El Lider Restaurant
A cozy Bronx spot serving hearty Ecuadorian plates and fiery hot sauce under the glow of local soccer matches.
- Tue – Thu, 11:00 – 21:00; Fri – Sat, 11:00 – 04:00 (+1); Sun, 11:00 – 02:00 (+1)
- $
- 4535 Park Ave
- 4.3 (417 reviews)
Description
The front door, stickered with every club logo from the Ecuadorian Serie A, opens to a room showing home-country sports broadcasts. Wednesdays bring a crowd for the hen consomme and segundo—a traditional lunch special with a second plate generous enough to be saved for dinner. The space transitions easily from restaurant to neighborhood bar, where patrons frequently order cheap buckets of beer to linger long after the food is cleared.