Mariscos El Submarino

"This fast-casual Roosevelt Avenue slip specializes in Mexican ceviches presented in several guises, many originating in Sinaloa. Order at the counter from selections like an aguachile verde, a tostada with limey fish mounted on a tortilla; or ceviche, featuring shrimp, fish, octopus, or crab. Wash it down with fresh-fruit beverages and slushies. There’s also now a second location in Greenpoint — with a backyard — and a third location is on the way." - Robert Sietsema

"A seafood restaurant in Jackson Heights that temporarily closed due to damage from a neighboring fire. Known for its seafood offerings and community presence, the restaurant plans to announce its reopening on Instagram." - Melissa McCart

"We love all the seafood at this restaurant in Jackson Heights, but a meal here is incomplete without an order of Submarino ceviche. This massive bowl of jalapeño-covered prawns, fresh white fish, and tender octopus will mentally transport you to a chill beachside seafood shack in Puerto Escondido, when in fact you’re in a space that has the look of a fluorescent lunch counter with cartoons on the walls. (There's now a second, more grown-up looking location in Greenpoint.) Once you try their aguachile negro, made with a blend of charred green and red chiles, you won’t know or care where you are at all. " - willa moore, bryan kim, will hartman, neha talreja, carlo mantuano, sonal shah

"Mariscos El Submarino has several great raw seafood options, but a meal at this Mexican restaurant isn’t complete without an order of the aguachile negro. The smoky seafood dish gets its color (and name) from a blend of charred green and red chiles that you’ll see flecked in the loose water-and-lime-based sauce. Pair it with a classic michelada, and the whole meal will mentally transport you to a chill beachside seafood shack in Puerto Escondido, when in fact you’re in a space that has the look of a fluorescent lunch counter with cartoons on the walls. (There's a second, more grown-up looking location in Greenpoint.) " - bryan kim, neha talreja, hannah albertine, carlo mantuano

"This small storefront with a yellow mustached submarine for a mascot rolled into Jackson Heights in 2020, changing the game where Mexican seafood is concerned. Its aguachiles — fiery baths of shrimp, fish, and octopus — are unrivaled. They come served in a molcajete, the volcano-stone vessels traditionally used to grind spices and make guacamole, with enough seafood to share. Try the aguachile negro, spicy as hell and seasoned with Maggi. The team opened a sibling restaurant, Mitica, now Mystica, earlier this year, in Williamsburg." - Robert Sietsema