M Cantina

"Chef-owner Junior Merino brought this refined Nuevo Latino street food restaurant to Dearborn in 2017, and it became a sleeper hit. M Cantina serves a variety of tacos and tortas with fillings like duck carnitas and braised short rib alongside snacks like grilled elotes. The menu is halal and showcases a variety of fresh juices. Merino also happens to be a celebrated mixologist so cocktails — both boozy and NA — are on point here." - Serena Maria Daniels, Will Reaume

"Chef Junior Merino brought this refined Nuevo Latino restaurant to Dearborn in 2017, and it became a hit for its tacos filled with duck carnitas or braised short rib, filling tortas, and sides like chapulines and escamoles (ant caviar). Merino comes from a celebrated background as a NYC mixologist and thus the bar features among the largest varieties of agave-based spirits in the region, with hundreds of tequilas, more than a dozen mezcals, and a handful of styles of sotol — a spirit from the Chihuahuan desert. Expect Mexican specialties like the M-chelada, a savory twist on the michelada made with Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, hibiscus essence, and an Aleppo pepper-lime rim. For the ultimate splurge, go for the Liquid Chef Margarita made with Clase Azul Extra Anejo Tequila, Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire, and a 24K gold salt rim — for $600." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Chef-owner Junior Merino brought this refined Nuevo Latino street food restaurant to Dearborn in 2017, and it became a sleeper hit. M Cantina serves a variety of tacos and tortas with fillings like duck carnitas and braised short rib alongside snacks like grilled elotes. The menu is halal and showcases a variety of fresh juices. Merino also happens to be a celebrated mixologist so cocktails — both boozy and n/a — are on point here." - Serena Maria Daniels

"M Cantina’s chef-owner Junior Merino’s Nuevo Latino street food restaurant dishes up halal trios of enticing tacos such as mole braised short rib, duck carnitas, and chile relleno. Each tortilla receives a generous amount of filling and customers can dress them up even more with the restaurant’s extensive selection of salsas. Meals can be paired with Merino’s signature cocktails and non-alcoholic libations." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Bills itself as a 'nuevo Latino' destination with unique-to-Detroit dishes like tlayudas, duck carnitas tacos, and barbacoa de chivo." - Serena Maria Daniels