Acamaya
Mexican restaurant · Bywater ·
Creative seafood dishes with prehispanic ingredients and vibrant decor
Creative seafood dishes with prehispanic ingredients and vibrant decor
"Walking into a room of pastel pink tile, gorgeous stonework and striking breeze walls, I felt as if I’d landed in a stylish, dramatic stage for Chef Ana Castro’s inspired, seafood-driven Mexican cooking. The superb “al pastor” hamachi tostada (with nixtamalized in-house corn) stands out, as do hearty masa-dough dumplings tossed with Higgins crab, oyster mushrooms and corn beurre blanc; inventive touches like a sweet potato with peanut mole, turmeric and lime and a custard-like flan close the meal, while the bar turns out dazzling, craveworthy cocktails." - The MICHELIN Guide
"I was struck by a stylish, dramatic room of pastel pink tile, gorgeous stonework and striking breeze walls where Chef Ana Castro offers an inspired, seafood-driven menu; standouts include a superb “al pastor” hamachi tostada (with in-house nixtamalized corn), hearty masa-dough dumplings tossed with Higgins crab, oyster mushrooms and corn beurre blanc, a turbo-charged sweet potato with peanut mole, turmeric and lime, and a custard-like flan, all matched to a bar that shakes vibrant, craveworthy cocktails." - The MICHELIN Guide
"In New Orleans, Acamaya is a Mexican restaurant included on the MICHELIN Guide's inaugural American South Bib Gourmand list." - The MICHELIN Guide
"I wasn’t expecting a new favorite dumpling style, but the chochoyotes changed my mind: thumb-print–size masa pillows floated in a delicate tomatoey broth with chunks of local Louisiana crab, delivering tender little cloudbursts that tasted of the sea and the end of summer." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff
"At Acamaya the Castro sisters elevate coastal Mexican cooking with daily catches and playful abundance—crawfish folded into caramelized-cheese torpedoes in flour tortillas, masa dumplings filled with Jean Lafitte crab, and $90 platters brimming with caviar, gorditas, and puréed ayocote beans—set in a warmly lit room of soft pink tiles and ocean-blue bathrooms where every inch reflects their sunny, celebratory approach to seafood-forward dining." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff