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Basque restaurant in Mexico City specialising in molecular gastronomy
Biko
Restaurant interior
Biko (restaurant) is located in Mexico City CentralBiko (restaurant)Location of Biko
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Bruno Oteiza and Mikel Alonso
Head chefMikel Alonso
Food typeTechno-emotional cuisine
Street addressPresidente Masaryk 407 Polanco
CityMexico City
CountryMexico
Coordinates19°25′55″N 99°11′55″W / 19.431961°N 99.198743°W / 19.431961; -99.198743
WebsiteOfficial website

Biko is a Basque restaurant in Mexico City specialising in experimental molecular gastronomy owned and operated by Basque chefs Bruno Oteiza and Mikel Alonso.

Design and operations

Biko began operations in 2008. It is located in Polanco on Avenida Presidente Masaryk in Mexico City. The restaurant's layout, which incorporates both light and dark materials, was designed by Entasis Architects and inspired by "the duality and ingredients of Basque cuisine". The kitchen is run by co-owners Bruno Oteiza and Mikel Alonso, alongside Gerard Bellver. Biko specialises in techno-emotional cuisine. Dishes served at Biko include "burnt corn soup" and "foie gras topped with cotton candy", as well as "foamed cauliflower" and "almond-infused pork cheeks".

Reception

In April 2012, Time Out reviewer Felipe Viterbo gave the restaurant a five-star review, praising its "legendary" and "outstanding" reputation and highlighting the "inventiveness of the kitchen, the ranges of taste, and the ingenious surprises." In June 2016, Ryan Sutton, writing for the food website Eater included Biko in his list of "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2016", ranking in 43rd place. In November 2016, The Daily Telegraph reviewer Stephanie Rafanelli listed Biko as one of the top five restaurants in Mexico, describing its menu as "understated culinary genius".

References

  1. ^ "Best Restaurants in Mexico City". Food & Wine. January 24, 2017.
  2. Zakout, Adel (June 22, 2011). "10 Architecturally Awesome Restaurants Around The World". Business Insider.
  3. ^ Rafanelli, Stephanie (November 9, 2016). "Mexico's five best restaurants". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. Mullen, Tom (March 2, 2017). "How Guggenheim's Nerua Celebrates Through Food And Wine". Forbes.
  5. McGregor, Nick (December 10, 2016). "Why Your Next Foodie Vacation Needs To Be Mexico City". Thrillist.
  6. Viterbo, Felipe Soto (April 29, 2012). "Biko". Time Out.
  7. Sutton, Ryan (June 13, 2016). "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2016: The Full List of Winners: Osteria Francescana takes the #1 spot for the first time ever". eater.

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