Ms. Tootsie's Cafe, Bar and Lounge
Soul satisfying southern cuisine on South Street
Ms. Tootsie's Soul Food Café, located one block off the Avenue of the Arts, puts a classy spin on down-home dining.
The charming BYOB café has been a neighborhood favorite since opening in 2000. Its southern comfort cuisine has a built a reputation as being among the best in the city.
Menu highlights include golden fried chicken, sinfully cheesy macaroni and cheese, turkey chops smothered in a delightful, peppery gravy and sweet caramelized candy yams. For dessert, the sweet potato cheesecake and lemon butter pound cake are both out of this world.
The Café now has a hip next door neighbor: Ms. Tootsie's Lounge. The multi-leveled bar and restaurant comes complete with stylish design, three bars, brown suede banquets, votive candles along the walls, chrome finished chandeliers and a luxe Sky Bar on the third floor.
And be sure to try the signature drink: Ms. Tootsie's Tootsie Roll. It's a chocolate martini made with vanilla vodka in a cocoa-rimmed glass and has a Tootsie Roll as a garnish.