Authentic Mexican at Chavela’s in Brooklyn
Finding great Mexican food in Brooklyn doesn’t have to be hard if you are looking in the right places (or got a friend named, Dom). Franklin Ave is a sea of restaurants in Crown Heights but Chavela's does a great job of standing out with authentic Mexican food, excellent service, and ample outdoor seating which is a plus in any New Yorker's book. Chavela’s is the type of place you can bring your friends, have a chill brunch, a date, or place to take the parental units when they are in town visiting. Regardless of the company you bring they will enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful and rustic restaurant.
Chavela’s has lunch specials Monday through Friday from 11 am - 4 pm and includes a great variety of dishes for only $9.95. Once lunch is over they then roll over into happy hour that goes from 4 pm - 7 pm and it includes tacos and margaritas for some great prices. Their brunch specials are capped at $13.95 and offer budget-friendly brunch cocktails and one of the reasons they ended up on my Top 10: Brunch In Brooklyn list. The star of their cocktail menu is Campechana which is half sangria and half margarita and probably everyone’s favorite who frequents here.
Top Picks:
Guacamole
Huevos Rancheros
Fish tacos
Churros
Queso Fundido
Camarones A La Mexiacana
Frittata Venduras
737 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
IG: @chavelasnyc
Calabacitas - Zucchini and yellow squash baked in roasted tomato sauce and served with toast and poached eggs
Torta manrera - Scrambled eggs, chorizo, black bean spread, queso oaxaca on telera bread