NYC Mexican Restaurant Olmo Is Opening in Brooklyn | Eater NY
"A casual 850-square-foot cantina Neoyorquina (literally a “New York cantina”) designed for drinks, food, and hanging out while playing dice and dominoes. Led by opening chef Jael Lopez—an alumnus of Cosme, Eleven Madison Park, and Atomix—and co-founders with experience in major Mexico City and New York restaurants, the kitchen blends nostalgic Mexico City cantina flavors with fine-dining technique. Standouts teased on the menu include a lacto-fermented-plum, tomato, and chayote crudité; a messy, nostalgic chicharrón preparado with cabbage escabeche, avocado, horseradish cream, and salsa roja; queso fundido with chiles toreados, mushrooms, and salsa macha; eggplant Milanesa; and fideo seco. Desserts include a flan paleta with sugar crisps and seasonal fruit dusted in pasilla chile sugar. Cocktails skew agave-forward (mezcal negronis, margaritas) alongside inventive drinks like a Cuba Campechana (blanco tequila, Mexican Coca‑Cola, Topo Chico), the Piedra (tequila, Fernet Branca, Topo Chico, anise), and an array of micheladas including one with a Clamato paleta; mezcals will be served with dehydrated lacto-fermented plums rather than the usual orange slices. An exterior mural featuring jacaranda and elm trees underscores the project’s arboreal inspiration, and the space previously housed another neighborhood restaurant at 103 Saratoga Avenue at Decatur Street." - Nadia Chaudhury
