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Rosa Mexicano at Lincoln Center

61 Columbus Ave, New York City, NY 10023-6901
212-977-7700
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Ranked #312 of 7,382 restaurants in New York City
4.0 of 5 stars 155 Reviews
Price range: 32 AUD - 82 AUD
Cuisines: Mexican
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Good for: Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Dining style: Casual Dining
Neighbourhood: Midtown
Cross street: 62nd Street
Transit: 1,A,B,C,D trains to 59th Street. 1 train to Lincoln Center (66th)
Description: Our highly anticipated second Rosa Mexicano location opened in July 2000. Just steps away from Lincoln Center, this impressive David Rockwell-designed space features a 30-foot iridescent blue tile water wall that spans both levels of the restaurant and is adorned with 240 miniature cliff divers. Here you’ll also find a dramatic “floating” staircase made of orange and red terrazzo slabs and backlit panels behind the bar embedded with rose petals. Awarded “Best Restaurant 2000” by Interiors Magazine, this unique, contemporary look ushered in a new era for us at Rosa Mexicano.
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Minneapolis MN
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Reservations taken and timely. Overall and great experience for a group 7, and a friend stopped by the table to offer congratulations to our guest of honor and the staff graciously provided a chair and service for her to join us. food was wonderful, service great, will definitely return. More

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New Jersey
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Ate a late lunch here on Mother's day and we were thrilled to get in without a reservation. The service was friendly and professional and the food was absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend trying this restaurant for some very different, but authentic Mexican food. We will be back! More

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New York City, New York
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

NYC has no shortage of Mexican food but this is among the best places in NY. My wife set up my 40th Birthday dinner here and we had a blast. More

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New York City
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

This place was excellent! I am very skeptical when I have Mexican food in NYC. This one rates among the best. I had the delicious chicken tortilla pie. The margaritas and amazing. Perfect place if your visit Lincoln Center just right across the street. More

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Rio de Janeiro
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

Since we were in NYC, we would like to diner at a Mexican restaurant. So, we chose Rosa Mexicano after a spectacle at Lincoln Center. We were right. Guacamole was superb. Frozen Marguerita was upscale. The entrées delicious. Staff very competent. Isn't that enough? We will be back. More

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Bayville, New Jersey
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37 reviews 37 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Went for lunch today. It was very good. Waiters were great and the food was very good. Grilled shrimp was cooked right. The guacamole prepared at the table was good, and hard to stop eating till the chips were gone. Tortillas were good. Seem to put cilantro in everything, so if your not a fan like me, take care. I... More

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New York City, New York
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Mexican fine dining in a stylish venue with friendly service. I've eaten there 6 times, and everything they make is good. Also a good value for the Lincoln Center area. More

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CT
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

We ended up here after having a terrible experience trying to get a table at another mexican rest. It was wonderful from the accomodations for a table for 8, to the dessert. The atmosphere and food were great as was the service. I would recomend this to all my friends. More

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New York City, New York
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

served table side with warm tortillas....just heavenly. So are the drinks margaritas! It's a great spot before going to Lincoln Center performances. More

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Sydney
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I love mexican food and this is refined and pretty damn good. Plus any cuisine that enables me to drink mojitos through dinner has gotta be good! Their table made guacamole is a great start to the meal ( in fact is WAS the meal for eating companion # 4 Seems she missed out on chowing down at Rosa's last... More

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