Michelin-Starred Restaurateurs Open Mexican Tortillería And Bakery In Brooklyn

PARK SLOPE, NY — Brooklynites won’t have to leave Park Slope to enjoy Michelin-recognized Mexican cuisine from the team behind Corima.

After earning a Michelin star, being named a James Beard semifinalist, and making Bon Appétit’s list of best new restaurants, the team behind the acclaimed Lower East Side eatery has brought their latest concept to Park Slope: Vato, a daytime tortillería and bakery that transforms into a neighborhood restaurant in the evening.

Located at 226 7th Avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets, Vato opened last week. The bakery and tortillería was created by four friends — Fidel Caballero, Sofía Ostos, Paco Alonso, and Erica Alonso — who hail from the sister cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso.

Vato currently operates as a daytime bakery and tortillería, offering tortas made with sourdough and filled with slow-braised beef cheek barbacoa, Chihuahuan-style burritos, pastries by Corima’s Erick Rocha, and Oaxacan coffee. Starting in mid-December, it will expand into evening dinner service as a full-service restaurant and wine bar.

Their popular, homemade fresh flour tortillas will also be available for retail in packs of 10.

Currently, Vato is open Thursday through Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Officials say dinner service is expected to start in mid-December, running from 5 to 10 p.m.