Cinco de Mayo is on Taco Tuesday. Here’s how to celebrate this miracle in quarantine

Just a few months ago, we looked at the alignment of Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday as divine good fortune, a holy miracle of timing, the Gregorian calendar and our national passion for drinking margaritas before we even make it to Hump Day.

Then came coronavirus and quarantine. Our Cinco de Mayo party plans were dashed, our taco dreams dead.

Some local restaurants, however, will not let that dream die, and for that we salute them.

Here are a few of the Cinco de Mayo eat-and-party-at-home options. All of these options are only good on May 5. They involve food, cocktails and DJs - and having your fun while safely social distancing.

We can live with that.

Coyo Taco

Coyo Taco takes Cinco de Mayo as a challenge: How can we celebrate during a quarantine? Easy: with DJs and food and drink giveaways. Also: the chance to win a free gallon of margaritas.

DJ Damaged Goods will host a virtual party on Twitch filmed from the back bar of Coyo Taco with special guest DJs all day (no, you can’t go see it live, don’t be dumb). Follow @coyotaco on Instagram for more details on the performance plus how to win family taco kits and Coyo’s famous gallon of margaritas. If you don’t win a free gallon of margaritas, you can buy one for $39.99 or take out half gallons of rose sangria or Michelada kits for $29.99.

Also for Cinco de Mayo: $4 select tacos and $5 draft margaritas at the Coral Gables, Wynwood and Brickell locations. There are also family-style fiesta meals for $95-$195. Order at coyo-taco.com

Bodega Taqueria y Tequila

This Mexican hot spot on South Beach will have takeout and delivery specials all day, including an all-day happy hour with $2 tacos, $3 Modelo and Corona and $7 bottled cocktails. There are other drink specials, too, including a Margarita Carafe ($30) that serves four or five people, depending on just how thirsty you are.

You can also order trays ranging from $10-$20 with tacos, burritos or guacamole, or a $45 Taco Tray with 20 tacos for a group. You can also order a Casamigos Party at Home kit ($25)with Casamigos, a Paloma set, shaker and bar tools, plus shot glasses and party decorations and a Michelada kit ($25) with five beers and mix.

1220 16th St., Miami Beach; www.bodegataqueria.com

Talavera Cocina Mexicana

Whether you want margaritas on the rocks, frozen or as shots, this Coral Gables restaurant has you covered for Cinco de Mayo. It’s selling 16 ounce jars of margaritas for delivery, and each makes four drinks or eight shots. $20; pre-order before noon at www.stayhomebytalavera.com.

Want to order food, too? No problem. Talavera Cocina Mexicana has started a delivery service that will continue after the holiday, using a refrigerated truck that plays Mexican music. Order takeout food or make-at-home meal kits for delivery. Orders made before noon are delivered the same day; orders placed after noon will be delivered the following day.

Bartaco

The Aventura restaurant’s Cinco kit includes two taco fillings (makes 16 tacos), three sides, salsa verde and chips. You can get meat or veggie options, with or without margaritas (we recommend with - bartaco makes a mean margarita). $38-$65, depending on whether you get the drinks or not.

You must pre-order by the end of day May 4, then choose takeout, curbside pick-up or delivery options; order at order.bartaco.com or via the bartaco app. You can also follow @bartacolife on Instagram for yoga, fitness, food, cocktail and live music streams throughout the day.

Taquiza

The North Beach location has $5 Mi Campo margaritas by the glass; $20 for pitchers. The Taquiza @ Home party pack includes a taco party for four, which includes 2 pounds protein of choice, 20 hand-made blue corn tortillas, quinoa salad, elote, garnishes, hot sauce and four non-alcoholic beverages. Pickup and free delivery in Miami-Dade and Broward; preorder at www.taquizatacos.com or call 786-588-4755.

Caja Caliente

Get Cuban lechon or chicken tacos for $5 apiece at the Wynwood and Coral Gables locations. You can opt for delivery, but if you order take-out you get a free beer. Follow @CajaCaliente on Instagram for more information.

Gables location: 808 Ponce de Leon Blvd., (786-431-1947); Wynwood: 2634 NE Second Ave.; 786-398-5137; caja-caliente.com

BC Tacos

This taco truck will deliver a Cinco de Mayo Quarantine Kit anywhere in Miami-Dade or Broward counties. The $120 kit includes two pounds of beef, two pounds of chicken, a pint of pico de gallo, a pint of guacamole, lettuce, cheddar cheese, a quart of rice, five quarts of beans, chips and five quarts of queso, corn tortillas and a six-pack of Dos Equis beer. Text 954-821-8186 or email catering@bctacos.com to place an order.

Check out the regular menus for BC Tacos, which has a café in Davie, at bctacos.com

Ariete and Taurus Beer & Whiskey House

What’s Cinco de Mayo without a special drink? In this case, it’s El Mariachi Loco Quiere Bailar, made with Calabrian Chile Oil, Don Cimarron Blanco Tequila, orange shrub, fresh lime and habanero-agave syrup. A 16-ounce serving makes five cocktails and costs $25; a 32 ounce serving is 10 cocktails and costs $40. Food offerings include chicharrones, chicken enchildadas; tacos (snapper al pastor, carne asada, rajas) and pork tamales.

Get takeout or delivery by ordering online at arietecoconutgrove.com or calling 786-615-3747. Pre-orders recommended.

Nave

Did someone say cocktails? For your home party, Nave is offering La Llorona, made from Bruxo Mezcal, beet-infused Aperol, Gran Classico Bitter, Nave’s House Vermouth and garnished with dark chocolate beet truffle and seasoned with Maldon Salt & paprika. 16 ounces (5 cocktails) $30; 32-ounce (10 cocktails) $45.

Order for takeout or delivery at navemiami.com; open 3-8 p.m.

Grails Miami & Spanglish Craft Cocktail Bar & Kitchen

Margaritas are the drink of the day; get two for $10 or a bottle for $55. Food choices include cochinita pibil and totopos grails (slow cooked pork, seasoned totopos, homemade chili tomato sauce); chicken tinga and black bean sofrito cone; and Duo Yucateco Tacos (one pibil taco, one tinga taco, plus black bean sofrito).

Pickup only from noon - 5 p.m.; order at www.spanglish.bar or 786-870-4313

Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar

Grab a taco box with 10 or 20 tacos and margaritas or bottles of tequila ($25-$55) at this Fort Lauderdale spot.

Order at www.roccotacos.com or by calling 954-524-9550; pickup only at 313 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; delivery available via Uber Eats and Delivery Dudes. Noon-9 p.m.

XO Espresso

Kick off the day at the espresso bar at The Lincoln Eatery in Miami Beach, which is offering two-for-one Coconut Cold Brew Horchata ($5.50).

This story was originally published April 29, 2020 at 6:00 AM.