International Special Awards 2021EstablishmentInternational selection

Las Quince Letras

Celia Florián

Oaxaca, Mexico

WebsiteInstagram

Artisan & Authenticity Award

Restaurants promoting the culinary heritage of its region or country through skill, produce and sourcing

Corn, beans, peppers, mezcal and grasshoppers - chapulines - are part of Oaxacan gastronomy in the same way as tamales and seven varieties of mole sauce. Celia Flori and Fidel Méndez’s restaurant turns all these emblems of the region into showstoppers: grilled cheese with lettuce, cactus, onion, roasted tomatoes and grasshoppers; grilled marinated pork served with fried beans and grilled onions; prawns in a corn and coconut crust; or even plates of mole with rice.