Food: La Superior

top: guacamole, hongos tacos (mushroom) bottom: rajas tacos (roasted poblano pepper strips in cream sauce)

It looks like it’ll be another beautiful weekend here in New York. To get you ready for the weekend, we’re introducing our restaurant review section with a banger! Last Friday, I had the pleasure of starting my weekend off right with a celebration at La Superior, a charming Mexican restaurant inspired by the classic cantinas, taquerias, and small town eateries in Mexico. A collaborative labor of love from three friends from Mexico now living in New York City, the restaurant has a great seasonal menu featuring authentic “comida corrida y callejera” (Mexican market diner and street food) set in a diner that has the feel of a 1950’s Mexican cantina replete with vintage mexican movie posters, a full fresh juice bar, and beautiful lighting designed by partner Felipe Mendez. For the opening night celebration, partners Felipe, Iris Avelar, and chef Nacxitl Gaxiola treated friends and family to an amazing spread of their specialty dishes which included salpicon (tangy beef salad), 5 kinds of tacos, and mexican classics like ezquites (cups of corn kernals in lime, cheese, and chili powder) all served family style. With the norteno and cumbia on rotation, and a cowboy or two in our midst, it was a perfect friday night of food, friends, and fun.

La Superior
295 Berry (between S2 and S3)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn