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Q Can you share some Cinco de Mayo suggestions beyond the cheesy standbys?—Lindsay Martin, Lower East Side
A If your days of body shots and machine-dispensed ’ritas are long gone, give these classier alternatives a run for your peso. Nurse a $6 michelada—iced Negra Modelo beer spiked with fresh lime juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce served in a salt-rimmed glass— at the intimate, low-lit Barrio Chino. Partial to agave? Head uptown to Maya, where you can sip tangy sangrita—a tomato-based nectar with cilantro, onions and spices—with one of more than 100 varieties of tequila (such as the spicy, caramel-laced Casa Noble Anejo; $13). For those whose Cinco is not complete without a margarita, try B61 for refined takes on the Mexican tipple—one version mixes Tahitian vanilla, pineapple and blanco tequila. Wanna end your holiday con queso? Brave a five-buck “Tijuana Special” at Cherry Tavern —the can of Tecate and shot of Conquistador tequila ought to keep you borracha through the morning.
—Brendan Rancier
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