Cosme
New York, USA
July 15, 2018
Cosme was the 2nd restaurant on the quest. It was ranked 40th in 2017 and jumped to 25th in 2018.
Cosme serves up “fresh Mexican cuisine from one of the hottest young chefs in the US”, Daniela Soto-Innes.
I’m a big fan of tasting menus where everything is decided for you—including the drink pairing. Cosme only does a la carte small plates, making it difficult to choose for just the two of us without ordering too much food. If you can go as a group of four, I think that’d be ideal. That way, everybody can order a couple different things and share.
Even still, Cosme was wonderful. The place was busy but you can still carry on a conversation without yelling. The food was wonderful. I highly recommend the mole with the flat iron steak.
The cocktails were fantastic, too. I kept with the Mexican theme and had a margarita and followed that up with a paloma. The paloma was perfection.
Anthony Bourdain said, “I would like people really to pay more for top-quality Mexican food. I think it's the most undervalued, underappreciated world cuisine with tremendous, tremendous potential.”
I think he’d be pleased with Cosme.
Verdict: If you find yourself in NYC with a group of friends, go here.