Comal
Mexican restaurant · Lower East Side ·
Modern Mexican cuisine with global influences and seasonal ingredients
Modern Mexican cuisine with global influences and seasonal ingredients
"On the Lower East Side, this Mexico City–influenced restaurant represents the nationwide trend highlighted in the guide’s newest batch of additions." - Nadia Chaudhury
"It feels like Mexico City by way of the Lower East Side: a vintage room of wood tables, tile and greenery where Chef Gaz Herbert applies contemporary touches to a tight, flavorful menu. Expect charred al pastor on a skewer, mussel with corn custard, mil hojas potato and a crab tostada with eggplant; the smoked half‑chicken with a side of rice is a must‑order that channels backyard barbecue nostalgia, and soft serve ice cream is a cute, sweet send‑off." - The MICHELIN Guide
"A Mexican restaurant with a Mexico City-leaning sensibility, it hosts Kricket’s two-night pop-up on Monday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 7 at 116 Forsyth Street at Broome Street in Manhattan." - Melissa McCart
"In New York Comal explicitly channels Mexico City in design and menu; Gaz Herbert describes the approach as harnessing tradition and a mixed palette of modernism, and the restaurant collaborated with design firm La Metropolitana, even using the same custom-designed chairs as Contramar as a subtle CDMX reference." - Jaya Saxena
"This Lower East Side, Mexico City–influenced restaurant is hosting Mexico City chef Lucho Martinez (of Em and Ultramarinos) alongside chef Gaz Herbert for a collaboration tasting menu next month. Tickets are $135, with seatings at 9 and 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, and at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 4." - Nadia Chaudhury