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Pujol (restaurant)

Coordinates: 19°25′56.6″N 99°11′41.4″W / 19.432389°N 99.194833°W / 19.432389; -99.194833
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Pujol
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Restaurant information
Established2000 (2000)
Owner(s)Enrique Olvera
Head chefEnrique Olvera
Food typeMexican cuisine
Dress codeIndistinctive (casual, semi-formal, or formal)[1]
Rating2 Michelin stars (Michelin Guide 2024)
Street addressTennyson 133, Polanco IV Sección, Miguel Hidalgo
CityMexico City
Postal/ZIP Code11550
CountryMexico
Coordinates19°25′56.6″N 99°11′41.4″W / 19.432389°N 99.194833°W / 19.432389; -99.194833
Seating capacity75[1]
ReservationsYes[1]
Websitepujol.com.mx/eng/

Pujol is a Mexican restaurant that serves tasting menus in Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. The restaurant is owned and headed by chef Enrique Olvera. Pujol's dishes are based on traditional Mexican cuisine, including maize-based food, seafood, and tacos, served in a sophisticated presentation.

Over the years, the restaurant has undergone renovations and the British magazine Restaurant has commonly ranked Pujol among The World's 50 Best Restaurants since the 2010s. It was awarded two Michelin stars in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico, becoming the highest rating in the country tying with Quintonil, also in Polanco.[2]

History

Twenty-four-year-old chef Enrique Olvera opened Pujol in 2000. He studied at the Culinary Institute of America.[3] When it opened, the restaurant featured a contemporary cuisine menu composed predominantly of foreign dishes, encompassing Eastern Asian and American cuisine. Olvera described the plates as having more foie gras elements than Mexican ones; during this period, the restaurant suffered financial problems, with multiple associates leaving the project.[4] In 2006, the restaurant was remodeled and the menu changed to that of Mexican cuisine. According to Olvera, they improved "the aesthetics on the plate" and focused on the ingredients.[4]

In 2017, Pujol was relocated from Francisco Petrarca Street to Tennyson Street, both in the Polanco neighborhood, Mexico City.[5] The restaurant added varieties of tacos subsequently.[4] The newer location is a house built in the 1950s. Javier Sánchez intervened in architecture and Micaela de Bernardi in interior design. Eduardo Prieto designed the furniture inspired by the works of Clara Porset.[5]

Following the relocation, the restaurant began to reduce cooking with meat and increased the use of vegetables and Mexican ingredients; by 2019, Pujol stopped using meat due to environmental impact, except for special events. The restaurant collects rainwater for orchard irrigation,[5] has reduced its use of single-use plastics, and collects leftovers for composting.[4] For the sustainability actions, the United Nations rewarded the restaurant in the same year.[6]

In 2018, Olvera opened a gourmet tortilleria in the Condesa neighborhood, named Molino Pujol.[7] It sells hand-made tortillas produced with a variety of maizes as well as maize-based dishes, including esquites, tacos, and quesadillas.[8]

Menu and dining

Pujol sells two tasting menus—maize-based dishes or seafood—and a taco omakase bar. The menu choice is a set of seven plates that are served at tables, while the omakase option is a nine- to ten-course menu served in the restaurant's bar.[9][10] There are no à la carte alternatives; beverages are sold separately.[1][4]

For groups of diners, table reservations will last from 2:30 to 3 hours; if additional time is required, they may continue their meal on the terrace. The restaurant has space for 75 people; there is no dress code and reservations are mandatory; the restaurant recommends five to seven weeks in advance.[1][9]

The oldest plate is the hors d'oeuvre, baby corncobs dipped in chicatana sauce made of coffee mayonnaise, costeño chili and chicatana ants served inside a gourd.[4] Mole Madre is the most famous dish; it is a mole sauce prepared with more than 100 ingredients—such as tomatoes, dried fruits, fruits, and cocoa—that as of 23 July 2022 was 2,852 days old.[11] The sauce is served below a fresh mole sauce.[12] Other dishes served at Pujol include tlayudas, lobsters, fish, aguachile, and puchero.[5][13][14]

Awards

World's 50 Best Restaurants

Pujol was named the 17th best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2013.[15]

In 2014, Pujol was ranked 20th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[16]

In 2015, Pujol was ranked 16th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[17]

In 2016, Pujol was ranked 25th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, and was listed as the 5th best restaurant in Latin America.[18]

In 2017, Pujol was ranked 20th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[19]

In 2018, Pujol was ranked 13th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[20]

In 2019, Pujol was ranked 12th among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[21] Two Peruvian restaurants, Maido and Central, occupied the first two positions on the list, respectively.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Estrada, Roberto (25 June 2019). "Lo que debes saber sobre Pujol, el mejor restaurante de Norteamérica" [What you should know about Pujol, the best restaurant in North America]. El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Gamboa, Juan Carlos (15 May 2024). "Pujol agradece las dos Estrellas otorgadas por Guía Michelin". Caras (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ Sesset, Stan (17 January 2009). "The World's Greatest Food City?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Castañeda de la Cruz, Margot (10 August 2020). "Pujol: 20 años y 10 cosas que no sabías del mejor restaurante de México" [Pujol: 20 years and 10 things you didn't know about Mexico's best restaurant]. Chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Zepeda, Mayra (3 March 2017). "El renacimiento de Pujol: nuevo espacio, misma calidad" [Pujol's rebirth: new space, same quality]. Animal Gourmet (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ "¡Eso! La ONU reconoció a Pujol por estas acciones ambientales 🇲🇽🌿🌎" [Great! UN recognized Pujol for these environmental actions 🇲🇽🌿🌎]. Chilango. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ Barranco, Daniela (27 April 2018). "Molino Pujol: la tortillería gourmet llega a la Condesa" [Molino Pujol: the gourmet tortilleria arrives to La Condesa]. Chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Molino El Pujol, de cuando ir a las tortillas se vuelve una experiencia gourmet". México Desconocido (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b Alpañés, Enrique; Hernández, Belén; Serrano, Beatriz (21 July 2022). "What to eat (and how much it will cost) at the world's new top five restaurants". El País. Madrid. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Gillian (22 February 2017). "Sushi-Inspired Tacos, From Mexico's Biggest Chef". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ^ Méndez, Monserrat (23 July 2022). "¿Cuánto cuesta comer en Pujol? El mejor restaurante de México" [How much does it cost to eat at Pujol? The best restaurant in Mexico]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ^ Brugger, Daniela (31 May 2023). "Mole Madre: Un tesoro culinario que se esconde en el restaurante Pujol" [Mole Madre: A culinary treasure hidden in the Pujol restaurant]. Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  13. ^ Méndez, Monserrat (21 July 2022). "Pujol: Los platillos emblema que no puedes dejar de degustar" [Pujol: The emblematic dishes that you can't miss]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  14. ^ Ferrant, María José (10 April 2023). "Así es comer en Pujol, el 5to mejor restaurante del mundo" [This is what it's like to eat at Pujol, the 5th best restaurant in the world]. Food & Pleasure (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants theworlds50best.com Archived February 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Past Lists Template". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Past Lists Template". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  18. ^ The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016: The Full List of Winners: Osteria Francescana takes the #1 spot for the first time ever Ryan Sutton, Eater.com June 13, 2016
  19. ^ "Past Lists Template". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Past Lists Template". UI - 50B - Restaurants - GLOBAL. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Pujol". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2019". Sanpellegrino. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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