On Thursday, January 28, food reviewer, Tasty Ladies NY, awarded Travesias as the best restaurant in the Bronx for 2015, giving them a five-star rating and calling them a ‘magical cuisine voyage around the world that is raising the bar on dining in the Bronx’. The restaurant, which opened in May of last year at 3830-34 E. Tremont Avenue, offers a latin cuisine influenced by a variety of culture and recently participated in the first annual Throggs Neck Restaurant Week in January.

Restaurant owner Brian Martinez, restaurant chef Dario Morillo, restaurant manager Cindy Vaca and other members of the restaurant staff gather during the award presentation.
Photo by Miriam Quin