M Cantina
Mexican restaurant · Dearborn ·
Nuevo Latino street food, halal tacos, craft cocktails
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Nuevo Latino street food, halal tacos, craft cocktails
"M Cantina’s 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. Reservations can be made via Resy, and online ordering is available." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Chef 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 nonalcoholic — are on point here. Reservations can be made via Resy, and online ordering is available." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Michigan Avenue’s M Cantina specializes in Nuevo Latino cuisine, including halal tacos and tortas as well as refreshing cocktails from chef and mixologist mastermind Junior Merino (aka The Liquid Chef). Due to staffing shortages, reservations are required. Online ordering is also available." - 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 NA — are on point here." - Serena Maria Daniels
"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