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<\/a><\/p>\n Our friends Silva and Felipe have been raving about M\u00e9m\u00e9, a Mediterranean restaurant in the West Village that is related to one of their favorite restaurants, Virage<\/a>. Pronounced “may-may”, which means “grandma” in French Moroccan, the menu features assorted tapas\/small plates and heartier entrees that reflect the owners’ heritage. We’ve been eager to try it out because we’ve heard such great things about the restaurant, and we also really enjoy Virage as well. We were thrilled when we were able to go to M\u00e9m\u00e9 with Silva and Felipe for a last minute dinner on a random Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n We got to the restaurant around 8:45 and the place was packed. It’s not a huge restaurant but it was a beautiful night and they had tables set up on the sidewalk, which were also full. There was a little bit of a wait but since it was so nice outside we didn’t mind enjoying the fresh air and catching up as we waited for a table to open up. A short while later, we were seated inside. Even though the restaurant was full, the noise level wasn’t too bad and we could still chat pretty easily.<\/p>\n After looking over the menu, we decided to share a few small plates\/tapas to start. Since Silva and Felipe are so familiar with the restaurant, Josh and I told them to order whatever they thought was good. They selected four different dishes to share for our appetizer, and then we each picked our own entrees. After we placed our orders, we dug into the dish of olives and pickled vegetables they gave us, along with some bread and seasoned olive oil. The bread was really quite good; it had a sturdy crust, a chewy texture, and was studded with briny olives.<\/p>\n