Guadalupe Inn is Serving Modern Mexico City Cuisine in Bushwick
Any challenges to the eminence of NYC’s Mexican food scene can be quickly countered by a pilgrimage to Bushwick, home to a legion of celebrated eateries such as Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos, Cholula Deli and Taqueria Izucar. And now Ivan Garcia—whose notably promoted his native Mexico City in Williamsburg, with Zona Rosa and Mesa Coyoacan—is further fortifying the already taco-blessed neighborhood, by transforming a triangle-shaped corner of Knickerbocker Avenue into the vibrant Guadalupe Inn.
Although even the razzle-dazzle of burlesque acts and mariachi bands pales next to Garcia’s menu, designed for maximum impact—seductively smoky pozole rojo arrives rimmed with palm-sized, handmade tortilla crisps, whole grilled fish steams in its shroud of plantain leaves, and al pastor is delivered on a miniature trompito, allowing patrons to shave off strips of guajillo-rubbed pork with butter knives, and tuck them into DIY tacos along with bits of burnished onion, triangles of fire-singed pineapple, and squirts of fresh key lime.
1 Knickerbocker Ave., Bushwick
Photos by Maggie Shannon