Genius food but one of the most awkward service/management/design I’ve experienced in similar restaurants of NYC. We waited over 20-30 minutes for a reservation that we were 15 mins late for, no problem. The bar seats are reserved for dinner, so if you wanted drinks before sitting down, there’s a nook tucked behind a large dining table that you have to walk around, squeeze in between dining guests and other people grabbing drinks before being seated, for a chance at a drink from the bar. There are no bag/coat hooks under any surfaces, and no chairs are shaped to hold a purse. As we looked at the bar menu on the table, a bussboy moved us to wipe the table. We were served free an appetizer for the wait, as much as we appreciated it, it was served without utensils or napkins. We finally sat down at the high tops awkwardly placed in the actual walk way of the restaurant, brushed against by people walking in and out and getting to their seats by the bar. The place is so tight, the bussboy poured water with his arms basically around us. We enjoyed our dinner as the hosts chitchatted to each other and some workers coming in and out of the restaurant. The music was blasting (pop hip-hop like Drake on a loop, why?) over the crowded space. As we were still working on our desert beverage, a check was dropped off and checked on 3 times before we even got to look at it.
Great food. But with the layout and service, we wouldn’t return again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Chris Wyatt
Cosme proves that fine dining requires neither white tablecloths nor hushed silence to command respect. The space balances industrial design with a warmth that feels effortless, much like the service.
We began with the Maine Uni Tostada. Pairing sea urchin with bone marrow salsa is a bold move that pays off magnificently. It is creamy, briny, and demonstrates a mastery of texture that sets the tone for the meal. The Octopus was equally impressive, sporting a char that gave way to a tender interior, all elevated by the subtle heat of chile morita. The Duck Carnitas, however, are the undisputed king of this menu. Served in a cast-iron skillet to share, the meat is unctuous and rich without being heavy. Constructing the perfect bite with the fresh tortillas and radishes feels like a ritual you will want to repeat.
We finished with the Corn Husk Meringue. It looks like modern art and tastes like nostalgic genius. Enrique Olvera’s kitchen is firing on all cylinders, delivering a meal that is as intelligent as it is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul H
Cosme was a treat! The duck carnitas were excellent! Everything down to the tortillas were spectacular! The service was excellent as well! I had a flight of mescal and the presenter was perfect. He explained the differences and how they were made. Perfect experience! I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Cohen
Food was poor quality and produce was old. Unbelievable given the price point.
Hira Chundrigar
Every dish at Cosme was phenomenal. We had a large group and tried almost every item on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zaid H. RASSAM
Very nice place, great food and excellent service, we had dinner at the bar. Love it highly recommend to try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anja A.
We had an incredible experience at the Cosmo restaurant. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful. The food was incredibly delicious, with a delightful combination of flavors! The only disappointing thing was the portion sizes. Considering the price of the meal, the portions were quite small. Also we had high expectations for the dessert but it wasn’t anything spectacular.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alvaro Rodriguez
This is hands down the best Mexican restaurant in the US. The pecking duck carnitas are amazing!
Nessim B
$420 for four people (no drinks) and hardly worth it. The guacamole was the only standout dish. The tamal and mole were terrible, and even the $102 duck was mediocre. The menu was tiny with limited options. The noise level made conversation impossible - the echo in the dining room is unbearable. For $105 per person before drinks and tip, this was a huge letdown. There are much better Mexican restaurants in NYC at half the price.
Lazar Durovic
We had a great time dining at this place. Our server was incredibly helpful, and the entire support staff was exceptional. They were extremely attentive, courteous, and skilled.
However, the experience was not without its shortcomings. The portion sizes were disappointingly small, and the dessert, the corn merengue, was not as impressive as I had heard. The Hiramasa tostada appetizer, which was $30, was too small for even two people to share. This should not a standard size for an appetizer.
Despite these drawbacks, I would still recommend Cosme. It’s a very unique experience - duck carnitas were outstanding. It’s also a busy place so I’d recommend making a reservation, even though we were able to squeeze into one of the hightop tables without one.
Extremely disappointing experience at Cosme. We were looking forward to this meal for weeks given the great things we heard about it, but there were a few considerable issues. The servers brought out the wrong tostada dish, which at $40 for an “appetizer,” is egregious. Further, the tostada they brought us had bone marrow and uni, which my wife can’t eat and soured the rest of the meal for her after inadvertently starting to eat it (we paid for this dish in the end). We also had to ask for the meal to be paced because 3 dishes were brought out immediately and our table was packed so fully that we could hardly use our utensils. Finally, despite indicating our food allergies and that we were celebrating my wife’s birthday, they didn’t seem aware of either aspect of our booking (we went back and double checked that we had in fact listed both). We then watched them serve complimentary anniversary and birthday drinks and desserts to multiple other couples around us.
We had been to Pujol years prior and have considered it one of the best dining experiences to date. Cosme was a real let down in comparison, particularly given the $400 we spent on the meal.
Food: 2
Service: 2
Lika Mikautadze
Very good restaurant, with brilliant vibe and excellent food! Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wilfred Wong
I really wanted to like Cosme more. The tostada was well executed. The flavors and texture were pleasant but I thought that the hiramasa was somewhat obscured by the tortilla. The corn husk meringue was again incredibly well executed. Texturally it is fantastic, but I wanted more complexity in the vanilla portion, and simply more of the corn component. The ratio of creamy goodness to sweet meringue seemed a little off. Otherwise, service is excellent, but the inside is a bit dark for me.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Gaby
Service was stellar; the food was interesting and flavorful; the place is beautiful. A great, upscale diner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Phommakisone
Everything was 10/10. The food, impeccable. The service, so patient & kind. Atmosphere - beautiful & vibey
Genius food but one of the most awkward service/management/design I’ve experienced in similar restaurants of NYC. We waited over 20-30 minutes for a reservation that we were 15 mins late for, no problem. The bar seats are reserved for dinner, so if you wanted drinks before sitting down, there’s a nook tucked behind a large dining table that you have to walk around, squeeze in between dining guests and other people grabbing drinks before being seated, for a chance at a drink from the bar. There are no bag/coat hooks under any surfaces, and no chairs are shaped to hold a purse. As we looked at the bar menu on the table, a bussboy moved us to wipe the table. We were served free an appetizer for the wait, as much as we appreciated it, it was served without utensils or napkins. We finally sat down at the high tops awkwardly placed in the actual walk way of the restaurant, brushed against by people walking in and out and getting to their seats by the bar. The place is so tight, the bussboy poured water with his arms basically around us. We enjoyed our dinner as the hosts chitchatted to each other and some workers coming in and out of the restaurant. The music was blasting (pop hip-hop like Drake on a loop, why?) over the crowded space. As we were still working on our desert beverage, a check was dropped off and checked on 3 times before we even got to look at it.
Great food. But with the layout and service, we wouldn’t return again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Cosme proves that fine dining requires neither white tablecloths nor hushed silence to command respect. The space balances industrial design with a warmth that feels effortless, much like the service.
We began with the Maine Uni Tostada. Pairing sea urchin with bone marrow salsa is a bold move that pays off magnificently. It is creamy, briny, and demonstrates a mastery of texture that sets the tone for the meal. The Octopus was equally impressive, sporting a char that gave way to a tender interior, all elevated by the subtle heat of chile morita.
The Duck Carnitas, however, are the undisputed king of this menu. Served in a cast-iron skillet to share, the meat is unctuous and rich without being heavy. Constructing the perfect bite with the fresh tortillas and radishes feels like a ritual you will want to repeat.
We finished with the Corn Husk Meringue. It looks like modern art and tastes like nostalgic genius. Enrique Olvera’s kitchen is firing on all cylinders, delivering a meal that is as intelligent as it is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cosme was a treat! The duck carnitas were excellent! Everything down to the tortillas were spectacular! The service was excellent as well! I had a flight of mescal and the presenter was perfect. He explained the differences and how they were made. Perfect experience! I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was poor quality and produce was old. Unbelievable given the price point.
Every dish at Cosme was phenomenal. We had a large group and tried almost every item on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice place, great food and excellent service, we had dinner at the bar. Love it highly recommend to try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had an incredible experience at the Cosmo restaurant. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful. The food was incredibly delicious, with a delightful combination of flavors! The only disappointing thing was the portion sizes. Considering the price of the meal, the portions were quite small.
Also we had high expectations for the dessert but it wasn’t anything spectacular.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is hands down the best Mexican restaurant in the US. The pecking duck carnitas are amazing!
$420 for four people (no drinks) and hardly worth it. The guacamole was the only standout dish. The tamal and mole were terrible, and even the $102 duck was mediocre. The menu was tiny with limited options. The noise level made conversation impossible - the echo in the dining room is unbearable. For $105 per person before drinks and tip, this was a huge letdown. There are much better Mexican restaurants in NYC at half the price.
We had a great time dining at this place. Our server was incredibly helpful, and the entire support staff was exceptional. They were extremely attentive, courteous, and skilled.
However, the experience was not without its shortcomings. The portion sizes were disappointingly small, and the dessert, the corn merengue, was not as impressive as I had heard. The Hiramasa tostada appetizer, which was $30, was too small for even two people to share. This should not a standard size for an appetizer.
Despite these drawbacks, I would still recommend Cosme. It’s a very unique experience - duck carnitas were outstanding. It’s also a busy place so I’d recommend making a reservation, even though we were able to squeeze into one of the hightop tables without one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Extremely disappointing experience at Cosme. We were looking forward to this meal for weeks given the great things we heard about it, but there were a few considerable issues. The servers brought out the wrong tostada dish, which at $40 for an “appetizer,” is egregious. Further, the tostada they brought us had bone marrow and uni, which my wife can’t eat and soured the rest of the meal for her after inadvertently starting to eat it (we paid for this dish in the end). We also had to ask for the meal to be paced because 3 dishes were brought out immediately and our table was packed so fully that we could hardly use our utensils. Finally, despite indicating our food allergies and that we were celebrating my wife’s birthday, they didn’t seem aware of either aspect of our booking (we went back and double checked that we had in fact listed both). We then watched them serve complimentary anniversary and birthday drinks and desserts to multiple other couples around us.
We had been to Pujol years prior and have considered it one of the best dining experiences to date. Cosme was a real let down in comparison, particularly given the $400 we spent on the meal.
Food: 2
Service: 2
Very good restaurant, with brilliant vibe and excellent food! Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really wanted to like Cosme more. The tostada was well executed. The flavors and texture were pleasant but I thought that the hiramasa was somewhat obscured by the tortilla. The corn husk meringue was again incredibly well executed. Texturally it is fantastic, but I wanted more complexity in the vanilla portion, and simply more of the corn component. The ratio of creamy goodness to sweet meringue seemed a little off. Otherwise, service is excellent, but the inside is a bit dark for me.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Service was stellar; the food was interesting and flavorful; the place is beautiful. A great, upscale diner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was 10/10. The food, impeccable. The service, so patient & kind. Atmosphere - beautiful & vibey
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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