Corima
Fine dining restaurant · Chinatown ·
Inventive Northern Mexican cuisine with Japanese influences, tasting menu
Inventive Northern Mexican cuisine with Japanese influences, tasting menu
"At a Michelin-starred Mexican fine dining spot on the Lower East Side, Fidel Caballero perfected a butter-enriched sourdough flour tortilla—work that shapes the ethos behind Vato’s version while remaining distinct." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Corima in New York was identified as one of the restaurants pointing to Mexican cuisine among the varied immigrant-rooted offerings on the list." - Matthew Kang
"Debuting in January 2024, this contemporary Mexican restaurant quickly earned a Michelin star, landed its chef Fidel Caballero a James Beard semifinalist nod, and made our Best New Restaurants of 2024 list; I loved its standout touches like uni gin sours and sourdough flour tortillas, and dishes such as beef cecina tlayudas that helped make it a must-visit." - ByKate Kassin
"An East Village One MICHELIN Star dining room where Chef Fidel Caballero’s precise approach plays out in an open kitchen, this was the setting for Reserva de la Familia’s “Pairing Chefs, Pairing Tequila” dinner. The collaborative menu opened with scallop with soursop, cucumber, and avocado leaf alongside “The Martini” highlighting Reserva de la Familia Añejo Cristalino and sherry, moved to a refreshed tetela with king crab, quelites, hazelnut nogada, and perilla leaf, and culminated in Caballero’s Texas wagyu sirloin cured in sake lees with black bean jus, alaches, and bitter almond mole de nova, all paired with Reserva expressions amid a lively, floral-accented ambiance." - The MICHELIN Guide
"If you sit in the front dining room, you can order a la carte at Corima. And that’s not a bad route. But to experience the full scope of what this Chinatown restaurant has to offer, do the tasting at the counter in the back. You’ll get around 10 Northern Mexico-inspired courses like head cheese draped over ayacote beans, mackerel dressed with mole amarillo, and a sope topped with lightly poached shrimp from Ensenada. Nothing’s too precious, and it all feels brand new." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah