Mexican
New York's Mexican scene operates at two extremes: ambitious chef-driven rooms in Manhattan and tacos-in-a-trailer brilliance further out. Both are worth your time.
Cosme is Enrique Olvera's Michelin-starred Flatiron flagship. The duck carnitas is the move. Casa Enrique in Long Island City is Bib Gourmand and feels like a neighborhood place. For the truck-stop end: Birria-Landia's consommé tacos, Carnitas Ramirez for the East Village late night, and Tlayuda Oaxaqueña SR San Pablo out in Corona for Oaxacan home cooking.
Cosme
Sleek Mexican spot with a big bar for locally sourced share plates, plus tequila and mezcal cocktails.
Casa Enrique
Casual cantina serving up refined Mexican classics & cocktails amid concrete floors & mod seating.
Birria-Landia
Street-style taco stand on the Bowery famous for its deeply flavored birria tacos and consommé.
Carnitas Ramirez
East Village Mexican spot specializing in slow-cooked carnitas tacos and other Michoacán staples.
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