La Cocina de San Juan
Discover the Unique Flavors at La Cocina de San Juan
Located in the heart of Mexico City at 2ᵃ Calle de Ernesto Pugibet 21-Local 342, La Cocina de San Juan offers an extraordinary culinary experience that combines traditional Mexican heritage with daring exotic ingredients. Open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, this restaurant invites adventurous food lovers to indulge in dishes rarely found elsewhere.
A Gastronomic Adventure Featuring Exotic Ingredients
The menu features a fascinating blend of native delicacies and innovative flavors, including meats like wild boar, crocodile, venison, and buffalo. Guests can also savor pre-Hispanic soups such as Sopa Azteca and Sopa de Nopal con Escamoles, and explore unique offerings like roasted duck stuffed with apples, insect platters with grasshoppers, scorpions, and ant larvae (escamoles), as well as delights like baguettes with fine cheeses and exotic meats. The presentation and carefully described ingredients emphasize the deep culinary roots and innovative spirit of Mexican cuisine.
Visitors repeatedly praise the delicious food, highlighting standout dishes such as the consommé, tacos, and especially the grasshoppers with garlic. The restaurant’s warm and attentive service adds to the overall remarkable dining atmosphere. For those who enjoy trying exotic delicacies, La Cocina de San Juan provides an unforgettable and authentic experience that is both flavorful and culturally enriching.
Informations
- Website represents a restaurant named "La Cocina de San Juan".
- The restaurant offers exotic and traditional dishes with unique ingredients such as jabalí (wild boar), cocodrilo (crocodile), venado (venison), búfalo (buffalo), escamoles (ant larvae), and various insects (entomophagy).
- Dishes include baguette with fine cheeses and choice of exotic meat, pre-Hispanic soups like Sopa Azteca and Sopa de Nopal con Escamoles, roasted duck stuffed with apples, insect platter, cheese and lamb racks, and specialty items like Crepa Polaca with blueberry, and Tortitas de Ahuautle.
- Cuisine features a mix of traditional Mexican ingredients and innovative use of native and exotic proteins.
- Menu items are described with detailed ingredients and presentation styles, emphasizing traditional and local culinary heritage.
- No information about opening hours, booking or ordering options, or access details is provided on the homepage content.


