Adriana Cavita to launch ‘El Bar de Cavita’

Mexican chef Adriana Cavita is set to open ‘El Bar de Cavita’ – a brand new bar concept in the Marylebone area on 16 February.

The new addition to her restaurant Cavita will be a conversion of the previous basement area. The new space will feature a “rustic” Mexican-inspired design, accommodating 44 seated guests and 60–70 standing.

Stripping the menu back to basics, El Bar De Cavita will serve Margaritas, building on the success of the house Margarita upstairs; the Watermelon Margarita.

Other drinks include a classic Mezcalita, a Corn Old Fashioned made with Abasolo Mexican Corn Whiskey, agave and angostura whiskey bitters and the traditional fermented and spiced pineapple drink, Tepache.

Alongside cocktails, El Bar De Cavita will serve a huge range of Mexican spirits, from traditional and rare mezcals to lesser-known products such as Sotol – a mezcal adjacent spirit made from the Sotol plant with a similar flavour profile and Koch, a mezcal from the San Baltazar region of Oaxaca.

Cavita’s all-time favourite mezcals are available in a house flight as part of the mezcal offering, which is designed to be tasted.

Additionally, all food is served ‘street food’ style and is meant to be eaten with your hands.

Cavita has crafted the menu to highlight the “best” dishes from the street stalls where she grew up. It includes the Chutoro Tostada, with soft tuna belly and avocado on a crisp tostada and Quesabirria, consisting of slow cooked beef shin and crispy fried cheese in a taco with a beef consommé for dipping.

With 13 years of culinary expertise, including stints at prestigious gastronomic institutions like El Bulli and Pujol, Cavita’s culinary philosophy is rooted in “honouring tradition while embracing creativity”.