1. Carnitas Ramirez

    Mexican

    At Carnitas Ramirez, a taqueria on East Third Street, you sit on buckets and confront the entire pig—snout to tail—in tacos that demand you reckon with what you're eating. Tongue, brain, skin, cartilage: each texture arrives in fried tortillas, a lesson in anatomy that never lets you forget the animal's former life.

    James Beard Awards
    2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Giovanni Cervantes
    2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Giovanni Cervantes
    Eater
    Best Counter-Service Spot
    2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
    The Infatuation
    #18 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
    Grub Street
    2026 · The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
    The New York Times
    2026 · #44 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
    2024 · New York’s 14 Best New Restaurants
    Time Out
    2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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    210 E 3rd St, New York, NY · Manhattan
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