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Cresta Colorada

Mexican rotisserie, mezcals & natural wines

18.03.24

For lovers of tasty Mexican food, the Cresta Colorada restaurant and bar is a great option for savouring honest-to-goodness dishes accompanied by local wines and Agave spirits.  The brightly coloured interior design is impossible to miss and is one of the many options reflecting international cuisine on c/ Enric Granados. Located on the corner of c/ Corsega with an outdoor terrace in front. The restaurant combines roast chicken and grilled meat dishes together with a wide variety of starters.  Washed down with a unique selection of spirits and drinks that mix Mexican and Catalan references.

One of the owners Cayetano Zertuche who is originally from Guadalajara explains how the fashionable Mexican restaurants of San Francisco inspired Cresta Colorada. Another of the owners resides there and their idea was to pair the typical Mexican dishes famous throughout the world with unusual wines and spirits options. “Both natural wines and mezcals are characterized by small producers and distillers and craft techniques: a similar philosophy that inspired our Cresta Colorada's project,” explains Zertuche.

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    Among the highlights on the menu include the Pollo pa'taquear, half chicken served with four homemade corn tortillas made to order, beans, avocado, tatemada sauce (tomato, onions and peppers), homemade ketchup and xnipec onion; the Pollo Cresta Colorada, half chicken with roasted potatoes bathed in chipotle ranch sauce. Other alternative options for meat lovers include the Arranchera del Cholo, 200 g of marinated entrail fillet cooked in the charcoal oven, served with melted cheese, guacamole, toasted chiles, molcajete sauce, green sauce and freshly made tortillas. Or the Veal Milanesa, rib eye fillet coated in panko, served with molcajete sauce and smoked mashed potatoes.

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    And there’s lots of starters to choose from: fried avocado meat tacos, either rib eye steak or fried chicken; beef birria quesadillas, guacamole, empanadas, charcoal roast potatoes, grilled sweetbreads, cauliflower ceviche toast and many other specialties ideal for sharing.

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    Monday to Thursday, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

    Fridays and Saturdays, from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to midnight.

    Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m.