Thickened only by fresh fruit, this cantaloupe agua fresca throws shade, in a good way, in the general direction of a spicy chicken tamale. Both are available by dawn's early light — even earlier, when the days are shorter — on the rhythm of the local wholesale markets.
City Tamale
1316 Oak Point Ave. (Bryant Ave.-Faile St.), Hunts Point, Bronx
718-991-1606
www.Facebook.com/CityTamale
Closed Sunday