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Greek and Spanish Small Plates, Sampled in Style
At Kyma on West Street in Annapolis, which opened this summer, a star of the menu is the individual-size flatbread pizza, called a coca in Spanish.
(Photos By Jonathan Newton -- The Washington Post)
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At lunch, the menu includes a small selection of tapas, along with salad -- the lamb salad includes just medium rare slices of lamb atop a Greek seasoned salad -- and even crab cakes.
The not-to-be-missed dessert is yaourti, a martini glass of thick, luscious yogurt layered with honey and topped with caramelized hazelnuts. The traditional flan, both lighter and creamier than most, runs a close second.
Not every dish is a winner at Kyma, and some left me feeling shortchanged. I don't understand the concept of charging for bread, even good bread that is heated or finished baking to order in a wood-fired oven.
A $5 basket of either Spanish or Mediterranean bread consists of exactly six slices -- bread that even the management says is essential to a tapas/meze meal. Order just one basket and a small dish of one of the excellent spreads such as tzatziki (yogurt and cucumber), hummus (sesame and chickpea) or ktipiti (roasted red pepper), and before you even start, your bill is nearly $8.
The tab for drinks can be even more unpleasant. A standard margarita came in at $13.50; a glass of Marques de Caceres is $8 -- you can often find it for about $3.99 a bottle retail.
But then, who said being urban and hip was inexpensive.
Kyma Restaurant, 69 West St., Annapolis, 410-268-0003. Reservations recommended. Hours: lunch, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; dinner, 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 5 to midnight Friday and Saturday. The lounge is open until 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and until midnight Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday. A limited menu is served from 3 to 5 p.m. daily. Tapas and meze at lunch, $4 to $7.75, main courses at lunch, $8.75 to $12. Tapas and meze at dinner, $3.75 to $9.75; main courses at dinner, $17 to $49. Accessible to people with disabilities.http:/
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