La Condesa Executive Chef Rene Ortiz specializes in classic Mexico City street food fare such as tacos, tortas and ceviches.
From the restaurant's website:
"Inspired by the hip, bohemian Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, La Condesa serves contemporary Mexican cuisine with traditional regional influences. La Condesa also features Austin’s largest premium tequila selection with over 100 varieties of 100 percent blue agave tequila as well as a host of innovative specialty cocktails."
Full bar. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly. Sat–Sun brunch 11 am–3 pm.
"If my very early visit is any indication, the kitchen is delivering the (rather exotic) goods. Chef [Rene] Ortiz may have been raised in San Antonio, but he has cooked all over the world (Vancouver, France, New York), and his perspective is global. Yes, when you open up the menu and see tacos, sopas and tostadas, it all seems cozy and familiar, but once you delve below the headings, you find yourself in a far more adventurous place."
— Patricia Sharpe, Texas Monthly