A modern Mexican restaurant from the world-renowned chef behind Mexico City’s Pujol and New York’s Cosme and Atla.

Chef Enrique Olvera of World's 50 Best Restaurant Pujol, Olvera and Cosme NYC - regarded as two of New York’s best restaurants, while Pujol is often name-checked as Mexico City’s best. The acclaimed chef -  with fellow superstar Mexican chef Daniela Soto-Innes - have opened Damian, a California produce-driven concept, and Ditroit, a back-alley taqueria, in the Arts District. 

Damian, the more formal of the two is slated to be “very similar to Cosme,” so expect stunningly plated, modern Californian-Mexican dishes - taking inspiration from local, seasonal produce with some Asian and Mediterranean influences. Much of the menu is vegetable-driven and seafood-focused. Expect housemade tortillas and a mezcal bar with a zero waste-focused drinks programme.  

Open Tuesday to Saturday.

Ideal For

Multicultural meals, taco-about, Californian Mexican cuisine

Signature Dishes

Smoked reina clam with salsa macha; spiny lobster with rice, beans, and flour tortilla; rockfish ceviche with salsa Mexicana and olive kosho; pipian verde with mushrooms and albacore carnitas.

Highlights

At Ditroit, a back-alley taqueria adjacent to Damian, Olvera weaves together multicultural influences with a daily-changing menu of two or three tacos each day.