Looking for a mexican restaurant in NYC.
I am trying to find a great Mexican restaurant in NYC to take my girlfriend on her birthday. I wanted something trendy and romantic. Please help.
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12 Comments:
Sounds like you're looking for a place like Dos Caminos - there's one on Park Ave South and one in Soho.
charm city cupcake at 1:42PM on 10/31/09
Mercadito in the East Village (11th and Ave B) is GREAT. Trendy, romantic, delicious, and the Margaritas go down very easily!
SEAtoNYC at 12:10AM on 11/01/09
There's a great place, who's name escapes me, nearish to Lincoln Center. Maybe some of the locals can fill it in: it's multi-level, and when you walk in there's a wall with bright colored lights and water rushing over it, with tiny statuettes of a diver protruding outward. They also do amazing tableside guac
ec_washington at 11:25AM on 11/01/09
ec...you are probably referring to Rosa Mexicano. The food can be quite good. Had some Mexican style short ribs there and they were, like the guacamole, delicious! I prefer the service at the Rosa in the Union Square area though...
gutreactions at 12:05PM on 11/01/09
try la esquina (downstairs) on kenmare
Shelby at 3:59PM on 11/01/09
I second La Esquina downstairs. You couldn't possibly get any trendier, and dark. The food is actually good as well.
pickle at 11:20AM on 11/02/09
Hell's Kitchen on 9th Ave & 47th serves Mexican fusion and is also super romantic and trendy and fun for a dinner date.
abby728 at 3:23PM on 11/02/09
i like suenos in chelsea - i took my husband there for his birthday and the food was amazing. rosa mexicano is good too, though i wouldn't necessarily say romantic. if you feel like making the trek to brooklyn, mesa coyoacan in williamsburg has really great food, affordable prices and a great atmosphere - much smaller and more intimate than most of the other places that have been mentioned.
billyburgwife at 3:41PM on 11/02/09
I second Mercadito! It's great stuff. There are two of them, but I've only been to the one on Grove St. It's cosy and authentic.
meem21 at 10:38AM on 11/03/09
La Esquina certainly fits the romantic and trendy bill. But there's attitude to go with it. Mercadito on Avenue B is dark and romantic and just as delicious. (Mexicana Mama on 13th isn't so romantic, but it's good Mexican!)
Sweet Freak at 12:38PM on 11/04/09
zarela on 2nd avenue between 50th and 51st streets. It's a bit noisy downstairs at night (near the bar) but ask for a table upstairs near the window. cuisine is from oaxaca. amazing mole sauce. desserts to die for. great sangria and margaritas. sometimes zarela herself comes around and greets the guests.
karendipity at 11:12AM on 11/06/09
i second Mercadito, also Mesa Coyocan in brooklyn - but if you want the same food in Manhattan - go to Barrio Chino - not much different and the chef used to work there. But Barrio Chino is pretty small and you might have to wait for a table.
A really underrated place is Palador on 34th street - it's really quality food and authentic and romantic.
emoelely at 3:20PM on 11/06/09