Noche Buena is a Christmas Eve tradition that Hispanic and Filipino communities celebrate each December, and it usually involves some drinking, late-night eating and the occasional prayer.
Ybor City’s La Sétima Club hosts its own version this weekend, featuring lots of the drinking and eating but none of the praying. And since La Sétima only serves plant-based fare, Chef David Lamb is whipping up a special menu of Puerto Rican-inspired dishes instead of its daily offerings of veganized boudin egg rolls and muffaletta sliders.
Stick around for the Parranda Navideña carolers—who will be singing their Boricua version of Christmas classics around 6:30 p.m.—before grabbing a bottle of natural wine for Christmas dinner the next day.
According to USA Today, many Hispanic, Latino and Filipino families throughout the diaspora celebrate Noche Buena—which translates into “the good night”—on Christmas Eve because of traditions connected with religion and Spanish colonization.
There’s no cover for the Noche Buena Christmas Eve party happening on Sunday, Dec. 24. at La Sétima Club in Ybor City.
And if you're looking for a more casual, grab-n-go option on Christmas Eve, Black Radish Grocer is also slinging Noche Buena-themed solo dinners stacked with Cuban favorites.
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Ybor City wine bar hosts ‘Noche Buena’ Christmas Eve dinner, but without the praying
There’ll be plenty of vegan eats and natural wine.
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