Metlapil
Perks
- Complimentary glass of bubbles any time you dine at the restaurant
About
Opened just this past June, this Mexican eatery with a special emphasis on mariscos (seafood, if you're not in the know) has jumped right onto Oregonian’s List of “10 Openings to Know About” and Resy’s “Hit List.” Chef Lalo Camarena, former Executive Chef at República and a 2023 StarChefs "Rising Star" Award-Winner, was born in the San Fernando Valley but spent much of his upbringing in Mazatlán, Mexico. He now presides over a menu with signature fare like oysters with fermented chile-tomato salsa, ash aguachile with sous vide octopus and fresh shrimp, and dry-aged sturgeon tostadas with aguachile verde and sturgeon mayo. It all arrives on tostadas and tortillas made with masa that Chef Camarena hand grinds himself, with the cylindrical grinding stone—a metlapil—that gives rise to this restaurant’s name.
Category
- Restaurants
