El restaurante mexicano Quintonil ha sido elegido este mi\u00e9rcoles como el mejor de Latinoam\u00e9rica y el cuarto del mundo en la 24\u00aa edici\u00f3n de la lista The 50 Best <\/i>Restaurants<\/i> 2026<\/i>, presentada durante la noche en el Teatro Municipal de Lima (Per\u00fa). La Ciudad de M\u00e9xico se sit\u00faa as\u00ed como uno de los epicentros de la gastronom\u00eda mundial. Quintonil es, desde 2012, el escenario donde el cocinero Jorge Vallejo, con experiencia en casas como Noma (Dinamarca) y Pujol (M\u00e9xico), de Enrique Olvera, despliega una propuesta culinaria mexicana de vanguardia. Lo acompa\u00f1a su esposa, Alejandra Flores, sumiller y jefa de sala, formada en la escuela suiza Les Roches y exdirectora comercial y de operaciones del grupo Olvera.<\/p>\n
Por delante de Quintonil solo queda Alchemist (Copenhague, Dinamarca), el elegido como mejor restaurante de Asia, Gaggan (Bangkok, Tailandia) y Asador Etxebarri (Atxondo, Espa\u00f1a), el mejor del mundo seg\u00fan el listado. Aunque la lista de los 50 mejores no incluye a ning\u00fan otro restaurante mexicano, hay cinco que s\u00ed se encuentran entre los 100 mejores: Alcalde (Guadalajara, en el puesto 55), Huniik (M\u00e9rida, 79), Arca (Tulum, 87), Rosetta (Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, 96) y Fauna (Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, 99).<\/p>\n
El nombre de Quintonil hace referencia a una planta silvestre comestible muy utilizada en la cocina tradicional mexicana, presente en algunos de sus platos y bebidas del restaurante. La propuesta gira en torno a ingredientes locales frescos, t\u00e9cnicas tradicionales y sabores ancestrales de M\u00e9xico, reinterpretados en clave moderna.<\/p>\n
Entre sus platos destacan chileatole de huitlacoche, hierbas de la milpa, la tostada de mejill\u00f3n en escabeche al grill, mole del mar y reducci\u00f3n de cebollas tatemadas, la barbacoa de pesca del d\u00eda en adobo de chapul\u00edn, crema de coliflor con plancton, el tamal de pato pibil y crema de elote tierno, y un festival de entomofagia, con ceviche de vegetales de la milpa en leche de tigre de nopal ahumado; t\u00e1rtara de aguacate tatemado con escamoles; alambre de setas con salsa macha y chintextle de chapul\u00edn; o salsa roja con jumiles y epazote; tortillas de ma\u00edz criollo de Opichen (Yucat\u00e1n).<\/p>\n
El men\u00fa degustaci\u00f3n cuesta alrededor de 4.900 pesos (unos 235 euros). Las opciones de maridaje incluyen vinos del mundo o vinos mexicanos, una selecci\u00f3n de vinos de terroir<\/i> y rarezas, o una propuesta sin alcohol. Quintonil, ubicado en el barrio capitalino de Polanco, cuenta con una barra, donde es posible tomar un men\u00fa m\u00e1s breve \u2014que incluye tacos a base de insectos, como chapulines y hormigas chicatanas\u2014 y desde donde se puede observar la cocina abierta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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