Tarumba
Contemporary Chiapas cooking at the Sombra del Agua hotel, where chef Jorge Gordillo uses corn-field crops and seasonal ingredients.
Tarumba is located inside Sombra del Agua, the city's oldest hotel. Its name comes from a poetry collection by Chiapas poet Jaime Sabines. The chef, Jorge Gordillo from Ocosingo, was named Rising Star Chef of the Year at the 2022 Reader Awards. The menu respects traditional techniques and seasonal produce, and themed food festivals are held regularly. Dishes include coffee mayonnaise with young corn, a chilhuacle chile soup served with beef cracklings, barbacoa and suckling pig tacos from his mother's recipe, and a dessert made with local criollo chocolate. The average cost is 310–500 pesos per person. The restaurant is open daily 7:30–22:30, and reservations can be made on OpenTable. Located at No. 15, 1 de Marzo Street, next to the central plaza.
Opening hours
Daily 7:30–22:30
Nearby sights
- Andador 20 de Noviembre & Miguel Hidalgo
- San Cristóbal de las Casas Cathedral
- Zócalo (Plaza 31 de Marzo)
- Templo de Santo Domingo & Artisan Market
- Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
- Andador Real de Guadalupe
- Amber Museum of Chiapas
- Arco del Carmen