A guide to the best restaurants in the Mission is a daunting task. The historically Hispanic/Latinx neighborhood is filled with more great restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the city thanks to its diverse population and sheer size. But we've trimmed down the options for you to include 31 of the neighborhood's most unmissable restaurants, from iconic taquerias and Japanese cafes to excellent spots for pasta. Now go forth and explore them all.
Who thinks they can eat the most tacos in a month's time? Concord is asking that question of its residents, as the Concord Taco Trail Challenge has returned for a sixth consecutive year. From this week through Oct. 15, Concord residents have a chance to eat at as many as 40 restaurants serving tacos. The challenge is simple: Go to one of the restaurants, eat taco and get a sticker.
Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, conventional wisdom has long held that New York City simply isn't a taco town. Pablito's Taqueria, in Sunset Park; Taqueria Al Pastor, in Bushwick; the Birria-Landia truck in Jackson Heights; Taqueria Sinaloense, in the Bronx, with its shrimp-packed tacos gobernador -these places aren't secrets. Their businesses thrive; their customers are profoundly well served. Recently, however, something has shifted: