Guacuco

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  • in:Immigrants of NYC, what restaurant in the city has the best version of your home country’s food?3 pts
    replying to u/lanikween: For Venezuelan food there are two. One answers your question directly and the other one is just a rec. The best arepas and empanadas are by Guacuco. There’s one in bushwick near Maria Hernandez park and one in bedstuy. Top notch. Also get the cocada (frozen coconut drink with rum). All amazing and all just like the best versions in Venezuela. The side rec is Casa Ora. In wburg near montrose stop. Incredible cocktails and food. Very Venezuelan but with a big New York City gourmet twist applied to it. Also very cool vibe inside. The brunch French toast was the best I’ve had in the city.

    “The vegetarian empanada that Guacuco does is a guilty pleasure for me. It's a little on the sweet sides but it is *soooooo good*”

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  • in:Best things I ate in NY3 pts

    “My favorite venezuelan corn empanadas are from Guacuco in Bushwick. They taste exactly like home cooked, very nostalgic for me.”

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  • in:Good value grab and go's in Midtown East nr Grand Central?1 pts
    replying to u/RapidDevil85: Just wanted to thank you all for the recommendations. We had a great time in NYC and the food recommendations really helped. We did: Los Tacos #1 Hands down the best food we had in the area. The quesadillas were AMAZING! I thought the steak was best but pork also great. We didn't bother with the other taco place in grand central as if we were having this again, we would have had to come back here. Slice pizza vs $1.50 pizza slice off! It was an interesting battle. Slice had the better crisp on the undercarriage for sure. Probably edged the cheese slice but the pizza with toppings was won by $1.50 in our opinion on taste and significantly better value, anything other than just cheese at Slice was like $5+ but at $1.50 pizza was $2.25 a slice. However, $1.50 was inconsistent. The second time we went it was a different guy in there and it was nowhere near as good. So for cheese slices I'd go to slice pizza and for anything else go to $1.50. Service at Slice was much, much quicker for anything other than a cheese slice. Gourmet 45 Bodega It was a handy place to know about. We had the BEC which honestly, felt very mid, although we have nothing to compare it to. I will say the hot, fresh food by the lb looked absolutely great and would definitely try that if we went again. The coffee there was indeed 'respectable' for a self serve. We had a pecan tart which was great! All in all a really good recommendation. Chelsea Bagles A nice experience here. It seemed expen…

    “The best food we ate in NYC. Edged out Los Tacos #1. The arepas here were epic.”

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