Menu to Taste

Nuema

Contemporary Ecuadorian · Quito · Chef Alejandro Chamorro

Ranked No. 10 on Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants and No. 61 globally, Nuema in Quito serves contemporary Ecuadorian cuisine by chef Alejandro Chamorro. The seasonal tasting menu highlights regional produce through dishes featuring river shrimp from Manabí and native tubers like mashua.

Bello Horizonte E11-12, Quito 170517, Ecuador, Quito

  • #10 Latin America's 50 Best 2025
  • #61 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Menu

Dishes

  • River Shrimp from Manabí — Endemic river shrimp from Manabí province, prepared to showcase this prized Ecuadorian ingredient
  • Mashua and Mountain Herbs — Mashua tuber native to the Andes, paired with foraged mountain herbs in an earthy preparation
  • Cauliflower with Cacao and Nepia — Pickled cauliflower layered with cacao and nepia — the fermented cassava-chili paste central to Nuema's identity
  • Duck and Chicha — Duck prepared with chicha — the traditional fermented corn beverage — as a sauce base
  • Cacao and Chili — Ecuadorian cacao Nacional fino de aroma with native chili — a course celebrating two of Ecuador's defining ingredients
  • Vegetable Dessert by Pía Salazar — One of Salazar's inventive vegetable-based desserts using radishes, turnips, or leeks — a hallmark of the World's Best Pastry Chef
  • Wafers, Rice Pudding and Nougat — Pía Salazar's long-standing signature dessert — wafers, rice pudding, and nougat with salted dehydrated crunchy peas, honey ice cream and apples

Tasting Menu

  • Ecuadorian Tasting Experience — Contemporary Ecuadorian cuisine celebrating local ingredients and biodiversity
  • Tasting Menu (85) — Ecuadorian terroir tasting menu — Quito
  • Extended Tasting Menu (85)
  • 7-Course Standard Tasting Menu (85)

The Experience

Expect an intimate atmosphere. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and an avant-garde approach.

  • Atmosphere: Intimate
  • Format: Tasting menu, Avant-garde

Phone: +593 99 250 9160

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