Arepas in New Haven
The Chipotle of Arepas! Somos Handcrafted Arepas in New Haven is serving up pockets of diverse flavors.
Somos Handcrafted Arepas
The Food
When you enter Somos, you are in for a surprise at the assembly line of many fillings for the arepas. However, if you do not choose to fill an arepa, you can customize a bowl or cachapa.
Chicken, sweet plantains(maduros), black beans, pickled onions, avocado and sweet pineapple salsa. I was in flavor heaven. Sweet, salty, spicy, fatty. Every topping was fresh and well seasoned. I was especially impressed by the seasoning and cook on the shredded chicken. Juicy and delicious!
The Menu
Who doesn't love customizing their food? Assembly style allows for us to say "I want that, and that, oh! and that too." There really is no limit to the flavor packed inside these Arepas at Somos. If you are anything like me, you could also be super indecisive and have no idea how to fit the entire spread into your arepa. Honestly, I did not feel that struggle here! While there are an array of options, it felt to be just the right spread.
Combining the modern model of assembly line food service and classic latino and hispanic flavors; Somos is doing both. Often times, we see authenticity of classic dishes suffer with modernization. Somos features great authentic flavors: corn, plantains, jalapeños, garlic, pineapple, queso de mano, and more.
The Ingredients
Assembly Style
The Vibe
The atmosphere in Somos definitely "gives" main character. It was clean, spacious, well decorated, and my favorite part was the many bright colors that parallel the vibrance of downtown New Haven. This is a place you can go for your lunch break, a solo date, a quick bite with friends or family, and for a snack while shopping in downtown. I love how I can see the entire kitchen from the assembly line. No worries about what is going on back there--you can see it all!
