Cielito NYC

Mexican restaurant · Long Island City

Cielito NYC

Mexican restaurant · Long Island City

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33-02 36th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11106

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"Cielito is basically a cocktail lounge that happens to serve an amazing Sinaloan menu that includes dishes hard to find in NYC, including tacos of eggs and machaca — the dried beef of the Sonoran Desert, tacos gobernador, and red aguachile served as is conventional in seaside stands with soda crackers. There is plenty of outdoor seating available, too." - Robert Sietsema

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"The focus of the seafood-heavy menu at this restaurant, cocktail lounge, and disco is the food of Sinora, Sinaloa, and the Baja Peninsula. Sure it’s got fish tacos, aguachiles, and ceviches galore, but why not try some of the less common dishes found in the city, include gobernador tacos with shrimp and cheese or bright red chilorio, served with flour tortillas." - Eater Staff

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"This newish combination restaurant and cocktail lounge run by restaurateur Alex Arias offers a wonderful menu of specialties — often using the recipes of América Rodriguez — from the state of Sinaloa in northwestern of Mexico, bordering the Gulf of California. Yes, there’s chilorio and aguachiles, but also a great taco version of beef birria. Served with consomé and a fiery orange salsa, these tacos are made on corn tortillas and are oozing with melted cheese." - Robert Sietsema

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"This Sinaloan restaurant that doubles as a cocktail lounge is a great night spot and also offers the city’s best collection of Golfo de California ceviches, aguachiles, and cocteles, in addition to the expected birria tacos and chilorio. The cooling Mazatlán aguachile is presented in a lava-stone mortar in shades of red or green, featuring shrimp and octopus. In the traditional manner, the dish is served with tortilla chips and soda crackers, with sliced avocado on the side. Nothing goes better with a beer." - Robert Sietsema, Patty Diez

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"Cielito Astoria is a divey but elegant cocktail lounge that opened last summer. It features a foliage-bedecked bench, skeletons, red roses, and brass rails inside. The venue showcases Sinaloan banda music and offers a broad menu of Sinaloan food. The menu includes items such as Mazatlan-style red aguachile, chilorio tacos, machaca tacos, birria service, and various Sinaloan antojitos." - Robert Sietsema

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Chrissy Carvalho

Google
Cielito was great! Really fast service and super friendly servers. The food and cocktails are delicious (we got fish and birria tacos). They also gave us a free shot before we left :)

Seny Chelle

Google
We were undecided where to go for dinner in Astoria since it was a birthday dinner and must I say, Cielito IS THE PLACE TO GO! From the moment, I called to see if they accepted reservation on a Saturday and letting them know that it was for a birthday dinner, to meeting our waitress Cony, the service that Cielito provided is UNMATCHED. The food was heavenly (I can see why it’s called Cielito), the drinks were delicious, and the service we received from Cony, Salvador, the bartender (unfortunately we didn’t get his name) and even the cook Daniel was exceptional. Please don’t ever replace Daniel! lol Cielito overall was 100/10, the place is beautiful, vibey, and chill. Everyone there was so welcoming, positive, and attentive. This was my second time and now it will definitely be my go-to spot! They made this dinner a beautiful experience! I hope the owner reads this to they can acknowledge the exceptional service Cony, Salvador, Daniel, the bartender and everyone else at Cielito provided. Best place in Astoria!

Emma Parssi

Google
Cielito is a great restaurant! We walked in off the street and immediately sat at the bar. I would recommend the White Sangria and Octopus app. My partner had the Oaxacanite and really enjoyed it too. We will be back! Great for a date night

Brian Argueta

Google
Andrea was very attentive and kind, and she gave us excellent food suggestions. The food was delicious, and the cocktails were fantastic. I will definitely be back.

Calvin Hooks

Google
Had a great experience hear and had a wonderful on timing waiter named Royer he made my birthday feel speacial on my day; also writing on here his girlfriend who took a chance on this place I've never been to LIC and Royer made it one I'll NEVER FORGET. I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT. DONT FORGET TO TIP ROYERRR

Liana Cardona

Google
Absolutely love this restaurant! My go to food options are the chicken nachos, spicy shrimp tacos, and carnitas tacos!

Arcometric Design Llc

Google
If you’re looking for the best margaritas in town, look no further, this Mexican gem sets the bar high. I’ve tried margaritas all over, but theirs stand in a league of their own: perfectly balanced, smooth, and crafted with top-shelf ingredients you can actually taste. Every sip feels like a step closer to a beach in Tulum. The food is fresh and flavorful, but the real star here is the margarita menu, creative, refined, and always consistent. Whether you go classic or try one of their seasonal blends, you’re in for something special. The staff is friendly, the ambiance is relaxed yet vibrant, great for a casual lunch or a happy hour wind-down. I keep coming back, and every visit reminds me why this place is such a favorite. Five stars without a doubt.

Tee

Google
Random Sunday night date night. I been wanting to try this place. The nachos and white sangria was realllly good. Couldn't stop sipping it and I'm not even a drinker. One glass got me wavy too. The waiter was attentive and friendly. Nachos were super good. So I ordered the chicken tikka quesadilla. That item is no longer served and they need to update their menu. I really wanted a quesadilla and I asked if there's other types of sauces they can put with the chicken he said some sort of red or green sauce. I opted for green. It was good but very wettish chicken, very mushed and almost puréed. It was alright but ate it anyway. The birria taco that bae had was really good. That's what I should get next time. Nice vibes all around. We sat outside and enjoyed the seats we chose.