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La Esquina Taqueria and Cafe
Critics' Pick
114 Kenmare St.,
New York, NY 10012
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Official Website
Hours
Daily, 11am-1:45am
Nearby Subway Stops
6 at Spring St.; J, Z at Broad St.
Prices
$10-$22
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Bar Scene
- Celeb-Spotting
- Delivery
- Dine at the Bar
- Hot Spot
- Late-Night Dining
- Lunch
- Romantic
- Design Standout
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Recommended
Delivery Area
Worth St. to 8th St., Allen St. to Greenwich St.
Profile
The neon sign reads corner, a nod to the deli that preceded it, but that’s just a colorful ruse. La Esquina, owned by Derek Sanders and James Gersten, is as much a stage as it is a restaurant. The counter-service taqueria on Kenmare dispenses tacos and tortas (made, unfortunately, on baguettes instead of proper Mexican teleras), and a more extensive menu is served at the adjacent café around the corner, a double-height room with recessed shelves full of books and old record albums. A cool tomatillo-avocado soup was refreshing and mildly spiced, and the char-grilled string beans called ejotes do wonders for an oft-overlooked, overboiled vegetable. Authentic as East Harlem? Maybe not, but the chicken tacos are tasty and the prices surprisingly gentle for a neighborhood straddling the Soho-Nolita border.
Cafe HoursMon.—Fri., noon—midnight; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.—midnight