eat & drink in marfa
Food Shark, Photo by Melanie Acevedo, August 2007
- Marfa Restaurants
- Food Shark
- "A little bit of the Near East in far west Texas, served out of a vintage food truck" is how Phelan sums up this Mediterranean café on wheels. The truck parks next to the picturesque train tracks during lunch hours, and at night it sometimes pulls up outside Liberty Hall to satisfy late-night munchies
- Maiya's
- 103 North Highland
(432) 729-4410 "They make the best margarita I've ever had," Gerety says. Phelan adds, "It's where you'll run into friends from L.A., New York, London or Berlin who you haven't seen since the last art fair." You'll also savor delicious food from the seasonal menu in a casually swank atmosphere.
- The Brown Recluse
- 111 West San Antonio Street
(432) 729-1811 An adorable adobe casita lined with bookshelves, where you can browse rare LPs and an impressive selection of used books while waiting for your huevos mexicanos and home-roasted "Big Bend" coffee. "After a night of tequila—a godsend," Phelan says.
- Pizza Foundation
- 100 East San Antonio Street
(432) 729-3377 "We order dinner from here all the time," Gerety says of this low-key but always bustling pizza joint in an old Gulf gas station. "The pizza rivals New York's best, and the summer salad with spinach, strawberries and Gorgonzola is one of our favorites."
