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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2021 |
Owner(s) |
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Manager(s) | Carlos Pérez-Puelles [1] |
Chef | Ana Dolores González [1] |
Food type | |
Rating | ( Michelin Guide, 2024) |
Street address | Fernando Montes de Oca 86, Condesa, Cuauhtémoc |
City | Mexico City |
Postal/ZIP Code | 06140 |
Country | Mexico |
Coordinates | 19°24′50″N 99°10′36″W / 19.41389°N 99.17667°W |
Seating capacity | 30 [1] |
Reservations | Yes [2] |
Website | Esquina Común on Instagram |
Esquina Común [a] is a restaurant in Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. It is co-owned by chef Ana Dolores González and her partner, Carlos Pérez-Puelles, and it was originally founded in the living room of their residence in the Roma neighborhood in 2021. Following a review by The New York Times, the restaurant increased its popularity.
They relocated to the Condesa neighborhood after their landlord attempted to raise their rent upon learning they ran a business. They describe Esquina Común as a clandestine terrace and the restaurant serves Mexican and Spanish dishes. Esquina Común was awarded one Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.
Esquina Común is a Mexican and Spanish food restaurant that serves seasonal menus. [2] [4] It is replaced every two months and offers a seven-course menu akin to tasting menus. It has space for 30 people, diners are required to make reservations in advance via Instagram, and it opens on the weekends only. [1] [5]
Esquina Común was founded by Mexican chef Ana Dolores González and her Spanish partner, Carlos Pérez-Puelles, in late 2021. [2] González had additional training in Peru; she previously worked at Expendio de Maíz, a restaurant in Mexico City. [1] [3] The restaurant was placed in the living room of a rented department in the Roma neighborhood before moving the tables on the terrace; it could serve up to 14 diners. [2] [3] González's mother assisted her in the kitchen. [3] After the diners' reservation was confirmed, they were informed of the location. [2] The restaurant gained notoriety after a New York Times review titled "A Homey Restaurant Tucked Inside a Mexico City Apartment" by Michael Snyder. [1]
As of 2023, they had relocated to the Condesa neighborhood, [6] to Fernando Montes de Oca Street. [7] Their former landlord found out that they were running a business and tripled the rent. González and Pérez-Puelles invested most of their savings to remodel the new location. [1] Ignacio Medina described the new location as a "half-clandestine restaurant on the terrace of a coworking space at a crossroads in Condesa [with a] covered third floor that looks out onto the canopy of trees that shade the street". [8]
Medina was split on his dishes, approving the ceviche but criticizing the chicken breast. [8] Coco Marett described for Tatler Asia that "[the] plates are pure magic, a mash-up of influences from Mexican to Mediterranean". [9] Michele Lagalla commented for Cocina y Vino that the space is surreptitious and the plates are austere, detailed, and flavorful. [10] When the Michelin Guide debuted in Mexico in 2024, it rewarded eighteen restaurants with Michelin stars. Esquina Común received one star—meaning "high-quality cooking, worth a stop". The guide added that "[t]he covered rooftop setting is enhanced with bountiful greenery and a lovely, relaxed vibe" and "[s]tyled like a tasting menu and portioned for two, [the] dishes are impressive". [11]