The canonical version and where to order it.
A crisp fried corn tortilla topped with chipotle mayo, sliced raw yellowfin tuna, sliced avocado, fried leeks and a chipotle reduction. Mexico City's most-copied modern dish, invented at Contramar in 1998.
The tuna tostada was created in 1998 by Gabriela Camara at Contramar on Calle Durango in Roma Norte, when she retro-engineered the simple coastal Mexican tostada with raw tuna, chipotle mayo and fried leeks. The dish became the city's most-copied modern Mexican dish and has been the Contramar lunch order since. Contramar is recognised in the 2024 Michelin Guide Mexico City selection.
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Contramar in Mexico City is Gabriela Camara's lunch-only Durango Street seafood room in Roma Norte since 1998, the kitchen that made the tuna tostada Mexico.
OrderThe tuna tostada and the pescado a la talla, split red and green down the middle.
TipOpen lunch only; arrive by 13:00 or expect a 45 minute wait. Half the dining room books out for the same lunch every Wednesday.
Tuna tostada makes more sense with someone from Mexico City explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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