Fauna
Restaurant · Ensenada
México 3 km #73, 22760 Francisco Zarco, B.C., Mexico
Highlights
Fauna in Valle de Guadalupe serves inventive Mexican tasting menus in a chic winery setting with vibrant, shareable dishes and stellar service.
Fauna in Valle de Guadalupe serves inventive Mexican tasting menus in a chic winery setting with vibrant, shareable dishes and stellar service.
"Fauna is one of Baja California's local-turned-international legends. Rabinor says, "An experimental daily menu, the restaurant's strong suit, is possible thanks to an amazingly creative team led by chef David Castro Hussong, whose wide experience at such a young age is well-reflected in the menu." - Meagan Drillinger Meagan Drillinger Meagan Drillinger left New York City for a life on the road. She has spent the majority of her career traveling and living in Mexico, and is passionate about seeing destinations in a slow-
"Snubbed by Michelin despite being crowned Best Restaurant in Mexico." - Bill Esparza
"Subsequent restaurants like celebrated campestre-style Fauna, Villa Torél, and Animalón where world-class cuisine is cooked over wood fire and paired with Mexican wine." - Bill Esparza
"For years, Valle de Guadalupe was dominated by a small group of chef luminaries. Then David Castro Hussong opened Fauna at the chic Bruma winery in 2017, quickly establishing his own original voice among a chorus of modern Baja Californian chefs. The chef expresses his whimsical, lighthearted approach through humble ingredients. Scallops poached in butter, brilliantly enhanced by a viscous layer of rich, charred eggplant puree, are served with small flour tortillas, making for transcendent tacos. Meanwhile, the pork salpicón in tomatillo relish is beautifully balanced. The long, sturdy communal dining table is perfect for ordering up a feast, from fine shellfish, to duck sopes, to a tableside clay-baked chayote that highlights Hussong’s free-spirited cooking. In 2023, the restaurant was named to Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list and was the highest-ranking establishment from Mexico." - Bill Esparza
"Fauna Restaurante en Bruma, led by chefs David Castro Hussong and Maribel Aldaco, was named the Best Restaurant in Mexico and ranked number five in Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2023. The restaurant, which opened in 2017, features a long communal table extending to an earthen patio and garden, and serves dishes such as fresh abalone dressed with aguachile and fire-roasted broccoli in a vivid green broccoli sauce." - Bill Esparza
