Cosme, Enrique Olvera’s one-Michelin-star acclaimed Mexican restaurant, is a 3-min walk from the Flatiron Building. The World’s 50 Best lists it as one of the 50 best restaurants.

When it opened in 2014, Mexican-born Daniela Soto-Innes was their chef; she won the James Beard Rising Star Award in 2016 at age 25 and was named the world’s best female chef at 28. She is about to open Rubra in the coastal state of Nayari inside the W Punta de Mita resort hotel in Mexico. Gustavo Garnica has since taken the reins. The food and service remain outstanding.

I recently took a friend there for brunch to celebrate her birthday. We sipped a delicious 2011 1368 Cerro Las Monjas, Barranco Oscuro, Granada, Spain ($80) while deciding what to order. (Vivino gives the wine a 4.2!)

We started our meal with their hearty portion of chilaquiles ($22), queso fresco, deep-fried tortilla chips, and green and red sauce with chicken (+$4). The family-style portions are large — meant to be shared. For two people, they recommend about four dishes. Two is more reasonable unless you’d like to take home leftovers as we did.

The kitchen kindly sent us their tasty mushroom-cheese quesadilla oozing with cheese and accompanied by two salsas.

We had already ordered their duck confit ($30) enmolades (three small tacos, aka taquitos) covered in a rich mole sauce, then topped with crème fraiche, fresh onions and quelites, wild Mexican greens. 

Don’t miss their churros ($18), the traditional fried donuts with cinnamon sugar and dulce de leche on the side.  And for our birthday girl, they sent out a yummy candle-topped dulce de leche.

A perfect restaurant for celebrating.  I highly recommend!

 

Cosme
Flatiron
35 E 21st St
New York, NY 10010
(212) 913-9659
cosmenyc.com