The Best Margaritas Midtown Has to Offer
It's a workday. You've peeled yourself up from your soft, warm bed only to be crunched into a humid subway(s) to get to a job you can't stand. You deserve a treat; a salty, sour and sweet treat that comes in a glass as big as your head and can knock you on your ass. The blessed margarita. You may still be stuck in midtown hell, but hey, it's quitting time and you've got a crush on a coworker who just so happens to love tequila. Get to it -- these margaritas aren't going to drink themselves. (photo)
Zona Rosa
40 W 56th St
New York, NY 10019
Between 5pm and 7pm, Happy Hour turns Zona Rosa into a crazy-cheap margarita haven, and what better place to down your daytime sorrows but this a sleek, glowing spot? … It's truly hot in a neighborhood of awkward choices, and with little cactuses dotted around the restaurant, how can you hate? They've got an encyclopedia full of tequilas and liquors, and you can taste-test them all. The Zona Rosa Margarita is the restaurant's fave drink: hibiscus flowers and tequila. [link]
Toloache
251 W 50th St
New York, NY 10019
This is the place to be when you want to pretend that you're a grown-up and maybe find someone to be grown-up with. Toloache is a flowering plant used in Mexican love … potions. While as gorgeous and lovely as this place's decor, it's unfortunately not an ingredient in any of the restaurant's margaritas. You can however, sip on Toloache's signature Frida Kahlo Blanco tequila-drenched margarita ($12) -- a yummy, serene blend of hibiscus, blueberries, and fresh lime. It may not make you want to stop plucking your brows, but it's bound to make you remember how strong a woman Kahlo was when you make it through one and order up another. (photo) [link]
Rosa Mexicano
1063 1st Ave
New York, NY 10022
You can order their food via Fresh Direct now, but Rosa Mexicano's signature pomegranate margaritas (a steal at $10) are still a house specialty -- just not your house … (unless you're so inclined -- and if so, invite me over). It's hard not to love Rosa's highly stylish and colorful atmosphere and to drink up their delish drinks. [link]
Zarela
953 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10022
This spot specializes in Oaxacan dishes, so it's not the Americanized Mexican or Tex-Mex we're normally used to. But fear not, the margaritas ($9) are plenty strong and … just as you'd imagine them to be. Everyone raves about the mango margarita with fresh mangos and lotsa tequila -- so park yourself downstairs in the lounge with the bar and drink up with a side of homemade guacamole. Get there early, cause happy hour comes fast and furious. If you're looking for something to soak up the alcohol, head upstairs to the dining room for the tamales of the day. [link]
