Seis Vecinos

On a corner of Prospect Avenue, at the foot of an ornamented old apartment building, Seis Vecinos has been the South Bronx's Central American dining room since the early 2010s. The cooking describes itself as comfort food with a Honduran heart, and the menu ranges across the isthmus — Salvadoran pupusas, Honduran baleadas, Mexican fajitas and enchiladas — with English descriptions under every Spanish name. The room is sunny by day, with booths, a full bar and a long run of sidewalk tables in warm weather.

Start with guacamole made tableside in a molcajete, then order a baleada: a thick flour tortilla folded over refried beans, cream and cheese, with eggs or meat if you like. Pupusas come off the griddle hot and should be eaten fast. Breakfast is served too — picaditas and casamiento, the rice-and-beans plate that Central Americans start the day with. In 2020 the borough launched its Savor the Bronx restaurant week here.