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Margon

Cuban Restaurant$$$$

Theater District, New York

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Margon

8.6^/10

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Ranked #2 for Cuban sandwiches in New York
The experts at The Wall Street Journal and Serious Eats recommend this place
"Cubano Sandwich & home made chicken soup with Colona beer 😘😘😘"(51 Tips)
"... roast chicken, pernil, octopus salad, or oxtail"(6 Tips)
"Get the Ox tail stew on Thursdays or Fridays."(7 Tips)
"Best cheap lunch in Times Square."(11 Tips)

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Cuban sandwiches
authentic
oxtail
lively
casual
octopus salad
roast pork
breakfast food
chicken
good for a quick meal
daily specials
coffee
hole in the wall
great value
rice
bright
good for singles
soup
stew
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Dave KimNovember 11, 2013
this place doesn't feel like a restaurant, but some Cuban family's kitchen and they're inviting you in to eat with them.
Natalie PachecoSeptember 27, 2019
Plátanos plátanos plátanos need I say more?
Caroline LeNovember 5, 2015
by far the best Cuban sandwich I have had yet
Alice NamDecember 4, 2015
Friendly staff, tasty cuban sandwich for breakfast
Ross VelazquezJune 7, 2018
Cuban sandwich is 👌
Eddy TaoMarch 21, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Nice little place. Get the Cuban sandwich!
Tim BurkeApril 10, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Be nice to the staff and the food flies out of the kitchen. 'Muchas gracias' goes a long way. The Cuban is fantastic.
Cynthia LinNovember 20, 2015
Yellow rice is great but the chicken chunks were dry. I went an hour before close, so maybe try prime time
Sam FrizellJanuary 28, 2015
great lunch spot. plantains are a must
Lenny GalloNovember 24, 2015
Food is decent at this dive place. Recommend the Cuban sandwich.
Giovanni D'PalmaNovember 9, 2014
The roast pork and rice is delicious
Erica HarperJuly 31, 2014
Been here 5+ times
The best Cubano north of Cuba!!!
Alex RobertsonAugust 12, 2017
Been here 10+ times
get the pernil
Cameron BorrielloMarch 12, 2016
Awesome cubans and super quick
Kathy MatthiesenJanuary 28, 2016
I fantasize about the Cuban Sandwich often
Alex RobertsonAugust 3, 2017
Been here 10+ times
roast chicken of the life
Fernando FigueroaAugust 30, 2015
Their Cuban sandwich is famous!
Greg RannigerNovember 25, 2017
Had the breakfast
Midtown Lunch LAJuly 17, 2010
If they have the octopus salad, get it! Also love the chicken chicharrones and their sandwiches up front. Read more
Doug WamplerSeptember 3, 2014
Cuban sandwich is now $7. Tiny, but busy place.
ThiagoDecember 9, 2013
Best Cuban sandwich I've tasted in NY/NJ
Alex CasariegoAugust 25, 2014
Great Cuban food!
Jonathan OrmenoMarch 5, 2019
The food was good. But the baked chicken needs to improve a bit.
Ray YFebruary 12, 2010
Been here 5+ times
the Cuban sandwiches are great; the $8 chicken with rice and black beans is FILLING;free sodas on M+T;Pork special on Wednesdays;
AKWSeptember 13, 2012
Been here 5+ times
for authentic spanish food come here. you will not be disappointed.
Taylor MarshDecember 15, 2017
cuban sandwich, rice and beans
Dishling NYCJanuary 30, 2011
The Cuban Sandwich is the 2nd most popular Cuban in NYC (Cafe Habana is #1).
Rosa LindaJanuary 27, 2016
Everything. .Yummmmmmy
Sophie BenjaminOctober 8, 2013
mango papaya milkshake and roast chicken
T.VMarch 10, 2012
Great food & the best service Cathy is great!!
Francesca KrihelyApril 29, 2013
so good. so good. Oxtail.
Sophie BenjaminOctober 8, 2013
Papaya mango milkshake and roast chicken
Nikolay BachiyskiFebruary 3, 2020
No line for delicious breakfast.
Ralph ZMarch 19, 2015
Cuban sandwich is a must
Megan GemDecember 1, 2012
This place is a hole in the wall but the food was yummy and cheap!!!
Kevin GeorgeMay 8, 2013
Best Cuban sandwich besides David's in Miami Beach
Jonathan OatisJuly 30, 2021
Cuban sandwich
Michael De La RosaJanuary 13, 2015
Steak Sandwich: $7.00
Michael Carr-SmithDecember 16, 2013
Oxtail is sensational.
Michael KosenFebruary 7, 2013
The best cup of coffee in New York
Vivian TongJuly 13, 2017
Cuban sandwich
Caitlin ClementsAugust 17, 2017
On the PureWow cheap eats list.
Claire J SongSeptember 1, 2015
Cubano ($7.65)
Benjamin MatthewsJune 9, 2012
Cuban sandwich is 6.75, not 4.75 like it says here. And I've definitely had better for cheaper.
Dee McDanielSeptember 3, 2011
The BEST plantains and yucca!
Michael BeddowsDecember 9, 2014
Cubano sandwich
Amanda TheilerApril 28, 2015
cuban sandwich $5.50
Rich PayackapanOctober 20, 2010
Get the Ox tail stew on Thursdays or Fridays.
Donald KorohMarch 23, 2011
Cuban sandwiches at $6 a pop make for a cheap lunch!
Dan SellarsJuly 16, 2013
Wicked cheap Cuban eats.

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