Los Danzantes is a Mexican restaurant chain owned by Grupo Los Danzantes. There are two branches, one in Coyoacán, Mexico City, and one in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca; each one has independent menus. The restaurants serve Mexican and Oaxacan cuisines and the Oaxacan restaurant received a Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.
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| Owner(s) | Gustavo Muñoz |
| Manager(s) | Grupo Los Danzantes |
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| Food type | Mexican (Oaxacan) |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Reservations | Recommended for the Oaxacan restaurant[1] |
| Other locations |   Mexico City Oaxaca City |
| Website | losdanzantes |
Description
editLos Danzantes Coyoacán serves Mexican cuisine, including Oaxacan options.[2] It offers à la carte options that include esquites with shrimp, huitlacoche soup, duck magret with roselle mole, blue corn tlayudas, and mamey panna cotta.[3] It serves a Mexican wine matching as well as mezcal.[4]
Los Danzantes Oaxaca serves Mexican food, mainly Oaxacan. The menu includes hoja santa with goat cheese and tomatillo sauce, as well as mole, salsa borracha with pork ribs, guava cheesecake, and mezcal.[5] The restaurant offers monthly options with seasonal ingredients. Reservations are recommended due to its popularity. Mariana Orsini described the cuisine as fusion cuisine, which mixes the cooking of different cultures.[6]
Some of the Los Danzantes Oaxaca dishes include,
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Duck escalopes with vegetables, potatoes and seeds -
Squash blossom stuffed with cheese and avocado leaf with light chayote and grasshopper soup -
Bread basket with moles -
Mezcal shot
History
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Los Danzantes was founded by entrepreneur Gustavo Muñoz.[3] Originally, Gustavo wanted to open an ice cream parlor with an associate, but the project was never finished.[4] The restaurant's name, which translates as 'the dancers', is an analogy for how flavors are like a dance that combines past, present, and future while continually returning to its roots.[7] Los Danzantes Coyoacán opened in 1995 and, as of 2024, the chefs are Sergio Camacho and Alejandro Piñón.[3][8] It is a colonial building located in front of the Jardín Centenario park, in Coyoacán, Mexico City.[9][10] The interior design celebrates the Five Suns, an Aztec creation myth.[8]
Around 1997, Gustavo opened a distillery in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, which is managed by his twin brother, Jaime Muñoz.[11] In 2001, Los Danzantes Oaxaca opened in the historic center of Oaxaca City.[1] Alejandro Burgos is the chef, as of 2022. The eatery cultivates most of the fruits and vegetables used in the dishes in their orchard.[6]
Reception
editWhen the Michelin Guide debuted in 2024 in Mexico, it awarded 18 restaurants with Michelin stars. Los Danzantes Oaxaca received one star—meaning "high-quality cooking, worth a stop". The guide added that "[s]et in a dazzling, open-air courtyard, the memorable space buzzes as personable servers guide locals and visitors alike". Additionally, it received a Michelin Green Star, which denotes excellence in sustainable gastronomy.[5] Suzanne Barbezat wrote for Afar that the restaurant serves reinvented traditional dishes served with artistic presentations.[12]
Michelin inspectors also visited the Mexico City branch, but it did not receive stars, adding that it "shines a spotlight on contemporary Mexican cuisine".[13] In his review for Time Out, Guillermo Di Bella rated the Mexico City restaurant three out of five stars, criticized it for not having undergone a major makeover since the 1990s.[14] While Marco Beteta recommended breakfast at the restaurant,[15] Elena Eguiarte did so for dinner.[9] María José Ferrant advised eating outside.[16]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Amaro, Daniela (18 August 2022). "Los Danzantes Oaxaca: 5 platillos del menú que debes probar en tu visita al restaurante" [Los Danzantes Oaxaca: 5 dishes on the menu that you must try on your visit to the restaurant]. El Heraldo de Oaxaca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Eguiarte, Elena (5 July 2024). "Ruta foodie por Coyoacán: dónde desayunar, comer y cenar (y beber café) en uno de lo barrios de más tradición en la CDMX" [Foodie route through Coyoacán: where to have breakfast, lunch and dinner (and drink coffee) in one of the most traditional neighborhoods in Mexico City]. Food & Pleasure (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Solís, Monse (4 March 2024). "El imperdible menú de Sergio Camacho en Los Danzantes" [The must-see menu of Segio Camacho at Los Danzantes]. Aderezo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b Pérez Selvas, Magdalena (23 February 2018). "Gustavo Muñoz, Fundador de Los Danzantes" [Gustavo Muñoz, Los Danzantes founder]. Líderes Mexicanos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Danzantes Oaxaca". Michelin Guide. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b Orsini, Mariana (18 April 2022). "Los Danzantes en Oaxaca, una nueva fusión" [Los Danzantes en Oaxaca, a new fusion]. Revista María Orsini (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Fiesta en Los Danzantes" [Party at Los Danzantes]. El Universal (in Spanish). 3 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Danzantes: el restaurante que venera nuestro pasado gastronómico" [Los Danzantes: the restaurant that venerates our gastronomic past]. Forbes (in Spanish). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b Limón, Paola (11 September 2023). "Conoce la nueva mixología de Los Danzantes inspirada en la leyenda 'Los Favoritos de Mayahuel'" [Discover Los Danzantes' new mixology inspired by the legend 'Los Favoritos de Mayahuel']. Food & Pleasure (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Reyes, Sebastián (13 May 2024). "¡Éntrale a los bichos! Así es el nuevo menú de Los Danzantes Coyoacán" [Let's try some bugs! This is the new menu of Los Danzantes Coyoacán]. Dónde Ir (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ López, Marisela (31 December 2013). "Los Danzantes, al mejor restaurante del mundo" [Los Danzantes, to the best restaurant in the world]. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Barbezat, Suzanne. "Los Danzantes". Afar. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Los Danzantes Mexico City". Michelin Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Di Bella, Guillermo (27 March 2012). "Los Danzantes". Time Out (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Siete lugares para desayunar rico en Coyoacán" [Seven places for a tasty breakfast in Coyoacán]. Marco Beteta (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Ferrant, María José (7 May 2021). "8 de los restaurantes más bonitos y al aire libre en Coyoacán" [8 of the most beautiful outdoor restaurants in Coyoacán]. Food & Pleasure (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (Mexico City, in Spanish)
- Official website (Oaxaca City)