Empellón's approach to cuisine is informed by authenticity but not limited by it. We have 3 restaurants: Al Pastor, Taqueria, & Cocina. Chef Alex Stupak.

Empellón is a Mexican-inspired restaurant group by Chef Alex Stupak with three downtown locations in New York City. Our tortillas are created in-house by way of nixtamalization--Mexico’s most important cooking technique—which happens at Empellón Al Pastor every morning. In this process, field corn is boiled and ground into aromatic masa for our tortillas every day.

Empellón Al Pastor is a Mexican-inspired bar and taqueria, located in Manhattan's East Village, serving tacos, cocktails, draft beer and agave. While concentration on the al pastor taco, a dish consisting of spit-roasted pork shoulder rubbed with chile and garnished with pineapple, onions, cilantro and salsa, our repertoire of tacos covers the spectrum from vegetarian to tripe, and all options in between.