The team at seeyamañana, NoMad’s relaxed, Baja California-inspired cocktail bar and restaurant (49 W 27th Street) announces the opening of seeyabajo.
Following two years of success in the neighborhood, on Thursday, July 6th, seeyamañana (from owner Ryan McKenzie – who is also behind the popular speakeasy Patent Pending next door) will expand its offerings to unveil seeyabajo, an eclectic, intimate music venue, bar, and private event space beneath the property.
Housed beneath seeyamañana in the Radio Wave Building, seeyabajo will offer a rotating selection of live music, comedy stylings, and more. Menus led by Executive Chef Carlos Chavarria will showcase the vibrancy of Baja Californian Mexican cuisine, with seasonal, vegetable-forward dishes (and a newly evolved daily brunch menu) alongside craft cocktails highlighting the flora of the Baja Peninsula. Upcoming events on the property include the house + funk stylings of Sammy Buttons, Aaron Burnett, and more.
Chef Chavarria puts a plant-forward spin on Mexican staples of his upbringing, with seasonal produce at the forefront. The dinner menu (available both upstairs at seeyamañana and downstairs at seeyabajo, during events) includes both small plates like the Brussel Sprout Tostada, Yellowtail Ceviche, and more, alongside heartier entrées like tacos and enchiladas, and new raw bar options like Hamachi Crudo, Baja oysters, and fresh lobster. Brunch offerings (now available daily) include seeyamañana’s Breakfast Burritos & Tacos, Concha French Toast, and a Tijuana Style Caesar Salad.
Upstairs at seeyamañana, botanic-focused highball cocktails are namesakes of the ingredients they celebrate, like Coconut (with mezcal, rum, cashew, coconut husk, and lemon), Prickly Pear (with tequila, mezcal, amaro, cactus flower, grapefruit, and lime), and Eucalyptus (with tequila, sherry, epazote, peppercorn, lemon, and pineapple), alongside frozen drinks. Downstairs at seeyabajo, a new, elevated cocktail menu in the style of Patent Pending’s famed libations includes offerings like Down at Hussong’s (with mezcal, Madeira, dry vermouth, chili pepper, tajin, and lime), the Besame Mucho (a full-flavored horchata milk punch), and the Baja Malibu (a luscious Bacanora sour with coriander and mango).
Seeyabajo’s design evokes the allure of a downtown dive bar or a Brooklyn cocktail lounge. Every corner of the desert-inspired space offers an opportunity for exploration, with an approachable and eclectic mix of Baja California flea market art, mysterious swap meet finds procured from McKenzie’s travels, and a mural of Venus in the Baja Desert designed by Venezuelan artist Mr. Jhone. In the construction of seeyabajo, 800 square feet were added to the original seeyamañana space, and an eye-catching staircase will bridge the two areas of the property.
Seeyamañana and seeyabajo will be open seven days a week for walk-ins as well as a prix-fixe cocktail menu (Sunday – Wednesday from 10am – midnight and Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 2am).
