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BORDER TOWN

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Phone: (631) 525-6727

Address: 189 NASSAU AVE 11520

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TLDR

Masterful, lard-laced Sonoran flour tortillas and standout tacos in a lively, cantina-style setting.

Reddit Sentiment for BORDER TOWN(based on 23 Reddit opinions)

39% Positive22% Neutral4% Negative

Tags

mexican 22sonoran 3tacos 13tortillas 8burrito 6View All

Featured Articles

Dedicated reviews and comprehensive features focusing directly on this restaurant.

Border Town
positive

Willa Moore reviews Border Town, a Greenpoint restaurant renowned for its exceptional flour tortillas and vibrant cantina atmosphere. With a focus on delicious tacos and creative cocktails, it's a spot worth traveling for.

Willa Moore • Date unknown
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Infatuation

Other Article Mentions

Lists, round-ups, and guides where this restaurant is mentioned alongside others.

Mentioned In
The Best New Food We’ve Encountered Six Months Into the Year
positive

M.S. endorses Border Town's handmade flour tortillas, made with Sonoran-sourced flour, and especially recommends them filled with the tender, salsa verde-coated pork ribs (costillas).

M.S. and T.T. • Jun 25, 2026
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Grubstreet
Mentioned In
NYC’s Hit List: The Best New Restaurants, Dishes, and Drinks
positive

Will Hartman was impressed by Border Town's weekend-only breakfast burritos, particularly the exceptional flour and lard tortilla with its chewy texture, complemented by great fillings and salsa verde.

Bryan Kim • May 29, 2026
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Infatuation
Mentioned In
Your Guide to the Best NYC Summer Restaurants and Bars
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Greenpoint's Border Town is the top spot for flour tortillas, pairing delicious tacos with inventive cocktails like a chartreuse-spiked piña colada.

Willa Moore • May 18, 2026
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Infatuation
Mentioned In
The city's finest eggs, potatoes, and proteins, all wrapped up in a flour tortilla.

Brooklyn’s favorite taco pop-up has a permanent home, which means more tortillas, and margaritas too.

Will Hartman, Willa Moore & Molly Fitzpatrick • May 11, 2026
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Infatuation
Mentioned In
The 30 Best Tacos in New York City
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This former pop-up turned brick-and-mortar in Greenpoint serves up delicious tacos with perfect flour tortillas, featuring options like velvety beans and cheese, or carne con chile. Their blue corn taco del dia with shrimp is also a standout.

Willa Moore • Apr 30, 2026
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Infatuation
Mentioned In
Four Things Not to Miss in New York This Month
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Chef Jorge Aguilar's celebrated Sonoran-style flour tortillas now have a brick-and-mortar home in Greenpoint, offering delicious fillings from frijoles to carne con chile.

Resy • Mar 31, 2026
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Resy
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The Resy Hit List: March 2026
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Border Town in Greenpoint, chef Jorge Aguilar's first brick-and-mortar, is celebrated for its exceptional Sonoran-style flour tortillas, perfect for a variety of fillings.

Resy • Mar 1, 2026
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Resy

Details

Renowned for its exceptional Sonoran-style flour tortillas, this Greenpoint destination elevates casual Mexican dining from its humble pop-up origins to a permanent brick-and-mortar space [1]. The menu centers on high-quality, lard-laced dough that perfectly complements hearty fillings like carne con chile and tender salsa-smothered pork ribs [1], [5], [8]. Beyond the food, the vibrant cantina atmosphere is bolstered by creative, highly drinkable cocktails [1], [3].

Food Overview

The kitchen excels at Sonoran-style flour tortillas made with direct-sourced flour and pork lard [5], [6]. Highly recommended items include the frijoles y queso taco, carne con chile, and tender pork ribs [1], [4], [5]. Conversely, diners have noted that corn-based tortilla options, specifically the potato-poblano taco, may lack the flavor profile of the signature flour-based dishes [1].

Highlights / Recommended

"The frijoles y queso taco, carne con chile, and tender pork ribs are frequently lauded as standout menu items [1], [4], [5]. The breakfast burrito is also highly recommended by patrons for its soft, stretchy tortilla texture [4], [8]."

Mentioned Dishes:

  • •breakfast burrito(3)
  • •sonoran-style flour tortillas(2)
  • •tortillas(2)

Customer Sentiment

Overall sentiment is highly positive, with diners frequently citing the tortillas as the best in the city [8], [12]. While most rave about the experience, some patrons have voiced concerns regarding the higher price point for items like burritos [10], [15].

Reddit Opinions & Reviews

Top Reddit Posts About BORDER TOWN

Breakfast burrito at Border Town BK on fresh tortillas
A detailed discussion on the quality of the restaurant's signature homemade flour tortillas and the praise for their breakfast burritos and salsas.
Which restaurants recently exceeded your expectations?
This thread highlights user experiences where the breakfast burritos and bean and cheese tacos were considered exceptional.

Recent Reddit Mentions

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"Mentions that the restaurant has received negative attention in the Greenpoint subreddit due to high pricing."

Neutral
Jul 7, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"Found the food 'pretty ok' but not worth a return trip; noted the tortillas were better when it was just a pop-up."

Neutral
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"After reading a NYT piece and reviews, found it did not disappoint and had the best flour tortilla in the city."

Positive
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"Comments on the high price point of $16, noting that burritos should be affordable, but acknowledges they look good."

Neutral
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"Had a negative dinner experience where the tortillas were dry and hard, despite having heard great things. Drinks were noted as incredible."

Negative
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"Notes that the restaurant makes their tortillas by hand."

Positive
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"The user previously bought and enjoyed their frozen tortillas and plans to visit the restaurant."

Positive
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Breakfast Burrito At Border Town Bk On Fresh

"The breakfast burrito features an excellent homemade, soft, and stretchy tortilla with nice char. The green and red salsas are also highlighted as amazing."

Positive
Jul 5, 2026View Comment →

From post: Which Restaurants Recently Exceeded Your

"This user praises the bean and cheese tacos from Bordertown as being extremely delicious."

Positive
Jun 24, 2026View Comment →

From post: Which Restaurants Recently Exceeded Your

"The user had a great experience at Bordertown for breakfast, enjoying a burrito and pastries. They noted that the breakfast burrito seems to be the ultimate expression of their tortilla-making skills."

Positive
Jun 24, 2026View Comment →

From post: What Is The Best Dish Youve Had In 2026 And Where

"This user stated that 'Everything' at BorderTown is good."

Positive
May 15, 2026View Comment →

From post: Pregnancy Craving For Castyle Breakfast Burrito

"This user loves the breakfast burritos and tacos from 'border town' but noted they are not currently selling them and hopes they will again soon."

Positive
Apr 30, 2026View Comment →

From post: Pregnancy Craving For Castyle Breakfast Burrito

"This user loves the breakfast burritos and tacos from 'border town' but noted they are not currently selling them and hopes they will again soon."

Positive
Apr 30, 2026View Comment →

From post: Pregnancy Craving For Castyle Breakfast Burrito

"This commenter mentioned 'border town'."

Neutral
Apr 29, 2026View Comment →

From post: Pregnancy Craving For Castyle Breakfast Burrito

"This commenter mentioned 'border town'."

Neutral
Apr 29, 2026View Comment →