La Contenta

All 31 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Looking for easy, good, cheap-ish eats in West Village. Examples I like below5 pts
“La Contenta Oeste has great happy hour specials, and realllly good food in general. Their mole verde is soooo good.”
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in:Best lunch near Essex Market? Trying to get a casual bite before Regal movie. Okiboru House of Tsukemen, Golden Diner, Essex Market? Anything else? 3 pts
“la Contenta ( guava pulque cocktail and some tacos )”
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in:Need Nachos Recommendations!!3 pts
“the nachos have a lot of cheese and are really tasty.”
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in:Mexican Refried Pinto Beans, Frijoles Refritos?2 pts
“La Contenta has amazing refried black beans, best i’ve ever had”
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in:What’s an NYC food opinion that will have you like this?2 pts
“But it was just as good as any Molé I’ve had in Mexico, with their own twist. So good.”
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in:Best chips + guac + margs2 pts
“Also a huge tequila/mezcal selection and fantastic cocktails”
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in:Traveling to NY for 10 days... Best food recommendations from locals?2 pts
“La contents for tacos and overall mexican (Lower east side is my favourite)”
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in:Small bachelor party Mexican restaurants2 pts
replying to u/ReliabilityTalkinGuy: Check with Fonda.
“You might like Tacombi or La Contenta—both have great vibes and solid vegetarian options.”
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in:Hanger steak recs1 pts
“The hangar steak a la Parrilla from La contenta oeste. Such a sleeper dish!”
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in:What is the best chicken you’ve had in NYC?1 pts
“The Chicken Mole at La Contenta Oeste is outstanding, if you’re looking for a less traditional dish. Served with plantains and rice. This chicken is outstanding and very underrated”
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in:My wife is obsessed with corn - any recs?1 pts
“There is a delicious cocktail with a corn puree in it at La Contenta”
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postNYC Restaurant Week - Lets Share Reviews44 pts
“La Contenta Oeste was by far my favorite. Just the cook on everything was amazing. It's rare I try something and noticeably can tell how good the cooking technique is.”
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in:Mexican Restaurants Manhattan19 pts
“Mezcali or La Contenta - neither super fancy but the food feels more "upscale"”
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in:Favorite Place or Best Area for Mexican Food?10 pts
“La contenta”
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in:Best Sit-Down Mexican Restaurants on the West Side6 pts
“La Contenta is pretty good.”
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in:Favorite Mexican food (sit down restaurant)6 pts
“I really like La Contenta Oeste in the village. I’ve had almost all the menu at this point and it’s one of the only mexican restaurants I keep returning to.”
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in:Best Mexican not “super authentic” sit-down restaurant5 pts
“Great drinks and even more amazing food.”
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in:Chilaquiles3 pts
“La Contenta in LES were decent.”
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in:Favorite Place or Best Area for Mexican Food?3 pts
“Both are solid”
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in:W13th Street - food recos?3 pts
“There are a ton of good restaurants nearby. Mikado for Japanese, Pranakhon for Thai, La Contenta Oeste for Mexican and a great tequila bar, Le Baratin, Joseph Leonard, Barn Joo”
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in:Just moved to LES. Tell me what to try.2 pts
“Food is ok .”
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in:Quiet long lunch near West 4th station?2 pts
“I like La Contenta Oeste. Kind of a chill upscale-ish Mexican place.”
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in:Mexican Restaurants Manhattan1 pts
replying to u/japonica70: Mezcali or La Contenta - neither super fancy but the food feels more "upscale"
“La contenta rocks!”
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in:Looking for Mexican restaurants with interesting menus1 pts
“La Contenta on the LES is great”
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in:Huge list of places I want to go to 1 pts
“La contenta in the LES”
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in:5 days in Manhattan, best food recommendations?1 pts
“Mexican: La contenta”
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in:Favorite Place or Best Area for Mexican Food?1 pts
replying to u/hmio213: La contenta
“Yea been goin here for a while & can agree.”
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in:French Toast Recs + Nice Ambiance?1 pts
“I've had some great French toast over the years at Parker & Quinn, Alice's tea cup, the marshal, la contenta, sotto 13, Coppelia, Jacob's pickles, la bergamote, Joseph Leonard, cookshop, Kong Sikh tong, cafe luluc and buttermilk channel”
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in:Lower Manhattan ‘neighbourhood’ feel restaurants 1 pts
“You should hit La contenta (LES location) too then.”
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in:Nachos?1 pts
“La Contenta”
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in:Looking for Chicken/Steak Fajitas in Midtown, Lower Manhattan, or Nearby Brooklyn1 pts
“La contenta”
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