Oyamel
Mexican restaurant · Downtown
401 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Highlights
Creative Mexican tapas & street food with a celebrated cocktail menu
Creative Mexican tapas & street food with a celebrated cocktail menu
"If its legendary grasshopper tacos aren’t your thing, José Andrés’s whimsical Oaxacan eatery has lots of other $6 options at the ready. Try the Yucatán-style pit barbecued Pipe Dreams pork with Mexican sour orange and pickled red onion, or one with braised Roseda Farms beef tongue with a spicy chile. A new location recently arrived in NYC." - Tierney Plumb
"José Andrés’s airy Mexican restaurant, located in Penn Quarter since 2007, is a high-end option downtown for made-to-order guacamole, antojitos (small plates) with a solid range of vegetables, and tacos like a Yucatán-style cochinita pibil (pit-cooked pig). The menu name-drops purveyors like Rancho Gordo beans and Anson Mills rice. Oyamel led the way for D.C. restaurants to grind their own Mexican heirloom corn. Oyamel just expanded to NYC’s Hudson Yards neighborhood this spring." - Tierney Plumb
"A well-liked Mexican restaurant by Chef Jose Andres, offering regionally inflected Mexican cuisine with high-quality ingredients." - Kevin Chau
"A Mexican restaurant that offers a vibrant menu with authentic flavors, earning its Bib Gourmand status." - MICHELIN Guide
"For the past 20 years, Oyamel has hosted an Hora Feliz weekdays from 4-6 p.m. New offerings like Mezcal Monday and Tequila Tuesday specifically focus on highlighting the flavors of rotating brands from various regions. For $8, try a classic margarita or Mojito Dorado, a mint-charged Demerara rum with minted sugar and lime “air.”" - Claudia Rosenbaum
