Bienmesabe Menu (Update 2025)
Bienmesabe, a Venezuelan gem, offers a diverse menu filled with traditional flavors. At 29 E Adams St in Chicago, this Latinx-owned restaurant is a mix of casual and vibrant ambiance. With options like the Pelua Arepa with shredded beef and Gouda cheese or the Pabellon Bowl with shredded beef, rice, and sweet plantains, each dish bursts with authenticity. Customers rave about the generous portions and delicious flavors, with favorites like the Tequenos and Pabellon Arepa standing out. The cozy atmosphere and quick service make it a perfect spot for a lunch break. Despite the limited seating, the mouthwatering dishes and friendly staff at Bienmesabe will leave you craving more. Experience a taste of Venezuela and indulge in their flavorful offerings.
Arepas
Pelua Arepa
Shredded beef and Gouda cheese with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
Catira Arepa
Shredded chicken and Gouda cheese with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
After Party Arepa
Roasted pork, Gouda cheese and guasacaca with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
Tropical Vegan Arepa
Marinated tofu, sweet plantains and black beans with Venezuelan corn flour bread. Vegetarian.
Pabellon Arepa
Shredded beef, black beans, sweet plantains and Caribbean cheese with Venezuelan corn flour bread. Gluten free.
Reina Pepiada Arepa
Chicken salad avocado and Gouda cheese with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
Domino Arepa
Black beans and Caribbean cheese with Venezuelan corn flour bread. Vegetarian.
Tropical Arepa
Shredded chicken, sweet plantains and black beans with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
Caribbean Arepa
Caribbean cheese, sweet plantains and guasacaca with Venezuelan corn flour bread.
Veggie Seta
Mushrooms, Caribbran cheese and guasacaca with Venezuelan corn flour bread. Vegetarian
Cheese arepa
Pabellon Bowl
Shredded beef or chicken, rice, black beans, Caribbean cheese and sweet plantains.
Reina Pepiada Bowl
Chicken avocado salad, rice, black beans, Gouda cheese and sweet plantains.
After Party Bowl
Roasted pork, rice, Gouda cheese, black beans and guasacaca.
Bienmesabe Veggie Bowl
Marinated tofu, rice, black beans, sweet plantains and guasacaca. Vegetarian.
Veggie seta bowl
Mushrooms, rice, black beans, sweet plantains and guasacaca
Bowls
Build Your Own
Build Your Own Arepa
Build Your Own Rice Bowl
Build Your Own Salad
Traditional cachapa
Venezuelan sweet corn pancake stuffed with hand made cheese
Bienmesabe cachapa
Venezuelan sweet corn pancake stuffed with hand made cheese and your choice of protein
Cachapas
Patacones
Traditional patacon
Green fried plantain sandwich with your choice of meat, greens, tomatoes, caribbean cheese and our signature sauce
Vegan patacon
Green fried plantain sandwich with tofu, greens, tomatoes and vegan aioli
3 Tequenos
Fried cheese wrapped in wheat flour.
3 Empanaditas
Beef, chicken and cheese.
Fried Yucca and Guasacaca
Plantains and Caribbean Cheese
Black beans side
Rice side
Mix greens salad
Mix greens, tomatoes and cucumber
Mandocas
Sweet fried cornmeal rings with caribbean cheese
Tostones
Green fried plantains with caribbean cheese and sauces
Sides
Soup
Pumpkin soup
Pumpkin soup topped with caribbean cheese
Chicken noodle soup
Wheat noodled in rich chicken broth with carrots and shredded chicken
Rice chicken soup
Chicken broth with rice, carrtos, green beans, corna and shredded chicken
Tomato soup
Tomato basil soup, veggie option
Zuppa toscana
Sausage, potatoes and kale in a milky broth
Leeks and potatoes
Leeks and potatoes soup
Quesillo
Creamy Venezuelan flan.
Tres Leches
Moist cake soaked in 3 kinds of milk.
Nutella marquesa
Sweets
Extras
Extra sauce
Caribbean Cheese
Gouda Cheese
Black Beans
Sweet Plantains
Guasacaca
Papelon
Venezuelan lemonade.
Chicha
Rice-based milkshake.
Tropical Juices
Malta Polar
Frescolita
Soda
Bottled Water
Coffee
Can soda
Drinks
For Breakfast
Build Your Own Perico Arepa Breakfast
Our traditional scrambled egg with tomatoes and onions. Venezuelan corn flour bread. Vegetarian.
Build Your Own Scrambled Eggs Arepa Breakfast
Perico Arepas Breakfast
Our traditional scrambled egg with tomatoes and onions and Caribbean cheese. Vegetarian.