Frita Batidos, the Cuban-inspired Ann Arbor restaurant that has been a downtown staple since 2010, opened its first expansion outside Michigan in New York City Oct. 29. The restaurant has become a favorite for many Ann Arbor students and residents and also has a location in Detroit which opened in 2019.
In an email to The Michigan Daily, chef and owner Eve Aronoff wrote opening in New York carries deep personal meaning for her and her family
“My family is originally from New York,” Arnoff wrote. “My grandparents, aunts and uncles, and parents are all from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and upstate New York, so for me it has been a longtime dream, and this feels like a homecoming.”…