TOP 10 RESTAURANTS MANHATTAN (Mexican)

Award-winning chef, Julieta Ballesteros, has received scores of accolades for her inspired Mexican haute cuisine. A native of Monterey, Mexico and a graduate of the French Culinary institute, Chef Ballestros brings the two worlds together seamlessly. Top-notch Mexican dishes such as the delectable Oaxacan Tamales and the Chilean Sea Bass are crafted with French technique and presented with traditional French flourishes.

This casual corner cantina is a lively little East Village hotspot where seasoned Mexican food veteran, Chef Jorge Torres, uses only the best locally sourced ingredients to whip up trusted classics and spectacular innovations, including the crowd-pleasing signature salmon with sautéed spinach, cilantro rice and chipotle sauce and the mouth-watering roast chicken with chipotle pomegranate sauce and roasted potatoes.

Matilda is the name of the restaurant and the first born daughter of Tuscan Chef Maristella Innocenti and Mexican Chef Esteban Molina, the dynamic duo responsible for this unusual and ingenious marriage of Italian and Mexican cuisine. The convivial atmosphere and congenial service staff only enhance the playful fusion perhaps best exemplified by the basil-flecked guacamole served with shards of house-baked focaccia.