It's a newer entry to River North's crowded Mexican scene, but the fusion angle is specific enough to avoid feeling like a gimmick — this isn't two menus stapled together, it's one kitchen genuinely working both traditions at once. Below the main dining room, Clandestino runs as its own intimate cocktail bar, worth knowing about separately if a table isn't available or the night is better suited to drinks first.
The price point stays approachable — $30 and under a dish — for a concept with this much culinary pedigree behind it, which is probably why it's generating buzz fast enough to already need the overflow bar downstairs.
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