Le Tachinomi Desu: Mexico City’s Hidden Bar
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Inspired by standing bars in Japan, Le Tachinomi Desu in Mexico City is one of its best kept secrets. Owned and run by Mexican entrepreneur Edo Lopez, it is frequented by Mexican capital best chefs and other food industry insiders. The tiny place used to be Kobayashi restaurants group (which owns Le Tachinomi Desu) test kitchen where friends and family would pass by for a bite or a glass of wine. Thus, it was later called ‘a standing bar’.
Its interior behind discrete doors is quintessentially Japanese. All the action here takes place behind the sleek counter, where sake and natural wines are presented. Tapas style food and oden hot pot in winter are served on regular nights. If you come on Monday, you will have a chance to taste Japanese curry, while on Tuesdays it’s tacos nights with wine pairing.
Courtesy of Le Tachinomi Desu
Courtesy of Le Tachinomi Desu
Courtesy of Le Tachinomi Desu
Courtesy of Le Tachinomi Desu
Le Tachinomi Desu
Rio Panuco 132, Cuauhtémoc
06500 Ciudad de México
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