El Quetzal Opens Its Second Riverhead Restaurant in New York: Ribbon Cutting Held November 9 at 300 East Main Street, With Both Locations Open Seven Days a Week
Restaurante El Quetzal has opened its second location in Riverhead, New York, bringing traditional Guatemalan and Central American cuisine to the heart of downtown, according to a report dated November 13, 2026.
Owner Norma España marked the expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 9 at 300 East Main Street, across from the Long Island Aquarium, joined by family members, local officials and representatives of several chambers of commerce. The new location occupies the former Insatiable Eats space.
España opened her first restaurant at 1020 East Main Street in 2021, after years of preparing and selling food while working toward owning a business.
The new restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and catering, with a menu that includes traditional Guatemalan dishes, pupusas, birria tacos, seafood and other Central American favorites. Both El Quetzal locations remain open, with the newest restaurant operating seven days a week.
(Source: Restaurante El Quetzal)
Source: Restaurante El Quetzal
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Photo: 图：萨尔瓦多 pupusas 配腌菜与莎莎酱。照片：JMRAFFi，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Salvadoran pupusas with curtido and salsa. Photo by JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
