--- title: "Menu and tasting menus · Raíz, Polanco, Mexico City" description: "The Raíz menu: aguachiles, tostadas, tacos, moles and desserts, plus six- and nine-course tasting menus with wine pairing." language: en canonical: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/en/tierra/menu/ updated: 2026-11-05 alternates: es-MX: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/menu.md fr: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/fr/carte.md pt-BR: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/pt/cardapio.md de: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/de/speisekarte.md it: https://raiz.vallepinto.com/it/menu.md --- # Menu · Raíz > The Raíz menu: aguachiles, tostadas, tacos, moles and desserts, plus six- and nine-course tasting menus with wine pairing. The menu changes with the seasons. ## Tasting menus Two journeys through the Raíz kitchen, each with its own wine pairing. ### Nine-course tasting menu: MX$2,300 per person Prepaid when you book on Tock. https://www.exploretock.com/raiz 1. Kampachi tostada (Tostada de kampachi) 2. Roasted romanesco (Romanesco rostizado) 3. Suckling pig carnitas (Carnitas de lechón) 4. Mushroom buñuelo (Buñuelo de hongos) 5. Arroz a la tumbada 6. Mille-feuille fish (Pescado mil hojas) 7. Wagyu Cross skirt steak (Arrachera Wagyu Cross) 8. Pre-dessert (Pre-postre) 9. Seasonal dessert (Postre de temporada) **Nine-glass wine pairing** (optional): - Sake Tokubetsu Suigei Junmai - Pet Nat Zafado Naranja 2025 · Albariño, Altos de Jalisco - Monte Carbonare DOC 2022 · Garganega, Soave Classico - Fleurie AOC 2023 · Gamay, Beaujolais - Nacha 2025 · Pinot Noir, Patagonia - Berg Schlossberg Kabinett GL 2023 · Riesling, Rheingau - Expression du Terroir 2018 · Chardonnay, Savagnin, Côtes du Jura - Crémant Brut AOP · Chardonnay, Bourgogne - La Roggia DOCG 2021 · Recioto della Valpolicella Classico ### Six-course tasting menu: MX$1,900 per person Prepaid when you book on Tock. https://www.exploretock.com/raiz 1. Sea urchin tostada (Tostada de erizo) 2. Roasted romanesco (Romanesco rostizado) 3. Bluefin tiradito (Tiradito de aleta azul) 4. Enmolada with escamoles (Enmolada con escamoles) 5. Wagyu Cross short rib (Short rib Wagyu Cross) 6. Seasonal dessert (Postre de temporada) **Six-glass wine pairing** (optional): - En Riottes AOC 2022 · Aligoté, Bourgogne - Pet Nat Zafado Naranja 2025 · Albariño, Altos de Jalisco - Monte Carbonare DOC 2022 · Garganega, Soave Classico - Berg Schlossberg Kabinett GL 2023 · Riesling, Rheingau - Nervo DOCG 2021 · Nebbiolo, Barbaresco - Eiswein “Tschida-Angerhof” 2022 · Grüner Veltliner, Burgenland ## À la carte ### Starters - **Pen shell scallop aguachile** (Aguachile de callo de hacha): Pen shell scallop, lime and mint sorbet, cucumber, green tomato, piquín chile, green apple, avocado - **Black vegetable aguachile** (Aguachile negro de verduras): Nixtamalized squash, chayote and tomatoes, nopales, charred avocado, quelites and black recado sauce - **Bluefin tuna tiradito** (Tiradito de atún aleta azul): Bluefin tuna, leche de tigre, rhubarb, persimmon agar, hearts of palm, habanero oil, quelite extract - **Crab gordita** (Gordita de cangrejo): Fried crab with chile powder, celeriac, avocado cream, charred jalapeño mayonnaise - **Young corn** (Elotes tiernos): Young corn with chintextle mayonnaise, grasshopper powder, popcorn - **Suckling pig carnitas** (Carnitas de lechón): Suckling pig carnitas on a sweet corn tostada, piloncillo vinaigrette, avocado cream, xnipec, native cilantro - **Carne apache**: Apache-style venison tartare, pico de gallo, manzano and piquín chiles, wonton crisp, pepper veil, avocado purée - **Octopus tamal** (Tamal de pulpo): Filled with octopus chorizo, tomato and habanero concassé, crema de rancho, Cotija cheese, avocado purée - **Enmolada with escamoles** (Enmolada con escamoles): Lightly fried tortilla bathed in house mole, confit escamoles (ant larvae) ### Tacos (per piece) - **Squash blossom with ricotta** (Flor de calabaza con requesón): Squash blossom with ricotta, caviar optional - **“Rosarito” lobster** (“Rosarito” con langosta): Rosarito-style lobster - **Catch of the day, a la talla** (Pesca a la talla): Catch of the day, talla style - **Beef tongue** (Lengua de res): Beef tongue - **Pork belly** ### Tostadas (per piece) - **Sea urchin** (Erizo): Sea urchin, chintextle mayonnaise, bean purée, avocado cream, green tomato - **Kampachi**: Kombu-cured kampachi, roasted tomato and chicatana ant salsa, serrano kosho, mizuna, sherry vinegar - **Pen shell scallop** (Callo de hacha): Pen shell scallop, charred jalapeño mayonnaise, Persian cucumber, green apple, red onion - **Grasshoppers** (Chapulines): House ricotta, grasshoppers sautéed with chile powder, garlic, avocado ### Salads, soups and rice - **Tomato salad** (Ensalada de jitomates): Pasilla jocoque, roasted tomatoes, sherry vinaigrette, basil, lemon, furikake, quelites - **Roasted romanesco** (Romanesco rostizado): Cauliflower purée with brown butter, charred eggplant tzirita, pickled vegetables, celeriac crisps - **Two-colour soup** (Sopa bicolor): Tarascan soup and bean broth, avocado, chorizo, masa dumplings, tortilla spiral, crema de rancho, Cotija - **Huitlacoche soup** (Sopa de huitlacoche): Corn truffle soup with squash blossom, ricotta, young corn - **Arroz a la tumbada**: Calasparra rice with lobster bisque, octopus, caviar, fried hoja santa, ginger aioli ### Mains - **Vegetables with mole** (Vegetales con mole): House black mole, chile capón base, seasonal garden vegetables - **Mille-feuille fish** (Pescado mil hojas): Sustainable fish under zucchini and pattypan scales, pumpkin seed and pistachio green mole, quelite chlorophyll, fried esquites, squash blossoms - **Maya octopus** (Pulpo maya): Fried octopus, chintextle mojo, masa dumplings, bean purée, ayocote bean salad, lime vinaigrette - **Pork belly in peanut sauce** (Pork belly encacahuatado): Salt-cured skin, lager-marinated and roasted, with peanut pipián - **Wagyu Cross skirt steak** (Arrachera Wagyu Cross): Grilled Wagyu cross skirt steak, chilmole, pickled spring onion and cucumber, charred eggplant tzirita - **Wagyu Cross short rib** (Short rib Wagyu Cross): Braised and smoked, butternut purée, horseradish salad, xnipec, corn crisp ### Desserts - **Children of the fig tree** (Hijos de la higuera): Fig jelly, fig leaf ice cream, goat cheese mousse, chocolate micro-sponge, hibiscus toffee. Pairing: Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port - **Parmesan flan** (Flan parmesano): Ice cream, buñuelo, piloncillo honey, walnut crumble. Pairing: Vin Santo 2009, Il Poggione - **Chilatel**: Moist cocoa sponge, rice mousse, dark chocolate air, chilate ice cream. Pairing: Tascalate - **Basque cheesecake** (Tarta vasca): Butternut cream, poppy seeds, marigold ice cream. Pairing: Eiswein “Tschida-Angerhof” 2022 - **Moreliana**: Crisp wafers, raspberry textures, lemon cream, yogurt ice cream. Pairing: Recioto della Valpolicella La Roggia 2021, Speri - **Plantain cake** (Panqué de plátano): Plantain, crema de rancho and vanilla, plantain wafers, salted caramel ice cream. Pairing: Monastero 2016, Monte del Frà À la carte prices are not published online.