Setting a standard in authentic Mexican cooking since opening its doors, Rosa Mexicano now has two locations throughout NYC. Back in 1984, the restaurant helped lead the way by bringing a “new” type of cuisine to New Yorkers…Mexican. The chain’s outposts in Lincoln Center and on East 18th Street still seek to serve up Mexican goodness in an authentic yet stylish and festive atmosphere. One dish not to miss: the restaurant’s famous guacamole, which is ceremoniously prepared to order in a lava rock and a great dip for the warm corn tortillas, which accompany it.