| |  | Margon | | | “Excellent espresso, usually topped with a sprinkling of cinnamon, wraps a meal or powers an otherwise-drowsy office afternoon.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Caribbean, Latin American |
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| | | | | | Twenty years ago this month, I ate my first sandwich in Manhattan. This is not the sort of anniversary that I would normally celebrate, but when I clarify that the sandwich in question was from Margon, you might understand why I’m slicing myself a piece of tres leches cake and reminsicing about cuba... Read More | | | | | | This small Cuban cafeteria isn't much on looks, but they're friendly and they serve great, filling food. A Wednesday special, octopus salad (top photo; $8.50), soaks thin, al dente slices in a... Read More | | | | | | Margon, the Cuban lunch “counter” on 46th btw. 6+7th has always transported me back to my hometown of Miami. Readers’ Choice for Best Cuban 2008, you can always count on their delicious roast pork, roast chicken, their famous octopus salad, the fried chicken wing version of “chi... Read More | | | | | | Margon (46th btw. 5+6th) didn’t let us down last night at the Village Voice’s Choice Eats event, representing with a nice selection, featuring roast chicken, fried chicken wings, and slices of their famous Cuban sandwiches. But the real prize, was their seafood salad- both shrim... Read More | | | | | | I read about this place on Midtown Lunch almost two years ago but I never made it that far uptown to try it. Since I've been eating Latin food for lunch once a week, I had to make this stop. The Good I had gone to Leocadia Milanes a few weeks after eating here and at the time I thought they had gi... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Craving the unattainable As a newly minted Williams College graduate I will work for food—or preferably, a full-time salary with health insurance. Making it in the city is hard enough and a meal at Per Se would be a dream, but what does a young food-loving girl ... Read More | | | | | | Inspired by Profiled Lunch’er “Lou” and his love of morir sonando (the Dominican orange creamsicle drink) I headed over to Margon (on 46th btw. 6+7th) yesterday to sample their menu of tropical shakes. I’m not a huge fan of orange, so I perused their list for inspiration which included pa... Read More | | | | | | I think Margon (on 46th btw. 6+7th) does this every summer, but I’m not positive. Either way, if you’re in the mood for Cuban this week, you’ll have to make due with one of the other Latin places in Midtown. Read More | | | | | | It’s 2:30pm and the line to buy Metal Gear Solid tonight at Midnight stretches all the way from Virgin Megastore in Times Sqaure to Margon on 46th btw 6+7th, which is where these kids got their cuban sandwiches (they’ve been waiting on line since Noon). Waiting on line for twelve hours is definitely... Read More | | | | | | I love it when Midtown Lunch places use my photos. I guess real photographers would probably not like people stealing their work, but for an amateur like me it’s kind of an honor. Awhile back, the Biriyani Cart (which was recently nominated for a Vendy Award) used two of my... Read More | | | |
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