On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Mexico City, families and friends were enjoying the famous tuna tostadas at the lauded Contramar restaurant. Just after 1 p.m., the restaurant began to shake.

Since the Mexico City restaurant Contramar turned a classic fish dish into a go-to entree, versions have popped up from Milwaukee to Greece. The red-and-green pescado a la talla from Contramar in ...

Before the pandemic, chef Gabriela Cámara’s restaurant Contramar was bustling with cooks and customers, its tables set close together, underscoring a guiding principle for Cámara and Mexican ...

That’s new.” This generation also has been eager to redefine what it means to be Mexican, says Gabriela Camara, a 29-year-old entrepreneur whose Contramar seafood restaurant is one of the most ...

but you’ll also find some of the best restaurants and bars in town. And while that certainly includes places like Contramar and Rosetta, there are also plenty of taco spots, cafes, and even ...

Her 20-year-old restaurant, Contramar, is both a beloved institution and a power-lunch destination: the Union Square Cafe of Mexico City. Her San Francisco restaurant, Cala, has established her ...

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who splits her time between the perpetually packed Contramar, which opened in 1998, and her second restaurant, Cala, which was an instant success when it debuted in San Francisco last fall.

celebrity chefs have taken over as the faces and voices of restaurants. Even so, there are five eateries around the globe with maître d’s carrying on Maccioni’s legacy. Contramar, in Mexico ...

What you do find here are stories from a dozen or so chefs, waiters, bartenders, and bussers who love working in restaurants. At Contramar, a restaurant that aims to bring a taste of the beach to ...

Her restaurants: Contramar, Entremar, MeroToro, and Barracuda Diner, in Mexico City, and Cala and the forthcoming Tacos Cala, in San Francisco What she is known for: Introducing flavors from ...

Mexico City lighting design studio Davidpompa has collaborated with restaurant Contramar to create an exhibit for the city's art week that explores the intersection of traditional Mexican weaving ...