Walk-ins only • First come, first served
Located on Columbus Avenue between Lincoln Center, Central Park, and AMC Lincoln Square, El Mitote is an Upper West Side Mexican restaurant known for Guadalajara-style tacos, pozole, comida corrida, oversized margaritas, and outdoor dining.
Whether you're attending a performance at Lincoln Center or the Metropolitan Opera, catching a movie at AMC Lincoln Square, or exploring Central Park, El Mitote is the perfect stop for Guadalajara-style Mexican food, tacos, and frozen margaritas on the Upper West Side.
Walk-ins welcome • Outdoor dining • Daily specials • Minutes from Lincoln Center & Central Park
Guadalajara-style Mexican cooking on Columbus Ave since 2012 — from a family restaurant story that began here in 1992.
Founded by Cristina Castañeda, El Mitote is part of a family restaurant legacy that has helped shape the Mexican dining scene on the Upper West Side since 1992. Located on Columbus Avenue near Lincoln Center, Central Park, and AMC Lincoln Square, El Mitote continues to bring authentic Guadalajara traditions to New York through a welcoming neighborhood restaurant experience.
UPPER WEST SIDE DAILY SPECIALS, COMIDA CORRIDA & BRUNCH FAVORITES
El Mitote serves its full menu all day alongside our Comida Corrida platters, daily specials, plus a small selection of brunch favorites served daily until 4 PM, including chilaquiles and huevos rancheros.
Join us on Columbus Avenue for tacos, pozole, oversized margaritas, and casual Guadalajara-style Mexican cooking near Lincoln Center and Central Park.
Outdoor seating available daily.
• Comida Corrida platters available all day
• Chilaquiles & huevos rancheros served daily until 4 PM
• Full regular menu available during lunch hours
• Outdoor seating on Columbus Avenue
OVERSIZED MARGARITAS & FROZEN FAVORITES NEAR CENTRAL PARK
At El Mitote, margaritas are part of the experience — oversized, frozen year-round, and served alongside tacos, pozole, and casual Guadalajara-style Mexican cooking on Columbus Avenue.
From classic margaritas on the rocks to frozen flavors served in oversized mason jars, our drinks are a go-to on the Upper West Side before or after Lincoln Center.
• Oversized house margaritas
• Frozen margaritas available all year
• Classic and flavored margaritas
• Outdoor seating on Columbus Avenue
BEFORE OR AFTER LINCOLN CENTER & AMC LINCOLN SQUARE
El Mitote is a short walk from both Lincoln Center and AMC Lincoln Square, making it an easy stop before or after a show, movie, or night out for tacos, pozole, oversized margaritas, and casual Guadalajara-style Mexican cooking.
Walk-ins only. For the smoothest visit before performances or movie screenings, we recommend arriving early.
• Steps from Lincoln Center
• Minutes from AMC Lincoln Square
• Outdoor seating on Columbus Avenue
• Great for pre-show, post-show, and movie-night dining
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HOURS & LOCATION
Convenient for pre-show and post-show dining near Lincoln Center, AMC Lincoln Square, and Central Park.
208 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
Between 69th & 70th Streets near Lincoln Center.
Open daily from 11:30 AM to 10 PM.
Walk-ins only — first come, first served.
Questions? Call: 212-874-2929
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do you take reservations?
El Mitote is walk-ins only. Seating is first come, first served.
Do you have outdoor seating?
Yes. We offer seasonal sidewalk and roadway outdoor dining on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Do you offer takeout?
Yes. Online takeout ordering is available for pickup at El Mitote, located on Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side.
Where are you located?
El Mitote is located at 208 Columbus Avenue between 69th and 70th Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, just steps from Lincoln Center.
What kind of food do you serve?
El Mitote serves Guadalajara-rooted Mexican cooking including tacos, pozole, comida corrida and brunch favorites. See our menu
What are your hours?
We are open daily from 11:30 AM to 10 PM.