Where Can I find Horchata?

[Dizzyginger]

Anyone know where I can find some authentic Spanish Horchata? And if not Spanish, any kind that they really recommend?

[Yaxpac]

not a restaurant, but there is a lady that sells horchata out of a small pushcart right outside of the N/W subway stop on Broadway and 28th.

[Nutzer]

Wait? Sorry for being ignorant, but is Horchata the white milky drink or the red kinda tart drink?

[kenito799]

white milky made from rice. Red kinda tart is probably jamaica, made from hibiscus

[HollyDolly]

Know anyone down in texas? Maybe they can send you some packets of the drink.You can by Klass Augas Frescas drink mix here in the San Antonio area.

[jdf]

You can find several types at the Red Hook soccer fields on weekends, though I don't believe Spanish.

[polimorfos]

Spanish horchata is made from something called Chufa. I've never seen it in NYC.

All of the Mexican and South American varieties are rice based...

[missclaudy]

Any down home Salvadoran or Mexican place has orchata. I have had MANY a pupusa and taco washed down with a tall, sweet glass of it. Imagine how many places on Roosevelt Ave. in Queens serve orchata,I can't count that high.

[kuruptr]

The only horchata i know of is from BP gas station conveniance stores. It tastes pretty good to me.

[tigerwoman]

the Mexican Bakery makes good horchata
2nd Avenue around 5th Street - west side of 2nd Avenue.

Their food really rocks too and the prices are way reasonable.

[was_bk]

do you mean Downtown Bakery? iirc, that's on 1st ave.

[Pan]

Yep, definitely on 1st, not 2nd.

[vimalakirti]

I had one at Bright Food Shop at 216 Eighth Ave in Chelsea this weekend. Perhaps not authentic, but delicious.

[editedby]

The Mexican restaurant on 10th Ave. in the upper forties, had it for lunch the other day. (Sorry can't remember the name.)

*edit:Tulcingo del Valle 665 Tenth Ave.

[gaucho25]

Go to El Paso Taqueria on 103rd and lex. They also have another branch on 97th street. It's Mexcian, but fantastic and cheap too. I have brought many a skeptcal friend there, and they all rave about the horchata.

[gweedogonzalez]

The Burritoville chain located throughout the city has a decent horchata drink.

[bolletje]

Castro's in Brooklyn has it.
Their address is 511 Myrtle ave.
I've never ordered it but all their other food is very authentic, so I bet the horchata is good too.

[doubleatriplex]

my favorite is at la esquina on kenmare/lafayette street or cafe habana on elizabeth/prince..also, burritoville chains have a decent one if you pour it over ice..