{"id":303964,"date":"2026-07-23T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303964\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:28:53","slug":"review-titan-is-a-stellar-newcomer-from-two-new-york-powerhouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303964\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tit\u00e1n is a Stellar Newcomer from Two New York Powerhouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is fitting that a restaurant powered by two stalwarts of New York’s dining scene is named Tit\u00e1n. In the kitchen, chef Alan Delgado continues his exploration of Mexican cuisine\u2014and he’s well suited to the task, having honed his craft at Oxomoco and now serving one of the city’s best burritos at Los Burritos Ju\u00e1rez<\/a>. Beverage Director Ivy Mix brings a pedigree all her own. The James Beard Award\u2013nominated bartender behind Whoopsie Daisy<\/a> previously spent a decade at the helm of the Pan-Latin cocteler\u00eda Leyenda. Together, the two chart a course through Northern Mexico with cheesy chicharr\u00f3n-laced tostadas, tacos packed with confit brisket and deep, fragrant stews that beg to be mopped up with a tortilla or two.<\/p>\n

The vibe:\u00a0Beyond\u00a0the powerful duo behind it, the name Tit\u00e1n actually stems from a street in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez where Delgado\u2019s family grew up. Underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Tit\u00e1n is as warm as can be with terracotta walls and a glowing arched bar that’s heavy with various spirits from Mexico\u2014mezcal and tequilas to sotols and Mexican rums. The backyard is perhaps one of the better recesses in Dumbo, or at least the greenest, as it’s flush with trees and vines that climb brick walls. There’s also a projector out back plus a series of outdoor tables to soak it all in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The food: First bites found on the botanas\/snack menu hint that something special is happening at Tit\u00e1n. Oysters bubble under a rusty red mix of rich bone marrow butter and morita and translucent strips of snapper swim among a trio of chiles\u2014verde, rojo and negro. Delgado’s appreciation for the low-and-slow method of guisados comes to light with the chile Colorado, as meaty guajillo-braised pork shoulder comes with a soul-warming ladle of pinto beans. It is great on its own, but it needs a sidekick, and Delgado’s pillowy and wonderfully chewy flour tortillas (which are made at Los Burritos Ju\u00e1rez) are the perfect answer. <\/p>\n

The drinks: Mix leans into her spirits expertise as micheladas change with the seasons\u2014a current iteration captures the taste of summer with cantaloupe and tomatillo\u2014while cocktails like the Desert Witch remain surprisingly light, softening sotol and gin with pineapple and lime. And those classic Mexican candies coated in tamarind and chili? You can find them in a glass at Tit\u00e1n with the Charmagoy. The frozen cocktail delivers a gentle heat from guajillo and \u00e1rbol chiles, a tangy kick from tamarind and an overall cooling finish thanks to fresh mango. Plus, it’s as photogenic as it is refreshing, served with a Chamoy-rimmed glass.<\/p>\n

Time Out tip: Volc\u00e1n, found in the menu’s snack section, packs a punch. The fist-sized riff on the Mexican street food hits every note: rich and toothsome with meaty bits of chicharr\u00f3n, a swipe of warm pinto beans and a crackly black tortilla, all blanketed beneath a charbroiled layer of melted Chihuahua cheese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is fitting that a restaurant powered by two stalwarts of New York’s dining scene is named Tit\u00e1n.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2590,20226,9,11,10,821],"class_list":["post-303964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-categories-restaurants","tag-more-recommended","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}