Café Mars

Café Mars reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a fantastic meal and a really fun night! The staff are all friendly, and chatting with them only added to our enjoyment. The sommelier is generous with his time and wine, answering our questions and offering tastes. We had a bunch of dishes, not a one of them missed the mark - I recommend the crudo, parm bites, monkey bread, and lemon pasta!
   

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   Pleasedontposthis

   New York City10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely, unique dinner. Looking forward to coming back again.
   

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   Pamela

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Global Italian concept that Cafe Mars planned for this year is just phenomenal. So creative, so dedicated to Italian cuisine wherever it appears, a great concept. I've been to the first two--Chicago and Ethiopia/Eritrea--and they were both hugely successful on every level. In particular, I had no idea what to expect this past Saturday for the Ethiopia/Italian dinner. Every dish was unexpected and special, beautifully blending the two cultures. The endnote for the Chicago dinner was a pizza puff brought to Canal Bar, the Chicago-style dive bar next door, to be enjoyed with a shot of Chicago's Malört. The endnote for the Ethiopian dinner was a take-home panettone from Cafe Mars' collaborating restaurant for the event, Settepani. Attention to every detail of the whole experience. If you haven't been to Cafe Mars, go now (and often) to experience the delights of the regular menu and then plan on making the Global Italian dinners for the rest of the year--Albania is next! Yum and more yum! Thank you Cafe Mars!!!
   

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   Catherine VIP

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From the moment I walked through the door I felt genuinely cared for by every member of the staff. The offerings were creative and went together perfectly; I felt like I was at a culinary Metropolitan Museum of Art! This wasn’t just a dinner, it was an experience. I travel all over this planet and have eaten at some of its best restaurants. None have combined food, art, science, and soul like Cafe Mars.
   

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   Sophia VIP

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cafe Mars was AMAZING. The service was so personal and attentive and kind. The food was BOMB. The pasta with Sunday sauce and breaded trumpet mushrooms were real stand-outs. Best meal and overall dining experience I’ve had in a long time.
   

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   ANNA-KARIN

   New York City3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely unique, playfully elegant, delicious, excellent service.
   

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   Julia

   Greensboro1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was incredible, cool architecture and great food
   

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   Christina

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was phenomenal, and more impressively, so creative. Some of the dishes were unlike anything we’ve ever eaten and blew us away! Would definitely recommend and we do plan on returning.
   

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   Camille

   Nashville1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible! One of the best restaurants I’ve been to.
   

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    BENJAMIN

    Chicago3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Café Mars is my favorite restaurant. We came for the Global Italian: Chicago event thinking "This could be fun." We left having had the best meal we've had in recent memory. Every dish was interesting and drop-everything delicious. The cocktails were terrific, complex, and very silly. Service was friendly, fun, and responsive. And little touches galore (a welcome taste of wine/kombucha, multicolored glassware, etc.) that make this place stand out. Overall, these folks are having fun with a restaurant in a way that is really, deeply admirable. There's a thoughtfulness and sense of play here that is so rare and special. Everyone owes it to themselves to have a meal or three here. It truly bears repeating: Café Mars is my favorite restaurant.
    

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