La Gruta
| La Gruta | |
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 The restaurant in 2024 | |
  Location within State of Mexico  La Gruta (Mexico) | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1920s |
| Owner(s) | Carlos Cedillo[1] |
| Food type | Mexican-Aztec fusion |
| Street address | Circuito Arqueologico, Av. del Puente S/N, 55820 San Francisco Mazapa, Méx., Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°41′20″N 98°50′22″W / 19.6889°N 98.8395°W |
| Website | www |
La Gruta is a Mexican-Aztec fusion restaurant in Teotihuacán Municipality, State of Mexico. Founded in the 1920s, it is known for its location, inside a volcanic cavity, and its proximity to the Teotihuacan pyramids. It was established after Porfirio Díaz used the cave as a place to eat, and has since attracted many historical figures and celebrities.
History
[edit]The area where the restaurant was located was formerly a place to store seeds and grain for the builders of the Teotihuacan pyramids.[2] When Porfirio Díaz and his delegations arrived at the site to organize its rescue, the cave was used as a place for them to eat on 9 April 1906.[3] The actual restaurant was established in the 1920s by the Cedillo family.[4][5] Elizabeth II ate at the restaurant during her visit to Mexico in 1975.[6]
Description
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The restaurant serves a fusion of Mexican and Aztec cuisine. Dishes include, corn cakes, quesadillas, escamoles, maguey worms, tortilla soup, corn soup, mushroom and prickly pear soup, salads, sopa de fideo, beef steak, meatballs, barbacoa, mixiote, and fajitas.[7][8][9] Margaritas are made from xoconostle or the tuna fruit from prickly pear.[10] The restaurant has its own farm, with most of the plants used in the dishes being home-grown.[11] It also works with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center to negotiate fair prices with buyers.[8][12]
The restaurant seats 500 people.[13] People such as Porfirio Díaz, Emiliano Zapata, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, Elizabeth II, and BTS have visited the restaurant.[7][14][15][16] After paying the bill, the diner is given a candle; lighting it and placing it on the walls of the cave is said to be a symbol of rebirth.[11] Mexican folk dances are commonly performed at the restaurant.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Mendoza, Raul (14 March 2025). "Chef Carlos Cedillo revela el secreto del restaurante La Gruta de Teotihuacán para su nominación a los Premios Gastrolab" [Chef Carlos Cedillo reveals the secret of La Gruta de Teotihuacán restaurant for its Gastrolab Awards nomination.]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ ""La Gruta, un restaurante mexicano dentro de una cueva."" ["La Gruta, a Mexican restaurant inside a cave."]. Noroeste (in Mexican Spanish). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "La Gruta: el restaurante 'secreto' de Teotihuacán" [La Gruta: Teotihuacán's 'secret' restaurant]. TresPM (in European Spanish). 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Zepeda, Mayra (15 May 2018). "La Gruta, el restaurante dentro de unas cuevas en Teotihuacán" [La Gruta, the restaurant inside some caves in Teotihuacán]. Animal Gourmet (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Restaurante La Gruta de Teotihuacán en México, referente en gestión sostenible integral" [La Gruta de Teotihuacán Restaurant in Mexico, a benchmark in comprehensive sustainable management]. CaterNews (in Spanish). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Descubre el restaurante que está dentro de una gruta en Teotihuacan" [Discover the restaurant located inside a cave in Teotihuacan]. Ciudad de México Secreta (in European Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Official website". Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Así se prepara la barbacoa en el restaurante "La Gruta" Teotihuacán" [This is how barbecue is prepared at the “La Gruta” restaurant in Teotihuacán]. Gourmet de México (in Spanish). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Ferrant, María José (4 January 2022). "Este restaurante secreto se esconde bajo una gruta a las afueras de Teotihuacán" [This secret restaurant is hidden under a cave on the outskirts of Teotihuacán]. Food & Pleasure (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Del Castillo, Raquel (11 May 2015). "Teotihuacan del cielo a la tierra" [Teotihuacan from heaven to earth]. Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b Platanella, Bethany (18 March 2024). "The secret cave restaurant hidden beneath Mexico City's pyramids". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Fortress, Hazel (17 March 2025). "Premios Gastrolab 2025: restaurante La Gruta, la apuesta ancestral de sabores únicos en Teotihuacán" [Gastrolab Awards 2025: La Gruta restaurant, the ancestral offering of unique flavors in Teotihuacán]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Bellini, Alba (9 August 2016). "La Gruta Teotihuacán, la experiencia prehispánica en el mundo moderno" [The Teotihuacán Grotto, the pre-Hispanic mystical experience in the modern world]. MXC. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Flores, Mario (28 April 2025). "Conoce este restaurante bajo tierra en Teotihuacán, una joya gastronómica a 1 hora de CDMX" [Discover this underground restaurant in Teotihuacán, a gastronomic gem just an hour from Mexico City.]. PostaMx (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Inzunza, Francisco (2 January 2021). "Así fue la primera visita de BTS a México al festival Music Bank, narrada por Jimin" [This was BTS's first visit to Mexico to the Music Bank festival, narrated by Jimin]. debate. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Luna, Andrea Acosta (18 June 2025). "El restaurante mexicano del Edomex que BTS visitó durante su primera visita a México y todo ARMY debe conocer" [The Mexican restaurant in Edomex that BTS visited during their first visit to Mexico and that every ARMY should know about.]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Escribano, Maria (23 August 2022). "Una experiencia gastronómica bajo tierra: en La Gruta de Teotihuacán" [A gastronomic experience underground: at the Teotihuacán Grotto]. Viajar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.