"El Mitote has been open since 1992 on the Upper West Side and is named after an Aztec dance. The restaurant partly focuses on the street food of owner Cristina Castaneda’s native Guadalajara, but there’s also classic regional Mexican fare. An early afternoon daily brunch might include mushroom tinga tacos, huevos rancheros, or chilaquiles, and a stunning bowl of red chicken pozole that’s every bit as spicy as it looks, served with a crema-painted tostada on the side." - Nadia Chaudhury