Wandered into this spot on a whim. Staff was super friendly and food was top notch. Very affordable…read morefor the quality and flavor. Definitely would be back I really enjoyed everything.

Authentic Dominican food. Very nice service, although most of the staff only speaks Spanish. The…read moreambiance is typical of a traditional Dominican restaurant- a couple of tables and chairs inside and out.

La Marqueta is a lovely food court with small shops that sell a variety of items, from Puerto…read moreRican-inspired paintings to a custom T-shirt print shop to a bookshop offering Latinx-inspired stationery, stickers, and a charm bar, along with a variety of books. It's a lovely, quaint spot, which, I imagine, gets a bit busier during the summer, especially during community events. When I visited on a weekday afternoon, it was very empty. There are also a variety of food stalls to choose from. I ordered jerk mac & cheese from Black Eyed Peas NYC. I also ordered a couple of pastries from Mama T. I enjoyed their matcha white chocolate cookie and ube cookies. I loved that Mama T offered a variety of Asian comfort foods with clear inspirations from Filipino & Japanese treats. I hope to see La Marqueta grow! I should go back for their community event nights. :)

BOTTOM LINE: Tipsy scoop's ice cream making class was Fun…read moreTIP/S: Pulsd (the app) has a discount code that reduces the $79 pricetag ...WHO: party of 2 WHY: belated birthday celebration for Dougie WHAT: (Deets) 2 hours (real time 1.75 hours) of tasting, pouring, mixing, scooping and licking My classmates were kind to accommodate the rollator and give us the end spaces. Light Snacks were also provided along with unlimited sweet toppings. We concocted our spirits-filled potions and set them to freeze. We even got to taste the mixtures fresh out of the mixer as we filled our containers...yum. My favorites were the mango margarita, the hazelnut coffee, and the maple bourbon bacon...because bacon. WHEN: 10/4/19 6p WHERE: La Marqueta (sign up for the class for more specific location) HOW: public transportation. Parking is near impossible, bus trains to 116th then walk over to 113th. BATHROOM: 1 stall, gender neutral WIFI: did not use DRESS CODE: as you like SERVICE: Our instructor Abby was comedian and knowledgeable. Her support Skye was accommodating, friendly and wore a smile for our time together. Thank you both for elevating the experience.

The carnitas /chiken tacos are sooooo good.Teuly Mexican food in Harlem .The sauce is amazing .Los…read moremejores tacos en Harlem.OMG 5 stars

The Tinga chicken quesadilla is low key one of the best things I've ever eaten in my life (I pray…read moremy mother never sees this) and I've travelled all over the world including Mexico. This is hands down one of the my favorite late night guilty pleasures. I've driven to this place at 3am and they still had the grill going everything I've gotten here tastes so fresh at any time I've come. When I first ordered the tinga quesadilla I was confused because it looked like a giant taco and it looked way to big for just me to eat but after the first bite I knew Mexican food would never be the same for me. I was actually horrified that I ate the entire thing in like 10 minutes. Now every time I'm in Harlem near 145th street I have to stop in and eat one of these. No joke I've probably gained about 10 lbs since I found this place but it was well worth it.

Big news: El…read moreAtoradero is re-opening in Brooklyn... yay Lina! Thanks Gillian for the info! http://www.grubstreet.com/2015/07/el-atoradero-reopening.html This is *not* the same building nor business as the place it shares a street address with, and a name with. It is next door, and it is completely different. This is a bodega, that's a restaurant. This is run by Lina, that used to be. This review is for the bodega on the left hand side at this address, which is owned and run by Lina, the Mexican homestyle culinary genius who used to own the restaurant on the right hand side of this address, which is now using her name but is a different restaurant, and should be changing the name soon. Pigs. If you miss El Atoradero, or if you never got to try it, don't wait around for it to come back. Visit this bodega on the weekend, meet Lina and get some of her home cooking. Just please don't go to the place next door which is basically illegally using her name and promising to take the sign down and "shockingly" not getting round to it. Since she doesn't have a restaurant at the moment, you can come here and experience her and her food for the time being. Below is my review of the closed restaurant next door with all the details: ************************* Update Edit: Thanks to Andrew, I've now discovered what happened. The landlord stupidly raised the rent by $1200 just because the place was getting popular, so Lina (who runs it) had to shut it down. You can still meet Lina and get some of her food at the bodega next door, which I recommend all of you do because it really is that delicious. Do not visit the restaurant at this location, though, because it is no longer Lina, it's someone else just using the same store. Go to the Bodega next door and get food from Lina instead. Here is an article about El Atoradero. It'll be great once she gets a place opened up again. Her full name is Denisse Lina Chavez. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/dining/hungry-city-carnitas-el-atoradero-in-the-south-bronx.html?_r=1 This one is about her braving the drug lords on the Mexican highways to go home and find spices. It says she was recently abducted by a cartel. http://ny.eater.com/2014/10/2/6890073/braving-the-drug-lords-bronx-restaurant-owner-dives-deep-into-mexico And this one is about her closing down, and why it happened. http://ny.eater.com/2015/6/9/8751937/carnitas-el-atoradero-closed-relocating Below is my original review. I'm absolutely heartbroken to find that this place has closed down. This was one of the best Mexican meals I ever had. I came back here several times and loved every single thing I ever ate here, from the tacos, to the amazing albondigas, to the dreamy homestyle red sauce... they really knew how to cook. It was like being in someone's kitchen in East LA or in Mexico City (same thing). And she was one of the friendliest women I've ever been served by. I was here what seemed like just a couple of months ago. The lady that ran it was asking me to spread the word and get more customers for her because she wasn't doing so well. The food was insanely good and insanely cheap. It was perhaps the best meal I ever had in the Bronx, and one of the best Mexican meals I've ever had. Consistently, every time I came here. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that all of you guys won't get to try it, and that I can't come back here anymore. If anyone knows if the woman is opening a place elsewhere, or has any news about El Atoradero, please let me know. It's a sad day. I can't even bring myself to make any jokes about it. Yet another one of my favourite family-owned places closes down. I am delighted, though, that so many New Yorkers were starting to embrace El Atoradero. I am proud of New York for venturing up to The Bronx in large numbers to try this place and frequent it. I've complained before that nobody gives The Bronx love. But this is the most delicious place in The Bronx, and you gave it enough love to make it popular enough for the landlord to double the rent. I heart you NYC. With customers like you guys, who needs my reviews. Goodbye, El Atoradero.

Very delicious carnitas and extraordinary salsa to go with that! I witnessed the carnitas being…read moreprepared fresh in the morning and tasted the finished product in the evening! The recipe does not contain any artificial ingredients and the tacos are handmade. Truly authentic experience!

You want to talk about fresh Mexican food, don't over look this place. Its a store in the front and…read morea kitchen in the back. Where they're throwing down! I just got 6 taco's here and everything was on point. I will be back for breakfast for sure. If you are new to NYC and this neighborhood, Welcome. You need a place to eat and you love Mexican food San Pedro Deli is your place. You can also pickup groceries from here if you are cooking from home. I was shocked to find out creme was so close to me when I needed it the most.

al pastor tacos are amazing! $10 for two tacos…read more Service is great and fast. The cecina and bistec were great as well. Inside a mexican market so you know it is authentic and going to taste amazingggg.

I was planning a visit to the nearby Museum of the History of New York, and decided to track down…read moresome inexpensive lunch before going in. This is a small Mexican-style tienda, with some fresh produce, and also a little taqueria. The tacos are sold in pairs of two -- I decided to try the vegetarian taco (though, to be fair, the meat counter looked pretty legit). They came out very hot, with a good quality corn tortilla, and a variety of vegetables (squash, corn, peppers, etc). The operators of the business were friendly, and they accepted credit cards. There is a little covered porch outdoors where you can eat, which is comfortable. The neighborhood is full of culture, and I'm really glad I ventured a few blocks away from the museum for lunch.

I visited this Establishment on monday with my mother and the cashier in the front was extremely…read morerude and disrespectful to my mother. She got upset because My mom couldn't see the numbers clearly on the card keypad. This woman should not be working here if shes going to give customers an attitude. I will not be coming back here.

(There is a Yelp page for the parent Panadería in BK, but the East Harlem spot deserves its own.)…read more I love this place / This is probably the only place in East Harlem, apart from my apartment and the laundromat on 116th 1/4 block east of Metro North tracks, that I will miss. I'd go in pretty early and 1. Stare, more like study, at the Mexican pan dulce poster at the entry; 2. Load a tray with a concha, and ojo de buey (or a variation of it who knows what it is called that was all fluffy bread), and another one that was a bun partially surrounded with a ridge of the same bread (obviously I didn't study the poster hard enough); 3. Ask for a small coffee; 4. Pay $3.25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in my mouth. The two women who staff the counter are really friendly and this really made a difference in the morning. I also thoroughly enjoyed watching the bread being made in the back and the sideshow of other treats (esp. the Dia de los Muertos ones & the hot crossed buns) they had at the checkout stand. I just really looked forward to eating this bread some mornings. Viva this place forever--I really hope they don't get priced out of the neighborhood.

I discovered this gem last week . They have the Best tamales outside of LA!! And only a $1.50 each!…read more The cookies are amazing as well. They offer a variety of Mexican breads and sodas. The staff speaks limited English but there's a menu that you can point to, bring cash as its cash only. Takeout . Grab an extra cookie from the subway ride back home. So worth the trip!

You normally go to a bakery to get the freshest breads and sweets, preferably fresh out the oven…read more But most Mexican bakeries also serve an assortment of antojitos, and this is no different here. Surprisingly the bread of the torta ($5) is not going to knock any socks off, since it is assumed to have been baked here, but the insides are tasty enough to satisfy. My version was breaded chicken (milanesa de pollo) and came with plenty of avocado and vegetables, and a thin base layer of beans. I knew I wanted to try more than that, so I had the second half of the large sandwich packed up to go and perused the menu again, which is on the wall behind the counter. I had a good chance to look around and inspect the environment while waiting between courses, and you have to love a place that has all the charm of an old barber shop. Come in the morning and the whole space is overrun by carts of trays holding fresh baked goods. There is a coffee pot for self-service for anyone interested, but it seemed not to be used very frequently. The only decorations were adorning the wall directly above a small counter used for eat-in service, a map of Mexico and a rendition of The Last Supper. When my order of three tostadas ($7) came, I was very excited by the nice looking plate, which would be quite a feat to finish. I love Mexican tripe, so that was my selection for this order. I was surprised at this version though, which was not crispy at all and I would not recommend for those squeamish of it. The soft, chewy tubes were super fresh and heaped on each tortilla quite generously. Once again, this is an order that is a whole meal. This panaderia is the perfect place to step in quickly and satisfy a craving of any kind.