Abastos
1873 Lexington Ave, New York
(917) 261-2457
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Fantastically balanced Mexican street food. The meat is salted very well, I suspect by doing a slight cure on the meat -- leaving the meat in salt for minutes to hours before cooking. The salsas have great bite without being too spicy. The thicker masa bases of the huarache and the sopes are good, albeit a bit too hard to cut through.
Really good, definitely a classic street food staple.
Really good, definitely a classic street food staple.
I recently stumbled upon a taco spot in Harlem that pleasantly surprised me with its excellent tacos and accommodating service for my vegetarian diet. As someone who frequently visits Mexico, I found the flavors here very authentic. The staff was attentive and even offered to adapt the menu to my veggie diet. They also make their own tortillas by hand which was a plus and super fresh. I’ll definitely be returning for more.
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My husband and I came to Abastos on Christmas Eve at 12:30am looking to grab ingredients to make tamales (for the first time without my abuela). Abastos helped us get what we needed, and when we asked if he knew somewhere that could sell us a pot to steam them in, he told me he’d find one and took down my phone number.
The next day, Abastos reached out to me. In less than 12 hours, he got several different...