Cocina Consuelo
Mexican restaurant · Hamilton Heights
130 Hamilton Pl, New York, NY 10031
Highlights
Masa pancake, birria bone marrow, duck mole, and fresh tortillas.
Masa pancake, birria bone marrow, duck mole, and fresh tortillas.
"This little walk-in-only restaurant at 143rd grew out of a pandemic supper club run by couple Karina Garcia and Lalo Rodriguez. At night, their mostly Mexican meals still feel like dinner parties. Someone might spontaneously decide to play an upright piano after more than a few glasses of wine from Baja California. People sit at a handful of tables or at the bar, swiping earthy-sweet tortillas through the last bits of birria and marrow on the halved bones in front of them. As great as dinner is though, we love breakfast even more, when you can pair some eggs and fried tortillas with a refreshing café de olla or pineapple espresso. Get a fluffy, fruit-topped masa pancake for the table." - the curious uptowner, sonal shah
"Painted an unmissable, electric Frida Kahlo-blue, this little restaurant in Hamilton Heights grew out of a pandemic supper club run by couple Karina Garcia and Lalo Rodriguez. At night, it still feels like a dinner party, with spontaneous music from an upright piano, laughter, and the smells of great food cooking. Stop by with a date for an evening of fresh, earthy-sweet tortillas to go with your savory, birria-topped bone marrow, or a glass of Mexican wine with a juicy cornish hen stuffed with grains and quelites. We love breakfast here even more, when you can pair some eggs and fried tortillas with a refreshing café de olla or pineapple espresso." - willa moore, bryan kim, will hartman, neha talreja, carlo mantuano, sonal shah
"Supper club Cocina Consuelo was born during the pandemic from Eleven Madison Park alum Karina Garcia, and her husband, Lalo Rodriguez, formerly of Cosme. Now, Garcia and Rodriguez have opened their Mexican cafe by day and a restaurant by night near where Garcia grew up in Harlem. Look for dishes at or below $15 such as masa pancakes with honey butter or tortilla con huevo. The restaurant opens at 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday." - Melissa McCart
"What began as a pandemic supper club from the apartment of Karina Garcia and her husband, Lalo Rodriguez, is now an all-day cafe in Harlem. It is a casual space that still feels like an extension of their home right down to the piano. The breakfast here is outstanding, from the masa pancakes to its tortilla with fried eggs and hoja santa." - Melissa McCart
"A Harlem restaurant known for its masa pancake, which is caramelized, drenched in honey butter, and topped with seasonal compote. Initially a happy accident, the pancake has become the most popular breakfast item." - Bettina Makalintal
