Vecino
Restaurant · Midtown
4100 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Highlights
Modern Mexican, heirloom nixtamal masa, open hearth, agave spirits
Modern Mexican, heirloom nixtamal masa, open hearth, agave spirits
"For when you want to love Mexicanly, the Eater Award-winning Vecino aims to showcase a fuller expression of Mexican cuisine beyond street food with a focus on painstaking technique and creativity. A trio of chefs, Edgar Torres, Maria Rivera Negron, and Rosa Montalvo, lead a kitchen team to work over an open hearth, harnessing the open flame for the menu. Expect crisp tostadas topped with buttery tuna accented with chipotle aioli and tempered with avocado; a masa section featuring quesadillas made with blue and white corn and filled with Oaxacan quesillo, epazote, and maitake mushrooms. Entrees del fuego include a whole fish in salsa roja and salsa verde. The bar boasts an impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selection. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. Be on the lookout for specials, including a Wagyu steak set that provides the ideal showcase for the flour and corn tortillas. Reservations are available on Resy." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Sporting Detroit’s first heirloom nixtamal program in a restaurant setting, the Eater Award-winning Vecino aims to showcase a fuller expression of Mexican cuisine beyond street food with a focus on painstaking technique and creativity. A team of chefs currently helms the kitchen: executive chef Edgar Torres as executive chef, and co-sous chefs Maria Rivera Negron and Rosa Montalvo. The crew works over an open hearth. Expect crisp tostadas topped with buttery tuna accented with chipotle aioli and tempered with avocado; a masa section featuring quesadillas made with blue and white corn and filled with Oaxacan quesillo, epazote, and maitake mushrooms. Entrees del fuego include a whole fish in salsa roja and salsa verde. The bar boasts an impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selection. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. Be on the lookout for specials, including a wagyu steak set that provides the ideal showcase for the flour and corn tortillas. Reservations are available on Resy, and walk-ins are also welcome." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Sporting Detroit’s first heirloom nixtamal program in a restaurant setting, the Eater Award-winning Vecino aims to showcase a fuller expression of Mexican cuisine beyond street food with a focus on painstaking technique and creativity. A team of chefs currently helm the kitchen: Edgar Torres as executive chef, and co-sous chefs, Maria Rivera Negron and Rosa Montalvo, who previously worked as chef de cuisine at Puma. The crew works over an open hearth, harnessing the open flame for its menu. Expect crisp tostadas topped with buttery tuna accented with chipotle aioli and tempered with avocado; a masa section featuring quesadillas made with blue and white corn and filled with Oaxacan quesillo, epazote, and maitake mushrooms. Entrees del fuego include a whole fish in salsa roja and salsa verde. The bar boasts an impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selection. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. Be on the lookout for specials, including a Wagyu steak set that provides the ideal showcase for the flour and corn tortillas. Reservations are available on Resy. Must-try dish: The tlyudas here, with a crispy housemade blue corn tostada, topped with savory layers of sirloin, chorizo, beans, fresh greens, and quesillo, offer Detroiters a taste of Oaxaca." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Vecino has earned national praise and is crowded nearly every night featuring modern Mexican food, agave-forward cocktails, and Mexican wines. Center to the experience is the city’s only nixtamal masa program in a restaurant, Vecino’s seafood offerings are also worth noting, from its wood-fired half snapper prepared in salsa verde and salsa roja; a variety of fiery aguachiles like the rojo fluke that’s prepared in a sweet and spicy bath of watermelon, grapefruit, blood orange, and radish; and a tostada covered in a buttery layer of tuna, along with chipotle aioli, leeks, and avocado." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Sporting Detroit’s first heirloom nixtamal program in a restaurant setting, the Eater Award-winning Vecino aims to showcase a fuller expression of Mexican cuisine beyond street food with a focus on painstaking technique and creativity. Expect crisp tostadas topped with buttery tuna accented with chipotle aioli and tempered with avocado; a masa section featuring quesadillas made with blue and white corn and filled with Oaxacan quesillo, epazote, and maitake mushrooms. Food is cooked over an open flame here and entrees like an asada of the day, which may include specialties like a wagyu steak set, are best eaten with freshly made corn or flour tortillas. The bar boasts impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selections. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. For a more extravagant date night experience, be sure to be on the lookout for special dining events at Vecino, such as a recurring ticketed eight-course tasting menu, which takes diners on a regional journey through Mexico’s culinary traditions." - Serena Maria Daniels
