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Gloriously Messy and utterly irresistible. There are the best nachos in NYC. Photo credit: Herson Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n There once was a time when finding a good mound of nachos in New York City was equivalent to expecting Michelin-starred fine dining from a deli or looking for decent Mexican fare in, say, Poland. It just didn\u2019t happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But fortunately, things have changed. Nachos in New York City have arrived\u2014though we\u2019re still not sure if there\u2019s any good Mexican food in Poland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With locations in Chelsea, Midtown, and Nomad, <\/span>Mexicue<\/span><\/a> and its great barbecue-centric nachos are never too far away for when you need a fix. They\u2019re layered with Poblano cheese sauce, sl0w-simmered black beans, guajillo salsa, and ultra-flavorful burnt ends brisket. Sit at the bar and order a margarita and you\u2019ve got pure comfort food in a bowl in front of you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With locations in <\/span>Park Slope<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Tribeca<\/span><\/a>, Chela makes an impressive plate of nachos. This is one of the few versions that manages to have all the chips fully coated in cheese. In this case, Chihuahua cheese. Which is why it had to make our list of best nachos in NYC. Plus, the chips are topped with salsa verde and your choice of chicken, chorizo, shrimp, or brisket. At the Tribeca outpost, the nachos are only available on the happy hour menu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The hipsters love nachos too. And so the <\/span>Commodore<\/span><\/a>, one of the most hipster haunts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serves up a messy bowl of crispy tortilla chips slathered in thick melted cheddar cheese. The Cadillac Nachos, as they\u2019re called, truly are the luxury sedan of nachos at the Commodore. Bring some friends (you\u2019ll need a few extra mouths) and be sure to come hungry, as the big-portioned nachos are piled high with pinto beans, tomatoes, onions, and three types of salsas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This Chelsea eatery is not necessarily a Mexican restaurant. It\u2019s a place named after a famous Havana ice cream parlor that serves pan-Latin food in a diner-like setting. They also serve some of the city\u2019s best nachos. The thick chips are the secret weapon. But piled with melted Muenster cheese, beans, salsa, and sour cream, the nachos at <\/span>Coppelia (207 W 14th St<\/em>)<\/span> are a tour de force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This Flatiron District barbecue joint does smoked meat quite admirably. They also make a killer Frito pie, a gooey four-cheese mac \u2018n\u2019 cheese, and a darn good fried chicken sandwich. <\/span>Hill Country<\/span><\/a> happens to serve some of the best nachos in the city. And they don\u2019t just offer one variety. Instead, you can get a pile of cheese-coated corn chips topped with palate-kicking Tex-Mex chili, tender brisket, or flavorful pulled pork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stephen Starr\u2019s Philadelphia import, the wackily named <\/span>El Vez<\/span><\/a> in the Financial District, doesn\u2019t get enough love, especially for its nachos. The crispy chips arrive relatively flat to ensure the toppings-to-chip ratio is greater than in other varieties. Melted queso mixto is interlaced with black beans, salsa, pickled red onion, and jalepe\u00f1os. Choose between chorizo and birria, both of which are very good here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At Alex Stupak\u2019s most casual outpost of his Empellon empire, <\/span>Empellon Al Pastor<\/span><\/a> in the East Village serves excellent tacos and a surprisingly good corn dog. But the nachos are worthy of your stomach space here. Using chips culled from homemade corn tortillas, the nachos here manage to be impressively and fully covered in cheese. Each chip and each side of the chip is balanced and slathered in gooey cheddar. And the red chili pork that comes on top is excellent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn (605 Prospect Pl<\/em>), <\/span>G\u00fceros<\/span> has nachos that are worth the journey if you hail from other parts of the city. The tortilla chips are packed with melted cheese, tangy salsa, sour cream, and beans. Carnivores should opt for the juicy pork or the hard-to-resist fried chicken to go on top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to be vegan to love <\/span>Jajaja<\/span><\/a>, a plant-based Mexican spot with locations in Dimes Square (AKA Two Bridges, AKA the lower Lower East Side), Hudson Yards, Williamsburg, and the West Village. In fact, the nachos here are tops. Made with nut-based cheese, the nachos are super flavorful. And no animals were harmed in the making of your nachos! Can you believe that one of the best nachos in NYC is vegan?<\/span><\/p>\n The nachos at the Lower East Side\u2019s <\/span>La Contenta<\/span><\/a> and its West Village sister location, La Contenta Ouest are as pleasing to look at as they are to eat. They come out of the kitchen with the homemade chips arranged in a pleasing star-like or sun pattern. But don\u2019t look too long. These nachos are too good to just stare at. Oozing with melted Poblano, cheddar, and Monterey cheese, the simple-but-toothsome nachos are then topped with black beans, pico de gallo salsa, and whatever protein you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, that\u2019s right, Jimmy Buffet\u2019s sanctuary of sun, sand, and sea, happens to serve some of the best nachos in the city. In fact, they\u2019re called Volcano Nachos because they come out as a mountain of crispy chips, gooey melted cheese, beef-and-black-bean chili, sour cream, jalepe\u00f1os, guacamole, and pico de gallo. If you\u2019re looking for an excuse to go to the Times Square outpost of <\/span>Margaritaville<\/span><\/a>\u2014ironically or not\u2014this is it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMexicue<\/span><\/h2>\n
Chela<\/span><\/h2>\n
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El Vez<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Jajaja<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Margaritaville<\/span><\/h2>\n
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