Yellow Rose
Tex-Mex restaurant · East Village
102 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Highlights
East Village’s Yellow Rose serves soulful Tex-Mex classics with standout housemade flour tortillas and inventive cocktails in a cozy, vintage-chic space.
East Village’s Yellow Rose serves soulful Tex-Mex classics with standout housemade flour tortillas and inventive cocktails in a cozy, vintage-chic space.
"Yellow Rose may very well have the best flour tortillas in NYC, which is already an accomplishment. In a move that's almost unfair (to all other restaurants), they do donuts just as well. At this Tex-Mex spot in the East Village, donuts are only available during brunch on the weekends, and they’re incredibly light and fluffy. The chocolate one tastes a little bitter, like dark chocolate, and the hominy sugar one is mostly savory with just a hint of sugar." - molly fitzpatrick, carlo mantuano, sonal shah, neha talreja, kenny yang
"Yellow Rose specializes in pressed-to-order tortillas made with Sonoran flour. You can see these blistered, perfect discs in action via one of their excellent bean and cheese tacos or a taco stuffed with braised carne guisada. You should also try their doughnuts (available on weekends), zingy vegan queso made from cashews, and Texas sheet cake that you’ll want to hide in your fridge and eat at midnight. Stop by for breakfast tacos in the morning or a casual dinner with a friend at night." - will hartman, bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang, neha talreja
"Yellow Rose is a Tex-Mex restaurant known for setting a new legacy of housemade flour tortillas in New York since its opening in 2020." - Nadia Chaudhury
"This East Village Texan spot is great at any hour, but we especially like coming for brunch, which feels like a collab between IHOP and Dolly Parton with floral wallpaper and mismatched ‘70s-looking lamps. Get a brunch cocktail and a few kolaches to start, then stock up on tacos. We especially like the smoked bacon and egg, bean and cheese, and carne guisada varieties, all of which come on fresh flour tortillas. They also serve a rotating menu of incredibly light and fluffy doughnuts on weekends—and they’ll wind up being what you remember most." - neha talreja, will hartman, bryan kim, kenny yang
"When you can no longer tolerate rapid messages from Daniel on the accounts team, stop by the Yellow Rose takeout window for a bean and cheese taco. This 3rd Avenue takeout spot serves central Texan food, including some fantastic flour tortillas that could qualify as a snack on their own. Yellow Rose’s freshly-pressed tortilla are blistered, chewy, and adhere to their fillings without becoming soggy. Plus, they come wrapped tightly in tin foil, which is ideal for traveling. The bean and cheese is our favorite, but all the tacos are delicious." - hannah albertine
