Casa Carmen Tribeca
Mexican restaurant · Tribeca ·
Mole dishes, seafood, Oaxacan pottery, and cocktails
Mole dishes, seafood, Oaxacan pottery, and cocktails
"Casa Carmen is a fancy restaurant in Tribeca where you can go for a nice night out, and they also have some of the more fancy tacos on this list. At $17-$19 for two, they’re pricey, but quite large, and all of them come piled with so much filling that it’s challenging to close them. The ones with huge slabs of tender and juicy beef tongue are the best lengua tacos we’ve ever had, and we're also fans of the tacos with lamb barbacoa." - neha talreja, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus, willa moore, will hartman
"This sleeper is the project of two grandsons of one of Mexico City’s most distinguished chefs, Carmen Ramírez Degollado, who grew up in Veracruz and the menu reflects that in a big way. You’ve never had a better or sharper version of the classic fish Veracruz, which shines with tomatoey goodness — and no chiles to speak of. The menu is filled with surprises, like garnachas topped with brisket and potatoes, and huauzontles made into pillowy fritters. The serene interior is decorated with Oaxacan pottery." - Robert Sietsema
"Casa Carmen is named after Veracruz-born Carmen Ramírez Degollado — known as Titita — an 80-something-year-old restaurateur who runs one of the most recognized restaurants in Mexico City, what started as El Bajio and has become a chain. Her grandchildren opened two locations of this restaurant in New York celebrating her cooking, serving items like red snapper Veracruz, pollo con mole Xico, fideo seco, and rib-eye huarache." - Melissa McCart
"The Mexican restaurant with this location in Flatiron and another in Tribeca is the project of two grandsons of one of Mexico City’s most distinguished chefs, Carmen Ramírez Degollado, who grew up in Veracruz. And the menu reflects that in a big way. You’ve never had a better or sharper version of the classic pescado a la Veracruz, where fish shines with tomatoey goodness — and no chiles to speak of. Elsewhere, the menu is filled with surprises, like garnachas topped with brisket and potatoes." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Casa Carmen is named after Carmen Ramírez Degollado — known as Titita — an 84-year-old Mexico City restaurateur who runs one of the most recognized restaurants in Mexico City, what started as El Bajio and has become a chain. She was born in Xalapa, the inland capital of Veracruz state and is celebrated for her labor-intensive homestyle regional cooking. Brunch items include ceviche verde, a menu section of tacos, chilaquiles, corn pancakes, and enmoladas xico." - Eater Staff
