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Caminito

1664 Park Ave., New York, NY 10035 40.800212 -73.942773
nr. 117th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-289-1343 Send to Phone

Cuisine: South American, Steakhouse
Price Range:
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Photo by Jeremy Liebman for New York Magazine

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Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 116th St.

Prices

$11-$22

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

112th St. to 122nd St., Second Ave. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

This venue is closed.

The Argentine-steakhouse trend continues to beef up, with Gaucho Steak Co. in Hell’s Kitchen, Catch 22 in Williamsburg, and the yearling Buenos Aires downtown. What, exactly, does this South American variant offer that traditional New York steakhouses don’t? Lower prices, Malbec on the wine list, and often, in the great night-before-payday, cheap-meal tradition, gnocchi on the 29th of each month. That’s how it’s been at mainstays like La Porteña and Chimichurri Grill, and that’s how it is at Caminito, a 45-seat hacienda in East Harlem. Chef-owner Fabian Manca grills everything from provolone cheese to blood sausage, and procures some grass-fed Uruguayan cuts like skirt, shell, and filet mignon. There are also the customary empanadas and veal milanese, plus perhaps the carnivorous country’s greatest contribution to fast food: French fries pungently bombed with garlic and parsley. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld