COPA Durham
Snacks and Sides
Black Beans
Our traditional Cuban-style black beans are slow-cooked overnight. (VV) (GF)
Charcuterie
An assortment of 17-month aged Spanish jamón serrano, Spanish chorizo, Ibérico salami, and Manchego cheese. Served with cornichons and Spanish olives. (GF option)
Cheese Plate
An assortment of cheeses from Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, served with fig marmalade, Spanish olives, and our housemade Cuban bread. (GF & V option)
Chicharitas
Housemade plantan chips fried in house-rendered lard. Served with our signature mojo sauce. (GF, but fried in the same lard as items containing gluten)
Croquetas
Cuban fritters made with pork, serrano ham, and spices. Served with our signature mojo sauce. (GF)
Fried Pork Belly
Parker Family Farms pasture-raised pork belly, seasoned with our dry brine (sugar and salt) and deep fried. (GF)
White Rice
Moist and tender white rice. For an extra special treat ask for a spoonful of our pork drippings drizzled on top. (VV) (GF)
Sandwiches and Plates
Classic Cuban Sandwich
Slow-roasted pork, ham, cheese, pickle, mustard, and mojo sauce.
Coconut Curry Shrimp
North Carolina shrimp cooked in a coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice and seasonal salad. (GF)
El Paleo
Enjoy the best of Cuban food with a grain-free plate featuring our famous pasture-raised slow-roasted pork, seasonal salad, avocado, and house-made plantain chips. For a low-carb option, sub out the plantain chips for extra salad. (GF)
Family Pork Dinner
Cuban comfort food at its finest. Arroz congris (white rice cooked with black beans), chicharitas (plantain chips), seasonal salad, and avocado. Served with local pasture-raised pork from Parker Family Farms.
Fish: Peruvian-Style
North Carolina fish fillet, baked en papillote on a bed of Andean-style potatoes. Served with winter salad, roasted red peppers, and Peruvian green sauce. Ask your server for today’s catch. (GF)
Latin Burger
Housemade grass-fed beef patty, manchego cheese, pickle, aioli, and chimichurri sauce on a housemade brioche bun.
Medianoche
Slow-roasted pork with Spanish jamón, manchego cheese, mustard, and pickle, on a housemade brioche bun.
Plato Cubano
A traditional Cuban feast of pasture-raised, slow-roasted pork, maduros (sweet plantains), black beans, white rice, and seasonal salad. (GF) Vegetarian option: Add half an avocado instead of pork.
Veg Family Dinner
Cuban comfort food at its finest. Arroz congris (white rice cooked with black beans), fried eggs, seasonal salad, and avocado.
Desserts
Flan
Beloved across Cuba, this flan is a traditional egg custard with a burnt sugar sauce. (GF) (V)
Tarta De Almendras
This classic Spanish almond cake has been served to pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela and emigrants alike for centuries. (GF) (V)
Tres Chocolates
Decadent chocolate layer cake with milk chocolate buttercream frosting, topped with dark chocolate ganache and shaved white chocolate. (V)
Wine Bottles
Sparkling: Barcino, Spain, Cava
This sensational non-vintage Barcino Cava was made from a solera system where the dosage was started in the 1940s. A blend of Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada, from vines planted in 1995, this crisp, delicious, dry sparkler features attractive notes of honeyed brioche, poached pear, and caramelized grapefruit for an exceptionally well-crafted, pure, fresh cava.
Sparkling: Barcino, Spain, Cava
This sensational non-vintage Barcino Cava was made from a solera system where the dosage was started in the 1940s. A blend of Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada, from vines planted in 1995, this crisp, delicious, dry sparkler features attractive notes of honeyed brioche, poached pear, and caramelized grapefruit for an exceptionally well-crafted, pure, fresh cava.
White: Lícia, Spain, Albariño. BOTTLE
Straw yellow with greenish hues, the Lícia Albariño has strong varietal characteristics with hints of grapefruit, candied fruit, quince jelly, notes of fresh herbs, green apples, and minerals. It is full bodied and well balanced, highlighting the aromas of citrus and green apple, with a long and persistent finish.
Rosé: Finca Wölffer, Argentina, Malbec Blend BOTTLE
This beautiful rosé of Wölffer’s signature style is a perfect companion for fine meals and friendly gatherings, a ray of sunshine on a dreary day and a reminder that even when temperatures dip, it’s always summer someplace.
Red: Carlos Serres, Spain, Tempranillo
Bright, purple color with aromas of fresh, red and black fruit, licorice and vanilla notes. Dark fruit in the mouth which is intense and long, but also finishes with fresh acidity.
Red: GR-174, Priorat, Spain, Blend
If you could concentrate in a bottle the ripe fruits aromas and the minerality of its terroir the result would be a wine like this. A blend of Garnatxa, Carinyena and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on river stone and aged for five months in French oak.
