban Valentine’s with Mundo Nuevo!-3

This Friday, Feb. 14. Reservations strongly recommended for this heartful evening with our favorite musicians

MasterCard  —  Discover  —  Visa  —  American Express accepted.

 

Surprise Special!

Spareribs with Guava-Pineapple Glaze

How do you spell fantastic?

Chocolate Cake w/ Raspberry-Chocolate Sauce for dessert.

Cuban Celebration: Wednesday Feb. 5 from 1-3

Cuban Celebration:

Wednesday Feb. 5 from 1-3
Featuring tastes of our new products:

Fentiman’s Botanical Sodas

Cuban Bread from Papito’s Bakery

New Tapas Samples

Celebrate our expanded hours:
Wednesday, Thursday: 11-6
Friday: 11-10
Saturday & Sunday: 9-4
Free Weekday Delivery to Downtown Troy w/ $15 Minimum

Cuban Bread

Cuban Bread
straight from the source
We are now importing Pan Cubano, made the Cuban way, all the way from the source— Papita’s Cuban Bakery in New Jersey’s Little Havana! We drove down specifically to get these beauties, and we’ll be bringing them in fresh twice a week so our flavors are more authentic.

The little ones are Media Noches (middle of the night), a sweeter bread, more like Challah, but just as tasty!

Holiday_Partyc6d7b6

Tapas Samples!
Try tastes of our famous tapas— we’ll have Jamon Serrano, Marinated Manchego with Marcona Almonds, fine cheeses and fresh fruits. We’ll pass out sips of Sangria and our fruit soft drinks!

Fentiman's Sodas

Fentiman’s Sodas
Imported from England, these botanical soft drinks feature complex combinations of flavors, distilled and fermented from herbs and spices.

Reduced sugar, eminently satisfying, they are a delicious alternative to mass-market soft drinks.

Salads

Salads!
Cleanse your palate– build your body right
with Carmen’s half and whole Garden Salads

Chicken B.L.A.T

Sandwiches!
All w/ our own cole slaw:
Cubano– star of the show!
Sliders– Cuban burgers w/caramelized onions
Black Bean Burger– fresh and tasty, vegetarian, w/ lettuce, onion, & tomato on artisan roll
Cuban Roast Beef– marinated in seasoned herbs, roasted to perfection
Grilled Cheese– on artisan bread, w/ zucchini, caramelized onions and our own fresh jalapeño jelly

Vegetarian Huevos Flamenco

Vegetarian Huevos Flamenco

Soups!
All home made and tasty

Flamenco– yes, our favorite egg dish starts with a stew! And it’s still great without the eggs. Available w/ chorizo or vegan
Tomato Basil Bisque– creamy and delicious
Chicken Noodle– Cuban style w/ tomato broth and cilantro
Caldo Gallego– Cuban beans & greens w/ chorizo

Cubano

Cubano
with real Pan Cubano!
We have always built great Cubanos, now they are even better! We start with Pan Cubano, authentic Cuban bread (or a Media Noche if you prefer, a bit sweeter and just as delicious.

We layer it with Pork, Ham, Swiss Cheese, and Pickles, add a dab of Mustard and wow, what a flavor!

flan

Flan!
What’s Carmen’s without Flan for dessert? What a great way to top off a meal

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Cuban Valentine’s with
Mundo Nuevo!
Next Friday, Feb. 14. Reserve early for this heartful evening with our favorite musicians

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~ Full Tapas Menu Here ~

~ Full Breakfast Menu Here ~

~ Full Lunch Menu Here ~

We’ve come up with some great new dishes— check out the pictures below.
In addition to these, we have a new recipe for Hot Spiced Cider, perfect for taking off the chill, and all our usual taste delights. Sample our Wine Cocktails: Bloody Marys, Cosmopolitans and Mimosas. Perfect for a light sip while keeping a clear head for the day!

Vegan Huevos Flamenco

Eggnog French Toast

Eggnog French Toast
In the Holiday Spirit
Our delightful French Toast made with Amazing Eggnog (the favorite of our Holiday Party!) Get it with bacon for the perfect sweet-salty combo!

We bring you the best and the freshest!
We take special delight in surprising you with amazing food.
Just ask our servers, we always have goodies for our vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free friends.

House-cured Smoked Bacon

Fresh Bacon
We cure, smoke and slice our bacon, fresh for you. Chorizo sausage too. Why? It tastes sooooooo good, and because we care.

MasterCard — Discover — Visa — American Express accepted.

Now Importing Pan Cubano!

New Hours Start Wednesday:

Wednesday, Thursday:  11-6
Friday:  11-10
Saturday & Sunday:  9-4
Free Weekday Delivery to Downtown Troy w/ $15 Minimum

Meantime, try these great specials:

Spanish Hot Chocolate, shaved from extra dark chocolate plus fresh squeezed orange and cinnamon. For toppers, we whip cream and grind nutmeg for a rch, deeply layered flavor

Spanish Hot Chocolate

Spanish Hot Chocolate
The perfect way to start the day! We shave Dark Chocolate into Milk & Cream, add Oranges and Cinnamon, then top it off with Whipped Cream, a pinch of Fresh-Ground Nutmeg, and a Slice Of Orange. Strong yet subtle, the Spanish style!

Photo of our new special: Cranberry Walnut PancakesChocolate Strawberry Pancakes
Imagine our wonderful Pancakes, made with our own fresh batter.  Then add in Rich Dark Chocolate, add Fresh Strawberries and garnish with Whipped Cream and More Fresh Fruit!  As always, served with 100% Real Maple Syrup. Seriously, folks, this redefines pleasure. But if you want to redefine Ecstasy, get them with a side of Bacon.

Hot Spiced CiderHot Spiced Cider
Naturally sweet, lightly flavored with our own blend of fresh spices, topped off with a Cinnamon Stick and Slice of Apple.  A perennial favorite!

Cuban BreadCuban Bread
straight from the source
We are now importing Pan Cubano, made the Cuban way, all the way from the source—  a Cuban bakery in New Jersey’s Little Havana!  We drove down specifically to get these beauties, and we’ll be bringing them in fresh every week so our flavors are more authentic.

The little ones are Media Noches (middle of the night), a sweeter bread, more like Challah, but just as real!

-3Cuban Valentine’s with
Mundo Nuevo!
Next Friday, Feb. 14.  Reserve early for this heartful evening with our favorite musicians

Presto—  Flan!

ZeeLemons Vegan Birthday Special

We love ZeeLemons, and when we found out it was her birthday, we wanted to make something extra special for her.  Vegan, of course, just like her!

ZeeLemons Vegan Birthday Special

ZeeLemons Vegan Birthday Special

What you are seeing is a thinly sliced stack of grilled sweet potato alternating with apple, on top of caramelized onion, grilled Swiss Chard and Brussels sprouts, set off with dabs of whipped sweet potato seasoned with coriander.

We enjoyed sampling his experiments yesterday.  The finished version—  amazing!

Hold your birthday party here and we will amaze you too!

Bloody Mary

It’s Bloody Mary time again!

Available A and NA

Heat Wave

Celebrating today’s heat wave (19 degrees and climbing!) We’re cooking a b-i-i-g pot of Huevos Flamencos.

Multicolored peppers, fresh-made chorizo, potatoes, onions and garlic, all in a tomato broth, topped with two eggs your style.

Available vegan, too, and just as tasty.

Specials for the Weekend— January 25 & 26

Cranberry Walnut Pancakes
Photo of our new special: Cranberry Walnut Pancakes
Deliciously multigrain, from our own recipe.

Beef & Chorizo Sliders
w/ Swiss dijon sauce

Photo of our new special Beef & Chorizo Sliders w/ Swiss dijon sauce

New! Cranberry Cosmo

Get ready for our expanded hours. Starting February 5th we’ll be open
for weekday lunches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday plus our usual Friday Nights and Weekends.

Raspberry Cosmo

Saki, Raspberries and more, plus that good ol' Carmen's goodness!

Raspberry Cosmo at Carmen’s!

As long as we can get these delightfully fresh, grown-in-America Red Raspberries, we are happy to serve delightful drinks like the Raspberry Cosmopolitan. Made with Saki so it’s light and treats your head right. NA version available.

Beef & Chorizo Sliders

Photo of our new special: Beef & Chorizo Sliders
You can tell we took our time with the picture, there’s only one left on the plate. Sure, we are happy to sell you just one, in this case there’s a side of Yucca Fries with it. But most people order two. They just seem to go down better that way.

Thaw Out And Start Your Day Right

For Starters:

Spanish Hot Chocolate, shaved from extra dark chocolate plus fresh squeezed orange and cinnamon.  For toppers, we whip cream and grind nutmeg for a rch, deeply layered flavor

Spanish Hot Chocolate

Nothing like the classics, and Spanish Hot Chocolate takes the cake.  We shave Premium Dark Chocolate, add Cinnamon and squeeze in Orange Juice, then top it with our own Whipped Cream and Fresh Ground Nutmeg.  What a winner!

Later On:

Saki, Raspberries and more, plus that good ol' Carmen's goodness!

Raspberry Cosmo at Carmen’s!

Stock up on phytonutrients (yeah, that’s the ticket!) with a Fresh Raspberry Cosmo.  Introductory special, only 4!  (regularly 5)

Snowmelt Special!

Mimosa!Cool and sweet, Carmen's Mimosa topped with fresh fruit
Light and tasty, just the thing to make your breakfast special!

Snow is gone!    Celebrate with something special for breakfast today.  Carmen’s has it, in regular and NA versions.  Happy times price today, 4 instead of 5, the perfect breakfast companion.