Acamaya

Mexican restaurant · Bywater

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The 12 Hottest New Restaurants in New Orleans, February 2025

"Acamaya is Bywater’s newest special occasion dining destination that doubles as a welcoming neighborhood restaurant. It’s from Ana Castro, the James Beard Award-nominated former chef of Lengua Madre, and her sister Lydia Castro. It’s celebratory in all ways, from the upbeat, glowy interior to a menu of Mexican mariscos that is at times exciting and at times comforting, paying tribute to Mexico City throughout. Try the hamachi tostada, bass ceviche, crap sope, shrimp aguachile, octopus with walnut salsa negra, and the chochoyotes, but whatever you do, don’t skip the arroz negro. It’s a funky, earthy dish with mussels, squid, and huitlacoche, a fungus grown among corn crops known also as “corn smut,” and it is a powerhouse." - Clair Lorell

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