{"id":372244,"date":"2025-11-11T19:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/372244\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:51:12","slug":"new-baja-style-mexican-restaurant-to-open-in-dallas-design-district-in-early-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/372244\/","title":{"rendered":"New Baja-style Mexican restaurant to open in Dallas Design District in early December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/design-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/design-district\/\">Dallas Design District<\/a> will welcome a new addition next month with Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar, a restaurant offering dishes inspired by the cuisine of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/2024\/12\/06\/how-we-found-baja-style-mexican-food-in-d-fw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/2024\/12\/06\/how-we-found-baja-style-mexican-food-in-d-fw\/\">Baja California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The project focused on one of Mexico\u2019s most innovative culinary regions is the brainchild of restaurateurs Mauricio Gallegos and Gerardo Barrera. The duo is also behind Xaman Caf\u00e9 and Ayahuasca Cantina, two establishments known for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/dfw-sabores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/dfw-sabores\/\">authentic Mexican cuisine<\/a> in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to continue creating spaces that celebrate our Mexican cultural heritage and convey that history through food, art, and design,\u201d Barrera said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The menu at Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar will be \u201celevated but accessible,\u201d paying homage to the cuisine of the Baja California peninsula. The region is located in the northwest corner of Mexico and is known for combining fresh flavors and ingredients with seafood.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurant News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the scoop on the latest openings, closings, and where and what to eat and drink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The menu will include a raw bar, crudos and tiraditos, house-made tortillas, and an emphasis on various shellfish and roe\/caviar, all part of the \u201cBaja-style cuisine\u201d that has gained international prestige for its elegant simplicity and focus on the product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The restaurant\u2019s wine selection will be another distinctive feature, as it will offer a 100% Mexican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/wine-spirits\/page\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/wine-spirits\/page\/2\/\">wine<\/a> list with labels from the Guadalupe Valley, Baja California Sur, Quer\u00e9taro and Coahuila. In addition, the cocktail program will be inspired by Ayahuasca Cantina, combining regional flavors with modern techniques to create innovative drinks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920 \/ 1080\"   class=\"dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KIRMO2ZMYJA6JMWE7SR3M7QFXU.png\" alt=\"The interior design will evoke the Baja California coast with a palette of ocean greens and...\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The interior design will evoke the Baja California coast with a palette of ocean greens and warm sands, along with handmade ceramics and natural textiles, all by Coev\u00e1l Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar\/Coev\u00e1l Studio<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The culinary and operational development of the project is being carried out in collaboration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/restaurant-news\/2025\/04\/28\/eledi-new-restaurant-jose-chef-anastacia-quinones-pittman\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/restaurant-news\/2025\/04\/28\/eledi-new-restaurant-jose-chef-anastacia-quinones-pittman\/\">with Oh Hi! Hospitality<\/a>, a group comprised of chefs Anastacia Qui\u00f1ones-Pittman, V\u00edctor Rojas and Carlos M\u00e1rquez, three renowned figures in Texas cuisine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The interior design will evoke the Baja California coast with a palette of ocean greens and warm sands, along with handmade ceramics and natural textiles, all by Coev\u00e1l Studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar will officially open its doors in early December, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and takeout options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar will be located at 155 River Edge Drive, Dallas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Design District will welcome a new addition next month with Puerto Cocina &amp; Bar, a restaurant&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":372245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,6329,27144,36155,1596,7712,18465,24355,2105,35347,24354,9065,9733,9063,988,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-372244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-breakfast","10":"tag-chefs","11":"tag-coffee-shop","12":"tag-dallas","13":"tag-dallas-fortworth","14":"tag-design-district","15":"tag-dinner","16":"tag-food-and-drink","17":"tag-hispanic-dfw","18":"tag-lunch","19":"tag-mexican-food","20":"tag-restaurant-news","21":"tag-restaurant-openings","22":"tag-restaurants","23":"tag-texas","24":"tag-tx","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-united-states-of-america","27":"tag-unitedstates","28":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","29":"tag-us","30":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115532811875721993","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}