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New Yorkers are about to get a taste of Mexico City’s crown jewel. Pujol, chef Enrique Olvera’s iconic fine-dining temple, is leaving its Polanco home for a limited 12-night residency downtown this November—the restaurant’s first-ever appearance in New York.
The pop-up, staged inside the slick Financial District venue WSA at 161 Water Street, will run November 11–22 with two nightly seatings (5pm and 8pm). Reservations go live October 1 through Resy and if you’ve ever tried snagging a table in Mexico City, you know this is one you’ll want to click fast.
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Pujol isn’t just another acclaimed restaurant—it’s a global bucket-list destination. Since opening in 2000, Olvera has redefined Mexican fine dining, weaving traditional ingredients and techniques into one of the world’s most inventive tasting menus. The restaurant currently holds two Michelin stars (a first for Mexico) and a perennial spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
For New York, Olvera is no stranger. He already runs Cosme, the Flatiron darling famous for duck carnitas, and Atla, the buzzy all-day café in NoHo. But Pujol is the mothership, the place that made him a culinary superstar. Its arrival in New York is as close as the city has ever come to dining inside Mexico’s most hallowed dining room.
What can diners expect? The eight-course menu is still under wraps, but there are whispers of greatest hits: the legendary mole madre—aged for years and plated alongside a fresh mole every night—plus street-food-inspired bites like smoked baby corn served in a hollowed-out pumpkin. Olvera has also been known to center entire courses around corn tortillas, each one nixtamalized in-house. In short, don’t come expecting tacos and margaritas; come expecting art.
The price tag reflects the pedigree: $295 for the tasting menu, with optional $195 beverage pairings. Not cheap, but considerably easier than booking a flight to Mexico City, not to mention securing one of Pujol’s perpetually sold-out tables.
Between the anniversary milestone (25 years in the game) and Olvera’s homecoming of sorts, this residency is set to be one of fall’s hottest tickets. Blink and you’ll miss it—12 nights, a handful of seats and a chance to taste one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants without leaving Manhattan.