Sud 777

Sud 777
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The restaurant's interior
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Restaurant information
Established2008 (2008)
Owner(s)Edgar Núñez
Head chefEdgar Núñez
Food typeFrench[1]
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide, 2024)
Street addressBoulevard de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón
CityMexico City
Postal/ZIP Code01900
CountryMexico
Coordinates19°18′31.7″N 99°12′32.7″W / 19.308806°N 99.209083°W / 19.308806; -99.209083
ReservationsYes[2]
Websitesud777.com.mx/en

Sud 777 (sometimes stylized SUD777) is a restaurant in Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. It is owned by chef Edgar Núñez, who founded it in 2008. It has à la carte options and a twelve-course tasting menu. The restaurant serves French food prepared with Mexican ingredients, mainly the country's vegetables.

Sud 777 has received positive reviews and was awarded one Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico. In 2023, Sud 777 was added to the British magazine Restaurant's publication The World's 50 Best Restaurants, as the list was expanded to include restaurants from positions 51 to 100.

Description

According to Jorge Toledo from El Economista, instead of serving conventional Mexican food, Sud 777's dishes are made with Mexican ingredients using French cooking methods; as an example, he said that duck leg is fried similarly to carnitas, in its fat.[3][1] The primary ingredient of the food is vegetables and the restaurant offers an à la carte menu along with a seasonal twelve-course tasting menu.[3][4][5]

Reservations are required to dine at Sud 777;[2] the restaurant has a chef's table where Núñez provides a seven-course meal and Mexican wine to up to eight people who reserve it in advance.[1] In addition, there is a sushi-only section named Kokeshi and a lounge bar.[6]

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    Tomato consommé, infused in mamey pixtle and a flower
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    Green peas, strawberry, sherry mint, and oxtail reduction
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    Duck magret, ant eggs and smoked avocado
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    Leek, potato and cinnamon
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    Black cod, beans stock, kale and sea asparagus
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    Foie gras in a spoon and charcoal bell pepper, chocolate, and sea salt
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    Coffee, orange and cacao cake
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    Tomato and green peas pairing drinks

History

Edgar Núñez (es) founded Sud 777 in 2008 in Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City.[7][3] He was trained in French cuisine in restaurants like Noma, in Copenhagen, Denmark.[8][9] Toledo describes the restaurant with a building style that is evocative of the 1940s and 1950s, similar to works by Luis Barragán, Max Cetto, or Antonio Attolini Lack.[1]

In 2016, Núñez opened Comedor Jacinta in the Polanco neighborhood, in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, which offers a different menu from that of Sud 777.[10]

Reception and recognition

Carlos Maribona wrote for ABC that the food breaks the mold because some hors d'oeuvres could function as desserts and vice versa, concluding that Sud 777 is the best Mexican restaurant he has visited.[4] Glotón Mundano gave his approval to the restaurant's non-central location.[11] Additional to the main restaurant, Julie Schwietert Collazo recommended the Kokeshi option for Afar.[12]

On their selection of the top twenty-three restaurants in Mexico City, Time Out placed Sud 777 at number eight.[13] The restaurant was chosen for the guide's selections by a Fodor's critic.[14] The British magazine Restaurant publishes the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Since 2023, additional restaurants have been listed from position 51 to position 100. Sud 777 was ranked 70 in 2023 and 82 in 2024.[15][16]

When the Michelin Guide debuted in 2024 in Mexico, it awarded 18 restaurants with Michelin stars.[17] Sud 777 received one star, meaning "high-quality cooking, worth a stop". The guide added: "[c]hef Edgar Núñez presides over a multicourse tasting menu" and the "space is modern and sprawling, with lofted ceilings, dark wood, and earthy colors".[18] Additionally, Comedor Jacinta received a Bib Gourmand rating, indicating "exceptionally good food at moderate prices", stating further that its "dishes are simple, but tasty, with excellent technique and abundant portions—all at a reasonable price".[19]

Sud 777, along with six other Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico City, was honored by Martí Batres, the head of the Mexico City government. He presented the chefs with an onyx statuette as a token of appreciation for their role in promoting tourism in the city. The statuette's design is inspired by the pre-Hispanic sculpture The Young Woman of Amajac, in recognition of the significant contributions of indigenous women to national and international gastronomy.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Toledo, Jorge. "Sud 777: oasis culinario en el Sur" [Sud 777: a culinary oasis in the South]. El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sud 777". Chilango (in Spanish). 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Toledo, Jorge (23 May 2014). "Sud 777: Alta Cocina y food trucks" [Sud 777: haute cuisine and food trucks]. El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Maribona, Carlos (20 February 2023). "Sud 777, la buena cocina vegetal mexicana" [Sud 777, the good Mexican vegetable cooking]. ABC (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Rodríguez, Nadia (23 June 2022). "Cuánto cuesta comer en Sud 777 del chef Edgar Núñez" [How much does it cost to eat at Chef Edgar Núñez's Sud 777]. Dónde Ir (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Sud 777, restaurante del chef Edgar Nuñez en Pedregal". Dónde Ir (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ Forcada, María (16 June 2023). "Sud 777: 15 años haciendo historia" [Sud 777: 15 years making history]. Food & Wine en Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Edgar Núñez i Magaña". Larousse Cocina (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Édgar Núñez, el chef a cargo de Sud 777, uno de los mejores restaurantes mexicanos del mundo" [Édgar Núñez, the chef in charge of Sud 777, one of the best Mexican restaurants in the world]. La Vieja Guardia (in Spanish). Milenio. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Comedor Jacinta: Cocina del chef Edgar Nuñez en Polanco" [Comedor Jacinta: Chef Edgar Nuñez's Kitchen in Polanco]. Dónde Ir (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ Mundano, Glotón (12 December 2018). "Sud777, un lugar necesario al sur de la ciudad" [Sud777, a necessary place south of the city]. SinEmbargo.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  12. ^ Schwietert Collazo, Julie. "Sud 777". Afar. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ^ Barberena, Regina (30 October 2019). "The 23 best restaurants in Mexico City". Time Out. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Sud 777". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  15. ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023". Restaurant. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  16. ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants". Restaurant. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  17. ^ Beaven, Katherine Alex (7 June 2024). "Mexico's First Michelin Guide Debuts With 18 Starred Restaurants—Including a Taco Stand". Afar. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Sud 777". Michelin Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Comedor Jacinta". Michelin Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  20. ^ Rangel, Azucena (15 August 2024). "Batres entrega reconocimiento a restaurantes de Cdmx con Estrella Michelin" [Batres rewards Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico City]. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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