These 6 on the map
The 6 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Where to go
The taquerias and trucks cluster along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, in Sunset Park and in Bushwick. Manhattan has the big dinners.
6 of the 20
Cosme
FlatironMexican restaurant$$$$Enrique Olvera's Flatiron room, from the Pujol team in Mexico City, presses its tortillas by hand from single-origin corn. Contemporary Mexican cooking.
Los Tacos No. 1
Chelsea MarketMexican taqueria$Tijuana-style tacos at a standing counter in Chelsea Market, 11 to 10 daily: carne asada, adobada or nopal on corn or flour, with guacamole on every one.
Taquería Ramírez
GreenpointMexican taqueria$A tiny Greenpoint counter at Franklin and Oak, built for eating on the spot: it's dine-in only. Open Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 10; closed Mondays.
Casa Enrique
Long Island CityMexican restaurant$$$Cosme Aguilar's Long Island City kitchen cooks the food of his native Chiapas; the mole de Piaxtla is the order, and dinner runs to 11:30.
Birria-Landia
Jackson HeightsMexican taqueria$The Moreno brothers' birria truck, first parked in Jackson Heights in 2019 and still at 77th and Roosevelt nightly from 5 (noon on weekends): tacos, mulitas, consomé.
La Morada
Mott HavenOaxacan Mexican restaurant$$A small, family-owned Oaxacan restaurant on Willis Avenue in the South Bronx: moles in several colors, chiles rellenos, tamales and gorditas. Closed Mondays.
The other 14
The 20 are spread across 16 neighborhoods. Bushwick (2), Chelsea Market (2), Greenpoint (2) and Jackson Heights (2) have the most; Chinatown, Crown Heights, East Harlem, East Village, Flatiron, Long Island City, Lower East Side, Mott Haven, Park Slope, Sunnyside, Sunset Park and Williamsburg have one each.
+14 more in the app
A $140 northern-Mexican tasting on Allen Street, a Bushwick tortillería built on heirloom corn, quesabirria born in the back of a bodega, a tiny Avenue A taquería open until 4 a.m. on weekends, and more.
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Common questions
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Where can I see all 20?
All 20, on your own map
This page is 6 of them. The NYC Mexican pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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