Mexican Restaurants
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Tacombi @ Fonda Nolita
267 Elizabeth St., Nolita, NYTacombi is the name for the converted VW bus that serves the tacos. Fonda Nolita is the name for the space (we think). Put the two together and you have an interesting interpretation of what street food looks like on a really expensive street. We don’t usually pay much attention to online chatter, but even [...]
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Mayahuel
304 E. 6th Street, East Village, NYInside Mayahuel’s unmarked door lies a dimly lit, bi-level dungeon of potential naughtiness. It’s paradise for a those who love tequila and is extremely dangerous for those whose stomachs don’t agree with it. Mayahuel is another one of those sexy Specialty Cocktail dens that have helped to reshape Date Night here in NYC. Trying to [...]
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Mexico Lindo
459 2nd Ave., Gramercy, NYAs we’ve said before, finding quality Mexican food in New York City is like finding something on MTV that doesn’t make the planet dumber. Mexico Lindo is the needle in the haystack, and we’ve been satisfying our Mexican cravings there for years.
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Crema
111 W 17th St., Chelsea, NYLike most people, the idea of gourmet Mexican is a bit foreign to us. Our South of the Border cravings are usually satisfied with cheap tacos and a few cans of Tecate. Crema is a fancy New York take on traditional Mexican, and a nice surprise.
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Empellon
230 W. 4th Street, West Village, NYThere’s some Real Housewives caliber drama surrounding Chef Alex Stupak’s new West Village Mexican joint Empellon right about now. It all blew up last week when a blogger invited himself into Stupak’s kitchen only to accuse him of being a traitor to his craft (Stupak was formerly master pastry chef at wd-50). Stupak rightfully defended [...]
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Tehuitzingo Deli Grocery
695 10th Ave., Hell's Kitchen, NYWe freak out over tacos. They’re constantly on the brain, and our quest to uncover tasty tacos around this city is never ending. In some other parts of the country, taco trucks and carts decorate street corners like Starbucks do here. In NYC, you have to dig a little harder. So when we come up [...]
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Zaragoza Grocery
215 Ave. A, East Village, NYWe do a lot of complaining about NYC’s Mexican food. We can cry all day long, but nothing’s gonna change. NYC has gourmet Mexican covered, we don’t need anymore La Esquinas or Empellons serving three tacos for $16 and margaritas that cost double digits. What we need are taquerias on every corner like pizza joints. [...]
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Hell’s Kitchen
679 9th Ave., Hell's Kitchen, NYThis casual but hip restaurant is not an attempt at authentic Mexican, but rather an inspired interpretation using Latin flavors and fresh ingredients.
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Pampano Taqueria
209 E. 49th St., Midtown East, NYI get serious taco cravings at work that, up until recently, I didn’t know what to do with. Pampano Taqueria has taken care of that problem. Pampano is a tiny takeout window located in a Midtown East office building atrium complete with wishing well, glass elevator and someone playing a grand piano. An unlikely place [...]
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Pinche Taqueria
227 Mott St., Nolita, NYIn a city where Chipotle dominates the cheap Mexican game, finding a quick, quality taco isn’t easy. Pinche isn’t the best taqueria in town, but it definitely get’s the job done.
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