Barrio Chino

Mexican | Lower East Side

Food24 Decor18 Service20 Cost$31

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Its Spanish name translates as ‘Chinese neighborhood', and sure enough this "rustic", "microscopic" LES cantina specializes in "unusual" Mexican-Sino fusion fare; it's still "something of a scene" after more than a decade, maybe because of its "highly affordable" price point and "lay-you-out-flat" tequila list.

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