Cinco de Mayo: Liven up your fiesta at Westchester, Rockland, Putnam restaurants

Jeanne Muchnick, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
Updated ·3 min read

It's Cinco de Mayo ‒ or at least it will be ‒ and with spring in the air (a real spring with ‒ finally ‒ warm weather), it's also time to celebrate Mexican culture with all things tequila and tacos.

May 5 commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, but for many local restaurants (and their customers), it's an excuse to "cinco de drinko." A sampling of options follows. Just remember to drink responsibly.

Double Patron Margarita is a popular Cinco de Mayo drink at Sangria's Restaurant in Congers. Photographed Jan. 23, 2020.
Double Patron Margarita is a popular Cinco de Mayo drink at Sangria's Restaurant in Congers. Photographed Jan. 23, 2020.

Mexican restaurants in Rockland County

  • Casa del Sol, 104 Main St., Nyack, 845-353-9846, casaofnyack.com

  • Hacienda Don Manuel, 72 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, 845-369-1633, haciendadm.com

  • Fiesta Acapulco, 79 S. Liberty Dr., Stony Point, 845-241-5520, fiestaacapulcony.com

  • Fiesta Mexico, 380 NY-303, Orangeburg, 845-359-8309

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  • Kantina, 4 Depot Square, Sparkill, 845-366-3530, kantinany.com

  • Sangria's, 416 Market St., Nanuet, 845-237-5587; 97 S NY-303; Congers, 845-589-0547, sangriasny.com

  • Tequila Sal Y Limon, 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont, 845-680-6741; 195 East South Main St., New City, 845-499-2155; 88 Orange Ave., Suffern, 845-357-7707, tequilany.com

  • Zapata, 779 NY-340, Palisades, 845-359-8700, zapatapalisades.com

The signature margarita with Casamigos Blanco Tequila, thyme syrup, jalape–o, cucumber and a chile rim, at Mariachi Mexico, a farm-to-table Mexican restaurant in Armonk, Dec. 14, 2023.
The signature margarita with Casamigos Blanco Tequila, thyme syrup, jalape–o, cucumber and a chile rim, at Mariachi Mexico, a farm-to-table Mexican restaurant in Armonk, Dec. 14, 2023.

Mexican restaurants in Westchester County

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  • Rosarito Tacos & Tequilas, 2016 Albany Post Road, Croton-On-Hudson, 914-274-5350

  • Salsa Picante, 359 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-358-1880; 110 Adee St., Port Chester, 914-481-5488, salsapicantemex.com

  • Sonora Restaurant, 179 Rectory St., Port Chester, 914-933-0200; sonorarestaurant.net

  • Taco District, 20 N Division St., Peekskill, 914-293-7472, tacodistrict.com

  • Tipsy Taco Bar, 487 Main St., Mount Kisco, 914-218-3460; 56 Garth Road, Scarsdale, 914-574-6242, tipsytacobar.com

  • Tomatillo, 13 Cedar St,, Dobbs Ferry, 914-478-2300, mexchester.com

  • The Burrito Poblano, 85 Main St., Tuckahoe, 914-337-7900, theburritopoblano.com

  • The Taco Club, 31 Beekman Ave., Sleepy Hollow, 914-909-6151, mytacoclub.com

  • The Taco Project, 18 Main St, Tarrytown, 914-909-4455; 1086 N. Broadway, Yonkers, 914-375-4000; 465 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, 914-422-8111; 65 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, 914-356-8226, thetacoprojectny.com

  • The Tortilla Project, 80 US-6, Baldwin Place, 914-205-3152, thetortillaproject.com

  • VEGA Mexican Cuisine, 189 E Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, 914-723-0010, vegamexican.com

The "Green amigo" margarita made with a housemade green juice at Taco Project in Pleasantville Feb. 16 2024.
The "Green amigo" margarita made with a housemade green juice at Taco Project in Pleasantville Feb. 16 2024.

Mexican restaurants in Putnam County

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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Lower Hudson Valley NY