Best Mexican Restaurant in NYC?

[consterj]

Would love to have some classic mexican food in NYC, i.e. tacos, burritos, guacamole, enchiladas. Anyone have any suggestions for the best places to hit?

[Cat in the Hat]

I am going to reccommend 2 very different places that no one else has mentioned. One is called Mexican Radio in Little Italy/Soho. They are located at 19 Cleveland Place. Their phone number is 212-343-0140. Their website is MEXRAD.COM. A more upscale place that I also enjoy and that specializes in seafood is Pampano, at 209 East 49th Street, 212-751-4545. Their website is www.modernmexican.com. These 2 places are very different from one another but wonderful in their own ways. ENJOY!

[ginsbera]

Pampano Taqueria is part of Pampano. It is the taco stand in the underground pavillion.

[kcijones001]

I like mexico lindo on 27th and 2nd

[ginsbera]

Pampano Taqueria has the best tacos in NYC hands down.

[E Eto]

I haven't visited Pampano in a while, but do they still make their tacos with flour tortillas?

[ginsbera]

i honestly dont remember. I think they may, which i know is not authentic, but their fillings are fantastic.

[joeyz]

Tulcingo Del Valle in Hell's Kitchen. Otherwise the Tuclcingo IV Deli in Astoria, or any of the other good places in Queens or Sunset Park. Manhattan, on the whole, is NOT where it's at as far as good, authentic Mexican food goes, although I started a thread here about a year ago looking for places and it got a lot of good responses. Almost everyone recommended TDV, and I was very happy with it when I tried it.

[goodtimeguy]

for the real deal 104th and lexington- sorry can't remember the name - on the southwest corner though. all the best tinga, mole, carnitas, tortas and cemitas! NO frozen margaritas, only locals. and they take CC's.
also the place on Ave B and 10th, little tight mexican run place, great cheladas and small plates.
Or two women and thier street cart at Roosevelt Ave subway stop. Great Tortas.
Palapa on 6th is one of the better of the cheaper types.
Mi Concina deserves mention too.

[MMRuth]

Are you thinking of El Paso?

[cimui]

i was wondering the same thing. el paso's apparently moved down to the w. village, though. and i'm pretty sure it drew more of a local ues crowd than a local spanish harlem crowd.

[MMRuth]

I thought the crowd at that location was actually pretty mixed. We usually go to the one on E. 97th Street, though my husband loves the ribs at the other location.

[cimui]

i'm not up on my el paso locations, clearly. it's been a while. the only location i found googling, was the one in the w. village. there's still one on 104th and lex, then? (and another on e. 97th?)

[MMRuth]

These are the two I'm familiar with - the one on W. Houston seems to have both a Spanish menu and a Mexican menu, and per the website, they don't seem to be related.

http://www.elpasonyc.com/

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El Paso Taqueria
1643 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029

El Paso Taqueria
64 E 97th St, New York, NY 10029

[cimui]

your google skills are better than mine! thanks very much for doing that, mmruth.

and oddly... i just realized that i've eaten at the w. houston el paso, before, about two years ago. the food was awful (tho possibly it's changed since then)!!

[piegirl74]

Barrio Chino on the Lower East Side. A must!

[cimui]

for good, greasy street food style mexican (tacos, enchilladas, sopes, chilaquiles, ok but not great tamales), check out noche mexicana or taqueria y fonda on the uws; or the sobre ruedas taco truck on w 96th and b'way; or tehuitzingo in hell's kitchen.

for more involved preparations, try la palapa rockola (medium scale, w. village) or mi cocina (upscale, greenwich village).

(i don't think any of these places has burritos.)

if you're in the market for tamales in particular, streetfoodenthusiast had a great post on vendors on the uws a little while back: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/514388

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Tehuitzingo
695 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036

Taqueria y Fonda La Mexicana
968 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

Noche Mexicana
852 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

Mi Cocina
57 Jane St, New York, NY 10014

La Palapa Rockola
359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

[cimui]

correction: taqueria y fonda has burritos -- and they are very large! i can't speak to how good they are, though the fillings are the same as what's used atop tacos, so it can't be too bad.

[Brian S]

Please please try Coatzingo!
www.chowhound.com/topics/247808

[vvvindaloo]

I'll second Coatzingo in Jackson Heights. If you really must stay in Manhattan, try Tulcingo del Valle in Hell's Kitchen for a no-frills experience, or for delicious "trendy" Mexican, Mercadito Grove in the W. Village. I can't remember if any of these have burritos, though.