Nuema
Contemporary Ecuadorian · Quito · Chef Alejandro Chamorro
Best Restaurant in Ecuador for 5 consecutive times. First Ecuadorean restaurant on Latin America's 50 Best list. Chef Alejandro Chamorro and pastry chef Pía Salazar. Located in Cumbayá, Quito.
Bello Horizonte E11-12, Quito 170517, Ecuador, Quito
- #10 Latin America's 50 Best 2025
- #61 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025
Menu
Dishes
- 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
- 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
- River Shrimp from Manabí — Endemic river shrimp from Manabí province, prepared to showcase this prized Ecuadorian ingredient
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)
Phone: +593 99 250 9160
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