Cinco de Mayo: Liven up your fiesta at Westchester, Rockland, Putnam restaurants

It's Cinco de Mayo — or at least it will be — and with spring in the air (a real spring with — finally — warm weather), it's also time to celebrate Mexican culture with all things tequila and tacos.

May 5th commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 but for many local restaurants (and their customers), it's an excuse to "cinco de drinko." A sampling of options follows. Just remember to drink responsibily.

Mexican restaurants in Rockland County

• Casa del Sol, 104 Main St., Nyack, 845-353-9846, casaofnyack.com
• Hacienda Don Manuel, 72 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, 845-369-1633, haciendadm.com
• Fiesta Acapulco , 79 S. Liberty Dr., Stony Point, 845-241-5520, fiestaacapulcony.com
• Fiesta Mexico , 380 NY-303, Orangeburg, 845-359-8309

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• Kantina , 4 Depot Square, Sparkill, 845-366-3530, kantinany.com
• Sangria's, 416 Market St., Nanuet, 845-237-5587; 97 S NY-303; Congers, 845-589-0547, sangriasny.com
• Tequila Sal Y Limon, 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont, 845-680-6741; 195 East South Main St., New City, 845-499-2155; 88 Orange Ave., Suffern, 845-357-7707, tequilany.com
• Zapata , 779 NY-340, Palisades, 845-359-8700, zapatapalisades.com

Mexican restaurants in Westchester County

• bartaco, 1 Willett Ave., Port Chester, 914-937-8226, bartaco.com
• Bello's Mexican Grill, 8 City Pl, White Plains, 914-229-3700, bellosmexicangrill.com
• Cantina Taco & Tequila Bar, 166 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-461-3959, cantinataqueria.com
• Cantina Lobos , 217 Wolfs Ln, Pelham, 914-380-8644, cantinalobos.com
• Catrina Taqueria, 106 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-368-8470, catrinataqueria.com
• Craft Tacos & Tequila , 3137 E Main St., Mohegan Lake, 845-793-8226, crafttacosandtequila.com
• La Casa Bronxville, 7 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, 914-222-9016, lacasabronxville.com
• La Catrina of Westchester , 171 Grand St., Croton-On-Hudson, 914-862-0573, lacatrinaw.com
• La Chinita Poblana , 61 Main St., Irvington, 914-231-9398, chinitapoblanany.com
• Loco Cantina, 370 Downing Dr., Yorktown Heights, 914-352-6411, lococantinany.com
• Mariachi Mexico Restaurant , 405 Main St., Armonk, 914-273-6805, mariachimexicorestaurant.com
• PopoJito Med-Mex Kitchen , 46 Christie Place, Scarsdale, 914-713-8946, popojito.com
• Rio Bravo Tacos & Tequila , 296 Columbus Ave., Tuckahoe, 914-361-1515; 1879 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, 914-341-1546, riobravolarchmont.com , riobravotuckahoe.com

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• Rosarito Tacos & Tequilas , 2016 Albany Post Road, Croton-On-Hudson, 914-274-5350
• Salsa Picante, 359 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-358-1880; 110 Adee St., Port Chester, 914-481-5488, salsapicantemex.com
• Sonora Restaurant, 179 Rectory St., Port Chester, 914-933-0200; sonorarestaurant.net
• Taco District, 20 N Division St., Peekskill, 914-293-7472, tacodistrict.com
• Tipsy Taco Bar , 487 Main St., Mount Kisco, 914-218-3460; 56 Garth Road, Scarsdale, 914-574-6242, tipsytacobar.com
• Tomatillo, 13 Cedar St,, Dobbs Ferry, 914-478-2300, mexchester.com
• The Taco Club , 31 Beekman Ave., Sleepy Hollow, 914-909-6151, mytacoclub.com
• The Taco Project, 18 Main St, Tarrytown, 914-909-4455; 1086 N. Broadway, Yonkers, 914-375-4000; 465 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, 914-422-8111; 65 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, 914-356-8226, thetacoprojectny.com
• The Burrito Poblano, 85 Main St., Tuckahoe, 914-337-7900, theburritopoblano.com
• VEGA Mexican Cuisine, 189 E Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, 914-723-0010, vegamexican.com

Mexican restaurants in Putnam County

• El Coyote, 1308 US-9, Garrison, 845-788-6784, ordersave.com/elcoyoterestaurant
• Fiesta Mexicana , 1620 NY-22, Brewster, 845-278-4515, fiestamexicanabrewster.com
• Las Mañanitas , 1250 Route 22, Brewster, 845-279-4646, lasmananitasrestaurant.com
• Pancho’s & Gringos Mexican Restaurant , 1 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, 845-284-2915, panchosgringosrest.com
• Tijuana Cantina & Restaurant , 376 US-6, Mahopac, 845-628-2453, tijuanamexicangrillny.com

Jeanne Muchnick covers food and dining. Click here for her most recent articles and follow her latest dining adventures on Instagram @jeannemuchnick or via the lohudfood newsletter .

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Cinco de Mayo: Liven up your fiesta at Westchester, Rockland, Putnam restaurants