Bon Appetit names Austin eatery one of country's best new restaurants
Mexican seafood restaurant Este is shimmering in the national spotlight Wednesday morning after the restaurant from owner Sam Hellman-Mass and chef Fermín Nuñez was named one of the 24 best new restaurants in the country by Bon Appetit.
The publication’s restaurant editor, Elazar Sontag, raves about the chili-butter-drenched shrimp and had nice things to say about the trout, pork carnitas and more.
Hellman-Mass and Nuñez opened the restaurant in fall 2022, transforming the historic East Side Cafe space and pumping up its garden to an epic bounty. The raw preparations alone are worthy of snagging a reservation or pulling up a seat to the bar.
American-Statesman review: Este's bold flavors make it one of Austin's best seafood and Mexican restaurants
We touched on those dishes, the restaurant’s history and the influence the various Mexican coasts have on this restaurant in our review following the restaurant’s opening. You can read that review here.
Este, which followed on the heels of the duo’s massively popular Suerte on East Sixth Street, was the only Texas restaurant to make the Bon App list.
Read the full story at BonAppetit.com.
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