Cantina Los Mayas Review - Richmond - San Francisco - The Infatuation
"SF has more wine bars than dogs, and they all blur together. The number of times we’ve had overpriced charcuterie boards alongside local sourdough and a Sonoma pinot noir is too high to count. But Cantina Los Mayas sticks out. The Richmond wine bar is serving exclusively Mexican wines and pairing them with impressive Yucatecan specialties that stand on their own. There aren’t many spots where you can eat molcajete mixto with a glass of sangiovese from Valle de Guadalupe. The food isn’t an afterthought. Whether you’re sharing a few tacos with a date or ordering so much that the staff has to pull up another table to fit it all, you’ll walk away impressed. The panuchos are crispy and light, and topped with saucy cochinita pibil that drips with near-seductive juices—they’re the best things on the menu. Perfectly cooked chicken is coated in silky smooth mole. And the sikil pak, a chunky dip made of pumpkin seeds and roasted tomatoes, is so flavor-packed you’ll want to drink it like soup. This is the sibling restaurant of , a more casual Yucatecan place that’s also in the Richmond. While the taqueria is for margarita-drenched evenings with tortas and super quesadillas, the wine bar is built for flirty little date nights at the bar or small group catch-ups over non-boring shareables. And since eating your body weight in cochinita isn’t something you can do at any old wine bar, come here to switch up your usual drinking spot. A fantastic meal awaits. " - Julia Chen
