Acamaya
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| Street address | 3070 Dauphine Street |
| City | New Orleans |
| State | Louisiana |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 70117 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 29°57′52″N 90°02′45″W / 29.9645°N 90.0457°W |
| Website | acamayanola |
Acamaya is a Mexican seafood restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is owned by chef Ana Castro, who previously worked at the restaurant Lengua Madre, and her sister Lydia.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The restaurant focuses on a type of Mexican seafood, mariscos, served hot or cold.[1][3] The name of the restaurant comes from the Spanish word acamaya, for a type of "crustacean similar to a crawfish".[1][4] Despite the name, there is no crawfish on the restaurant's menu.[1] There is a glossary on the back of the restaurant's menu for food terms that are used in dishes.[1]
Architecture firm Farouki Farouki designed the restaurant's interior spaces.[1] The restaurant is heavily inspired by Mexico City,[1] which is the hometown of the Castro sisters.[3] Ana Castro lives above the restaurant in order to better receive deliveries of shrimp from her "shrimp guy",[5] who arrives exclusively between 5:00 and 6:30 a.m.[3]
Awards
[edit]The restaurant was named by The New York Times in September 2024 as one of the 50 best restaurants in the United States.[2] Ana Castro was named as a semifinalist in the 2025 James Beard Awards.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Lorell, Clair (July 8, 2024). "Inside Acamaya, Ana Castro's Hotly Anticipated Mexican Mariscos Restaurant in New Orleans". Eater New Orleans. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "The Restaurant List 2024". The New York Times. September 24, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c Topping, Emily (July 9, 2024). "Bright, bold and joyful: peek inside Acamaya, the hottest new seafood restaurant in New Orleans". Gulflive.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ D'Addono, Beth (August 22, 2024). "Ana Castro opens Acamaya restaurant in Bywater". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ Brasted, Chelsea (July 5, 2024). "Ana Castro's much-anticipated new restaurant, Acamaya, is now open in New Orleans". Axios. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ Lorell, Clair (January 22, 2025). "Here Are New Orleans's James Beard Award Semifinalists for 2025". Eater New Orleans. Retrieved April 28, 2025.