Rocking Horse Cafe, 8th Avenue

The former haunt of talented Suenos chef Sue Torres, Chelsea's festive and contemporary Rocking Horse Cafe (182 8th Ave., 212-463-9511) continues to dazzle fans of authentic regional Mexican cooking with such delicacies as lobster turnovers with marjoram-sweet-corn sauce, hanger steak burritos with picked onion and serrano chiles, and shrimp, caramelized onions, papaya, and poblano chiles stewed in a tomato-chipotle puree. It's on a row of good restaurants that include Room Service, Better Burger NYC, Cuba Cafe, and Mare.