Leña Brava
- West Loop
- 50 - 75 USD
- Mexican
MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View
This prime Randolph Street corner is home to a one-two punch of Rick Bayless-ness—an excellent taqueria and brewery named Cruz Blanza as well as this sophisticated cantina. An open kitchen displaying open-fire cooking is Leña Brava’s stimulating focal point, while a buzzing bar pouring an encyclopedic range of agave spirits, brews from next door and rare Mexican wines enhances the two-floor scene. The kitchen's Northern Mexican-influenced menu combines the bounty of the sea with the primal joy of wood-fired cooking. Be tempted by icy seafood preparations like an aquachile of sashimi-grade diver scallops in spiced cucumber juice. Then consider hearth-roasted black cod al pastor with sweet and sour pineapple, coupled with heirloom corn tortillas.
Distinction
The Plate • Fresh ingredients, carefully prepared: a good meal
Classification
Quite comfortable
Price
50 - 75 USD
Services
- W Notable beer list
- 4 Notable cocktail list
- a Wheelchair accessible
- E Establishment totally or partly reserved for non-smokers
- K Valet parking
- { Private dining rooms
Michelin Guide Experience
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